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Effects of Sensory Integration Therapy in Children With Spastic Hemiplegic Cerebral Palsy
Sponsor: Riphah International University
Summary
The Goal of this Clinical Trial is to learn if a treatmnet called Sensory Integration Therapy (SIT) can Improve walking,Balance and movemnet in children with a type of cerebral palsy called spastic hemiplegic Cerebral Palsy .This Condition affects one side of body and make walking uneven.The study will include children between 5-12 year old . The main Question this study aims to answer are : Does adding SIT to regular physical therapy improve How symmetrically children walk? Does adding SIT to regular physical therapy improve balance and daily movements skills,compared with regular/conventional Physical Therapy Alone. Researches will compare two group of children to see if SIT + Conventional Physical Therapy work better then Convential Physical therapy alone . Participant will be palaced into one of two groups by chance one group will recieive SIT alone with COnventional PT,the other group will recieve Conventional Therapy Alone only. Attend Therapy session 3 time a week for 8 week Be tested before and after the 8 week using simple movement and balence tests,including a walking assessment done By video .
Official title: Effects of Sensory Integration Therapy on Functional Mobility ,Balance and Gait Symmetry in Children With Spastic Hemiplegic CP :A Randomized Trial
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
5 Years - 12 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
32
Start Date
2026-08-22
Completion Date
2027-06-20
Last Updated
2026-07-29
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Sensory Integration Therapy
Sensory Integration Therapy (SIT) involved play-based sensory-motor activities targeting tactile, proprioceptive, and vestibular systems, including swinging, weight bearing, and tactile stimulation, progressing to advanced sensory tasks and dual-task training. Provided for 25 minutes per session, followed by 20 minutes of conventional physiotherapy, 3 times per week for 8 weeks.
Conventional Physical Therapy
Participants in the control group will receive conventional physiotherapy alone, for 45 minutes per session, 3 times per week, over 8 weeks. Treatment will progress from basic stretching, range of motion exercises, and sitting/standing balance training in the early weeks, to gait training and postural correction by the middle weeks, and finally to advanced balance, endurance, and independent community-level walking practice by the final weeks. Outcomes will be assessed at baseline (Week 0) and post-intervention (Week 9) using EVGS, GMFM-88, and PBS.