The effects of treadmill training on walking and quality of life in adults with cerebral palsy

• Register: IRCT
• Last refreshed on: 22 February 2018
• Main ID: IRCT2014022216680N1
• Date of registration: 2014-09-10
• Prospective Registration: No
• Primary sponsor: Vice Cancellor for Research of Iran University of Medical Sciences
• Public title: The effects of treadmill training on walking and quality of life in adults with cerebral palsy
• Scientific title: The effects of treadmill training on gait speed, endurance and quality of life in adults with spastic cerebral palsy
• Date of first enrolment: 2014-08-23
• Recruitment status: Complete
• URL: http://en.irct.ir/trial/15544
• Study type: interventional
• Study design: Randomization: Randomized, Blinding: Single blinded, Placebo: Not used, Assignment: Parallel, Purpose: Treatment.
• Phase: N/A

Countries of recruitment

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

• Name: Seyyed Ali Javad Mousavi
• Affiliation: Vice Chancellor for research of Iran University of Medical Sciences

• Name: Shohreh Noorizadeh Dehkordi
• Affiliation: Dept. of Physical therapy, School of Rehabilitat Sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences.

Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria are being male or female with age range between 18 to 35 with diagnosis of spastic cerebral palsy, the ability to ambulate with or without an assistive device, and the ability to follow verbal commands. Exclusion criteria are having orthopedic surgery or neurosurgery in the past 12 months, taking anti spastic medications orally or by injection in the past 6 months, having fixed contracture in the lower body joints, having orthopedic or neurologic illness that affects walking, uncontrolled cardiovascular disease or epilepsy.
Exclusion criteria:

Age minimum: 18 years
Age maximum: 35 years
Gender: Both

Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied

Nervous system disease.
Cerebral palsy and other paralytic syndromes

Cerebral palsy and other paralytic syndromes

G80.1, G80

Intervention(s)

Intervention 1: The control group will receive routine exercises (including warm up, stretching, and postural control exercises) for 35 minutes. Intervention 2: The intervention group besides the treatment of control group, will recieve treadmill training for 30 minutes in three sets of 10 minutes with rest interval between sets.

Rehabilitation

The control group will receive routine exercises (including warm up, stretching, and postural control exercises) for 35 minutes.

The intervention group besides the treatment of control group, will recieve treadmill training for 30 minutes in three sets of 10 minutes with rest interval between sets.

Treatment - Drugs

Primary Outcome(s)

Walking endurance. Timepoint: Exactly before the treatment, in the ninth treatment session, exactly after the treatment and one month after the treatment for follow up. Method of measurement: By using the 6 minute walk test.

Walking speed. Timepoint: Exactly before the treatment, in the ninth treatment session, exactly after the treatment and one month after the treatment for follow up. Method of measurement: By using the 10 meter walk test.

Quality of life. Timepoint: Exactly before the treatment, in the ninth treatment session, exactly after the treatment and one month after the treatment for follow up. Method of measurement: By using the WHOQOL brief questionnaire.

Source(s) of Monetary Support

Vice Cancellor for Research of Iran University of Medical Sciences

Ethics review

Status: Approved
Approval date:
Contact:

Ethics committee of Iran University of Medical Sciences