Cerebral PalsyCPNCT04835753
Shock Wave and Spastic Cerebral Palsy Equines Foot
A study testing shock wave and traditional physical therapy program in people with Cerebral Palsy, run by Taibah University at 1 site in Saudi Arabia.
Trial summary
A double-blind randomized controlled study was carried out on 34 children (19 boys and 15 girls) in the age ranged from 7 to 9 years old with spastic hemiplegia were randomly allocated to one of two groups: control or study group. The two groups received traditional therapeutic exercises for 12 weeks. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 7 to 9 years
- Conditions the study is for
- Cerebral Palsy
- What is being tested?
- shock wave and traditional physical therapy program
- Type of treatment
- Medical device
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 34 participants
- Where
- 1 siteSaudi Arabia
- Study dates
- 1 Jan 2021to 15 May 2021
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 7 to 9 years
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Child
Who may be able to join
- 1) children who could walk independently or with assistive devices ,2) children with motor dysfunction graded as a 1 or 2 on the Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS), 3) children scoring 1or1+ on the Modified Ashworth Scale (MAS), 4) Dynamic ankle contracture which was confirmed if ankle equinus was observed during ambulation and passive dorsiflexion of the ankle could be accomplished beyond the neutral position with knee extended
Who cannot join
- 1) children older than 9 years or younger than 7 years, 2) previous botulinum toxin type A injection in the gastrocnemius muscle or serial casting of the ankle within 6 months prior to enrollment, 3) fixed ankle contracture, and 4) surgery of the lower limbs in the past 12 months.
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
About this study
Official title: Effects Of Extracorporeal Shock Wave On Spastic Equines Foot In Children With Hemiplegic Cerebral Palsy
A double-blind randomized controlled study was carried out on 34 children (19 boys and 15 girls) in the age ranged from 7 to 9 years old with spastic hemiplegia were randomly allocated to one of two groups: control or study group. The two groups received traditional therapeutic exercises for 12 weeks. Additionally, study group received rESW (one session/week) on gastrocnemius and soleus muscles (1500 shots/muscle, frequency of 4Hz, energy of 0.030 mJ/mm2). All children were evaluated at baseline, and after 12 weeks by Modified Ashworth Scale, Biodex system 4 isokinetic dynamometer, Gross Motor Function Measure (GMFM-88), dimensions "D" standing and "E" walking, Trost Selective Motor Control Test, and Single Leg Standing Test.
Read the detailed description
Both groups underwent conventional physical therapy program which included muscle stretching, strengthening exercises, neurodevelopmental techniques, proprioceptive training, and balance and gait training for three months (3 days/week ,1 hour/day).
Study group Subjects in this group received the traditional physical therapy treatment plus true radial ESWT.A rESW pneumatic device (SHOCK MED, Italy) was used to provide one session per week (for a total of 12-week) of shock wave intervention. The pressure pulses were focused on the muscle belly of the planter flexor hypertonic muscles. Standard ultrasonic gel was used as a contact medium. A total of 1500 shots with a pressure of 1.5 bar and an energy flux density (EFD) of 0.030 mJ/mm2 were applied with the repetition frequency of shock wave irradiation of 4 pulses per second (Hz). The rESW session lasted about 6 minutes and was painless; thus, local anesthesia was not required.
- Conditions
- Cerebral Palsy
- Being tested
- shock wave, traditional physical therapy program
- Keywords
- Cerebral Palsy, Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy, Hemiplegia, selective motor control
- Medical subject headings
- Cerebral Palsy, Hemiplegia
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
shock waveDevice
true radial ESWT.A rESW pneumatic device (SHOCK MED, Italy) was used to provide one session per week (for a total of 12-week)
traditional physical therapy programOther
lower limbs muscles stretch and strength in addition to balance and gait training
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| study group | Experimental | received the traditional physical therapy program as muscle stretching and strengthening and neurodevelopmental techniques, proprioceptive training, and balance and gait training plus shock wave on the muscle belly of the planter flexor hypertonic muscles. Receives: Device: shock wave; Other: traditional physical therapy program |
| control group | Other | received the traditional physical therapy program as muscle stretching and strengthening and neurodevelopmental techniques, proprioceptive training, and balance and gait training .these traditional therapy had been approved by previous studies its effectiveness in management cerebral palsy child Receives: Other: traditional physical therapy program |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Biodex system
The Biodex system 4 (Biodex Medical, Shirley, NY, USA) was used for the quantitative biomechanical assessment of the spasticity of the affected side ankle plantar flexor muscle
Measured: 12 weeks
The modified Ashworth scale
The modified Ashworth scale, which is a six-point ordinal scale for grading (0, 1, 1+, 2, 3, and 4) was applied for clinical assessment of spasticity of ankle plantar flexors.
Measured: 12 weeks
Single Leg Standing Test (SLS)
The SLS is a simple and effective test to assess static balance. It is conducted by measuring the time that a child can maintain balance by lifting the foot according to the signal "Start." The average of three measures was used.
Measured: 12 weeks
The Trost Selective Motor Control test (TSMC)
The TSMC test was used to assess ability of the child to perform isolated movement of the ankle.
Measured: 12 weeks
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted8 Apr 2021
- Study start1 Jan 2021
- Primary completion30 Mar 2021
- Study completion15 May 2021 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Cerebral PalsyStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Single blind
- Who is masked
- Participant
- Enrolment
- 34 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Taibah University
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Hatem Abd Elmohsen Abdel Hamid Emara, Taibah University
- Investigators
- hatem emaraa, PHD, Principal investigator, Taibah University,saudi arabia
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT04835753
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- taibah university
- Acronym
- CP
- Status last verified
- Apr 2021
- First submitted
- 5 Apr 2021
- Last updated
- 8 Apr 2021
- Results posted
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 8 Apr 2021. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Effects Of Extracorporeal Shock Wave On Spastic Equines Foot In Children With Hemiplegic Cerebral Palsy
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT04835753
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- CP / taibah university
- Conditions
- Cerebral Palsy
- Keywords
- Cerebral Palsy, Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy, Hemiplegia, selective motor control
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Unknown status
- Enrolment
- 34 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Taibah UniversityUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 1 Jan 2021 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 30 Mar 2021 (actual)
- Study completion
- 15 May 2021 (estimated)
- First posted
- 8 Apr 2021 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
A double-blind randomized controlled study was carried out on 34 children (19 boys and 15 girls) in the age ranged from 7 to 9 years old with spastic hemiplegia were randomly allocated to one of two groups: control or study group. The two groups received traditional therapeutic exercises for 12 weeks. Additionally, study group received rESW (one session/week) on gastrocnemius and soleus muscles (1500 shots/muscle, frequency of 4Hz, energy of 0.030 mJ/mm2). All children were evaluated at baseline, and after 12 weeks by Modified Ashworth Scale, Biodex system 4 isokinetic dynamometer, Gross Motor Function Measure (GMFM-88), dimensions "D" standing and "E" walking, Trost Selective Motor Control Test, and Single Leg Standing Test.
Detailed description
Both groups underwent conventional physical therapy program which included muscle stretching, strengthening exercises, neurodevelopmental techniques, proprioceptive training, and balance and gait training for three months (3 days/week ,1 hour/day).
Study group Subjects in this group received the traditional physical therapy treatment plus true radial ESWT.A rESW pneumatic device (SHOCK MED, Italy) was used to provide one session per week (for a total of 12-week) of shock wave intervention. The pressure pulses were focused on the muscle belly of the planter flexor hypertonic muscles. Standard ultrasonic gel was used as a contact medium. A total of 1500 shots with a pressure of 1.5 bar and an energy flux density (EFD) of 0.030 mJ/mm2 were applied with the repetition frequency of shock wave irradiation of 4 pulses per second (Hz). The rESW session lasted about 6 minutes and was painless; thus, local anesthesia was not required.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Single blind (participant)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| study group | Experimental | Device: shock wave, Other: traditional physical therapy programreceived the traditional physical therapy program as muscle stretching and strengthening and neurodevelopmental techniques, proprioceptive training, and balance and gait training plus shock wave on the muscle belly of the planter flexor hypertonic muscles. |
| control group | Other | Other: traditional physical therapy programreceived the traditional physical therapy program as muscle stretching and strengthening and neurodevelopmental techniques, proprioceptive training, and balance and gait training .these traditional therapy had been approved by previous studies its effectiveness in management cerebral palsy child |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 7 to 9 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Child
Key inclusion criteria (1 listed)
- 1) children who could walk independently or with assistive devices ,2) children with motor dysfunction graded as a 1 or 2 on the Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS), 3) children scoring 1or1+ on the Modified Ashworth Scale (MAS), 4) Dynamic ankle contracture which was confirmed if ankle equinus was observed during ambulation and passive dorsiflexion of the ankle could be accomplished beyond the neutral position with knee extended
Key exclusion criteria (1 listed)
- 1) children older than 9 years or younger than 7 years, 2) previous botulinum toxin type A injection in the gastrocnemius muscle or serial casting of the ankle within 6 months prior to enrollment, 3) fixed ankle contracture, and 4) surgery of the lower limbs in the past 12 months.
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| shock wavetrue radial ESWT.A rESW pneumatic device (SHOCK MED, Italy) was used to provide one session per week (for a total of 12-week) | Device | study group |
| traditional physical therapy programlower limbs muscles stretch and strength in addition to balance and gait training | Other | control group, study group |
Primary outcome
Biodex system
Time frame: 12 weeks
The Biodex system 4 (Biodex Medical, Shirley, NY, USA) was used for the quantitative biomechanical assessment of the spasticity of the affected side ankle plantar flexor muscle
The modified Ashworth scale
Time frame: 12 weeks
The modified Ashworth scale, which is a six-point ordinal scale for grading (0, 1, 1+, 2, 3, and 4) was applied for clinical assessment of spasticity of ankle plantar flexors.
Single Leg Standing Test (SLS)
Time frame: 12 weeks
The SLS is a simple and effective test to assess static balance. It is conducted by measuring the time that a child can maintain balance by lifting the foot according to the signal "Start." The average of three measures was used.
The Trost Selective Motor Control test (TSMC)
Time frame: 12 weeks
The TSMC test was used to assess ability of the child to perform isolated movement of the ankle.
Results and safety
Results are not available in the source record.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 8 Apr 2021.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
hatem emaraa, PHD principal investigator
Taibah University,saudi arabia
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Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing shock wave and traditional physical therapy program in people with Cerebral Palsy, run by Taibah University at 1 site in Saudi Arabia.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 1 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 8 Apr 2021. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in Saudi Arabia. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
Results are not available in the source record.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Biodex system (time frame: 12 weeks). The study lists 4 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 8 Apr 2021; AzTrials last refreshed its copy on 6 Nov 2026.