An interventional study of Training with weighted ball in Posture, Balance and Cerebral Palsy, sponsored by University of Hartford. Terminated at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 8 Years to 25 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2021-06-01.
Sponsored by University of Hartford · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment
This study is a case control pilot study to investigate the impact of a short-term intervention on training anticipatory postural adjustments in a population of people with neurodevelopmental disabilities.
Data will be collected by using a weighted pendulum to provide a posterior perturbation to test subjects' postural reactions pre and post-intervention. Intervention will include four sessions of weighted ball tosses/weighted tether ball stops to improve muscle activation patterns and efficiency. EMG sensors, 3D motion analysis, and force plates will be used to collect the necessary data.
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Participants
Controls
Exclusion Criteria:
Training 4 sessions over a one week time period of 180 catches/stops with a medicine ball.
Other: Training with weighted ball
Participants will stop or catch a weighted ball
Muscle activation timing
Evaluation in change in muscle activation timing of anterior tibialis, soleus, gastroc, rectus femoris, biceps femoris, rectus abdominis using electromyography
Time frame: Pre-intervention muscle activation timing will be assessed on the initial visit. Post-intervention muscle activation timing will be assessed immediately after the fourth training session, at most, 7 days later.
Muscle amplitude response
Evaluation in change in amplitude of anterior tibialis, soleus, gastroc, rectus femoris, biceps femoris, rectus abdominis using electromyography
Time frame: Pre-intervention muscle amplitude response will be assessed on the initial visit. Post-intervention muscle amplitude response will be assessed immediately after the fourth training session, at most, 7 days later.
Plan to share: No
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