Effects of Trunk-Focused Rehabilitation on Spinal Mobility, Trunk Control, and Hand Functions in Cerebral Palsy

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age12-18
SponsorSaglik Bilimleri Universitesi

About this trial

Main Purpose: This study aims to investigate the effects of trunk-focused rehabilitation on trunk control, spinal mobility, and manual skills in adolescents with cerebral palsy (CP).

Secondary Purpose: To investigate its effects on functional health.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Levels 1 and 2 according to Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS)

Viking Speech Scale Turkish version/(VSS-T) 1-2 level, understood to speak and able to take commands

Adolescents with CP between the ages of 12-18

Those whose guardian / legal representative and themselves have received an Informed Voluntary Consent Form

Disqualifiers

Having had any surgery related to the intrathecal baclofen pump

Having botulinum toxin injection treatment or orthopedic surgery within the last 6 months

Having severe vision, hearing, and cognitive deficiencies

Acute medical illness

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Trunk Focused Rehabilitation (TFR)
  • Conventional Rehabilitation (CR)

Treatment groups

40 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups

Sponsors and collaborators