An interventional study of Traditional seat group and Adaptive seating equipment group in Cerebral Palsy, sponsored by Cairo University. Completed at 1 site in Egypt. Open to participants aged 3 Years to 6 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2020-12-03.
Sponsored by Cairo University · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment
Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of adaptive swiss ball seating as an alternative for standard chair seating on hand function in children with hemiparesis. Subjects: A total of 30 spastic hemiparetic cerebral palsied children (19 boys and 11 girls), aged 3-6 years participated in this study. They were randomly assigned into control and study groups of equal numbers each consisted of fifteen children (n=15). Methods: Peabody Developmental Motor Scales 2 (PDMS-2) was used to evaluate each child individually before and after three successive months of treatment (3 sessions per week), to assess 2 subtests (the grasping skills and visual motor integration skills) for all children of both groups. Control group who received a specially selected physical therapy program for hand function on a standard chair seating. Study group who received the same selected program for hand function on adaptive swiss ball seating.
The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of adaptive swiss ball seating as an alternative for standard chair seating on hand function in children with hemiparesis.
In this study, a total of 30 spastic hemiparetic cerebral palsied children (19 boys and 11 girls) aged 3-6 years, they were selected from general hospitals and private centers in kafr El-Sheikh government, randomly assigned to either the control group (n=15), who received a specially selected physical therapy program for hand function on standard chair seating, or the study group (n=15), who received the same selected program for hand function but on adaptive Swiss ball seating. Both groups received 3 sessions per week for 3 successive months. Peabody Developmental Motor Scales 2 (PDMS-2) was used to evaluate each child individually before and after three successive months of treatment, to assess 2 subtests (grasping skills and visual motor integration skills).
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Study group who received the same selected program for hand function on adaptive swiss ball seating
Other: Adaptive seating equipment group
Control group who received a specially selected physical therapy program for hand function on a standard chair seating.
Other: Traditional seat group
Each child in the control group was asked to conduct or follow instructions given for him or her to conduct the following hand function tasks for three successive months of treatment, three times per week (every other day): 1. Building towers and shapes with different textures weights and bright colors. 2. Inserting different shapes in the correct hole. 3. Dropping pellets. 4. Stringing beads. 5. Copying square and triangle. 6. Opening the bottle and close it. 7. Folding and Crumpling paper. 8. Cutting paper by scissors. 9. Tracing line and connecting dots. 10. Reaching above the level of shoulder. 11. Reaching across the midline. 12. Squeezing water out of a sponge. 13. Buttoning and unbuttoning button. 14. Playing clapping games. 15. Turning pages in a book. 16. Lacing string. 17. Picking up a small piece of food and bringing it into the palm. 18. Moving a penny from the palm to the fingers. 19. Removing socks. 20. Brush the teeth.
Also known as: Occupational therapy program for upper limb while the child sitting on chair
Each child in the study group was asked to conduct or follow instructions given for him or her to conduct the following hand function tasks for three successive months of treatment, three times per week (every other day): 1. Building towers and shapes with different textures weights and bright colors. 2. Inserting different shapes in the correct hole. 3. Dropping pellets. 4. Stringing beads. 5. Copying square and triangle. 6. Opening the bottle and close it. 7. Folding and Crumpling paper. 8. Cutting paper by scissors. 9. Tracing line and connecting dots. 10. Reaching above the level of shoulder. 11. Reaching across the midline. 12. Squeezing water out of a sponge. 13. Buttoning and unbuttoning button. 14. Playing clapping games. 15. Turning pages in a book. 16. Lacing string. 17. Picking up a small piece of food and bringing it into the palm. 18. Moving a penny from the palm to the fingers. 19. Removing socks. 20. Brush the teeth.
Also known as: Occupational therapy program for upper limb while the child sitting on adaptive seating equipment ( swiss ball)
change is being assessed in grasping score
Assessment of grasping using Peabody Developmental Motor Scale 2 the higher score means a better outcome
Time frame: Change from Baseline grasping score assessed at 3 months
change is being assessed in visual motor integration score
Assessment of visual motor integration using Peabody Developmental Motor Scale 2 the higher score means a better outcome
Time frame: Change from Baseline visual motor integration score assessed at 3 months
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