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This intervention study was planned to investigate the effects of Sensory Integration Therapy that added to the conventional therapy program on spasticity, balance, motor function and functional independency levels of children with spastic diplegic cerebral palsy
Cerebral Palsy is a disease that can cause motor skill and posture disorders due to a non-progressive lesion in the brain that has not yet completed its development. Cerebral palsy is among the most common causes of disability in childhood. There are many conditions that can cause Cerebral Palsy. Risk groups that cause brain damage can be considered as prenatal, perinatal and postnatal risk factors.The lesion that occurs in the central nervous system in patients with Cerebral Palsy causes some problems in the musculoskeletal system, nervous system and sensory systems. In addition to these problems, depending on the level of the lesion, posture, movement disorders and balance problems occur in individuals with Cerebral Palsy. Sensory integration therapy is a neurological process of perceiving, interpreting and organizing our senses for an effective integration of the individual with the environment. When the literature is examined, the number of studies investigating the effect of sensory integration program in children with spastic diplegic type Cerebral Palsy is insufficient. The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of sensory integration therapy on spasticity, balance and motor function in children with spastic diplegic type Cerebral Palsy and to provide the data obtained at the end of the study to the literature both theoretically and practically.
The hypothesis of the study is:
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Control Group | Active Comparator | Conventional Exercises |
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| Intervention Group | Experimental | Conventional Exercises + Sensory Integration Therapy |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Conventional Exercises | Other | This conventional exercises included stretching and strengthening, balance-coordination, mobility and range of motion exercises. The control group received conventional therapy 3 days a week for 8 weeks. Each therapy session a day lasted 45 minutes in control group. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Muscle Tone | Modified Ashworth Scale (The muscle tone evaluated on this scale is graded between 0 and 4 and is scored between 0 and 5) | A day before the rehabilitation |
| Muscle Tone | Modified Ashworth Scale (The muscle tone evaluated on this scale is graded between 0 and 4 and is scored between 0 and 5) | 8 week |
| Functional Balance | Pediatric Berg Balance Scale (The scale consists of 14 section. Each section is scored from 0 lowest function to 4 highest function. ) | A day before the rehabilitation |
| Functional Balance | Pediatric Berg Balance Scale (The scale consists of 14 section. Each section is scored from 0 lowest function to 4 highest function.) | 8 week |
| Gross Motor Function | Gross Motor Function Measure (The scores are in 4 categories as "0" not starting the activity, starting independently "1", partially completing "2" and independently completing "3".) | A day before the rehabilitation |
| Gross Motor Function | Gross Motor Function Measure (The scores are in 4 categories as "0" not starting the activity, starting independently "1", partially completing "2" and independently completing "3".) | 8 week |
| Functional Independence | Functional Independence Measure for Children (These items are scored from 1 to 7 according to whether they received help while performing each function) |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Gross Motor Function Classification | Gross Motor Function Classification System (Children with Cerebral Palsy are classified in 5 levels (1-5) according to their motor skills, functional abilities, assistive technology and wheelchair requirements) | A day before the rehabilitation |
| Gross Motor Function Classification |
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Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Atahan TURHAN, PhD | Kirsehir Ahi Evran University | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Atahan TURHAN | Kırşehir | Merkez | 40100 | Turkey (Türkiye) |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
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| 35455527 | Result | Kantor J, Hlavackova L, Du J, Dvorakova P, Svobodova Z, Karasova K, Kantorova L. The Effects of Ayres Sensory Integration and Related Sensory Based Interventions in Children with Cerebral Palsy: A Scoping Review. Children (Basel). 2022 Apr 1;9(4):483. doi: 10.3390/children9040483. | |
| 36439588 | Result | Warutkar VB, Krishna Kovela R. Review of Sensory Integration Therapy for Children With Cerebral Palsy. Cureus. 2022 Oct 26;14(10):e30714. doi: 10.7759/cureus.30714. eCollection 2022 Oct. |
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| ID | Term |
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| D002547 | Cerebral Palsy |
| ID | Term |
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| D001925 | Brain Damage, Chronic |
| D001927 | Brain Diseases |
| D002493 | Central Nervous System Diseases |
| D009422 | Nervous System Diseases |
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The study consisted of 2 groups as control and experiment.
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| Sensory Integration Therapy | Other | The Sensory Integration Therapy was applied to the intervention group in addition to the conventional exercise program. Sensory Integration Therapy included tactile, proprioceptive, and vestibular activities. The tactile sensory activities consisted of materials such as stepping stones, tactile box, brushing, fabric walking path. The vestibular sensory activities consisted of materials such as hammock swings, trampolines, rope nets, rock walls, river stones. Proprioceptive sensory activities consisted of materials such as weight bearing activities, heavy lifting, deep pressure, big ball activities, tug of war and ball pits. The intervention group underwent each session 45 minute conventional therapy and 15 minutes SIT. The therapy program continued 3 days a week for 8 weeks in intervention group. |
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| A day before the rehabilitation |
| Functional Independence | Functional Independence Measure for Children (These items are scored from 1 to 7 according to whether they received help while performing each function) | 8 week |
Gross Motor Function Classification System (Children with Cerebral Palsy are classified in 5 levels (1-5) according to their motor skills, functional abilities, assistive technology and wheelchair requirements) |
| 8 week |