Action Observation Versus Mirror Therapy in Children With Spastic Hemiplegic Cerebral Palsy | NCT07739069

NCT07739069

Overview

NCT ID: NCT07739069
Lead Sponsor: Cairo UniversityOTHER
Official Title: ACTION OBSERVATION VERSUS MIRROR THERAPY ON UPPER EXTREMITY FUNCTIONS IN CHILDREN WITH SPASTIC HEMIPLEGIC CEREBRAL PALSY
Brief Summary: The goal of this clinical trial is to compare the effects of Action Observation therapy and Mirror therapy on hand grip strength and upper extremity function in children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy.

Participants will be randomly assigned into two study groups of equal numbers:

A group will receive traditional physical therapy program followed by mirror therapy protocol 3 times/ week for 12 weeks.

Another group will receive the same traditional physical therapy program in addition exercises using action observation therapy, 3 times/week for 12 weeks.

Then, the effect of both treatments will be compared between the two groups.
Conditions: Hemiplegic Cerebral Palsy

Ages Eligible for Study: Child (0-17)
Sexes Eligible for Study: All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No
Eligibility Criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

1- Children diagnosed with spastic hemiplegic CP. 2- Their ages between 5-10 years. 3- Lack of use of the affected upper limb. 4- They will be at level II-III of the Manual Ability Classification System (MACS) 5- The will be at level I-II in the Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS) 6- They will be graded 1 to 1+ in the affected U.L. on Modified Ashworth's Scale 7- The children should be capable of understanding and following instructions.

Exclusion Criteria:

The children will be excluded if they have one of the following:

Children with fixed contracture in the affected U.L.

Injection of botulinum toxin into the upper limb muscles during the previous 6 months.

Visual or Auditory disorders.

Upper limb surgery in the last one year.

Epilepsy.

Central Contacts: No data available
Locations: outpatient clinic of Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University & outpatient clinic of Faculty of Physical Therapy, Misr University for Science and Technology, Egypt