Investigation of the Relationship Between Lower and Upper Extremity Selective Motor Control and Sensory Functions in Children With Spastic Cerebral Palsy

Although spasticity, contractures and muscle weakness in children with CP are disorders that can be observed more easily and are more focused and given more importance in evaluation and treatment approaches; Inadequate or loss of selective motor control negatively affects motor functions to a greater extent.

It is very important to reveal the causes and consequences of selective motor disability in children with spastic cerebral palsy, in terms of creating effective treatment plans.

The number of patients to participate in the study was determined as 100. The study will be carried out in Hatay Mustafa Kemal University Research and Application Hospital, Department of Pediatrics.

In our study, demographic information will be filled in, and lower extremity selective control assessment scale (SCALE) for lower extremity, upper extremity selective control scale (SCUES) for upper extremity, and sensory assessment (touch, two-point discrimination and proprioceptive sensory assessment) will be performed on the patients who accepted the study.

Study Overview

• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Conditions: Motor Activity; Spastic Cerebral Palsy; Lower Extremity Problem; Upper Extremity Problem

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Anticipated): 100

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 4 years to 18 years (Child, Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Children with spastic cerebral palsy

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Giving consent to participate in the study
• To be diagnosed with spastic type cerebral palsy;
• Being between the ages of 4-18;
• Being at level I-II-III according to the gross motor function classification system (GMFCS);
• Not having undergone Botulinum Toxin injection/lower-upper extremity surgery in the last 6 months

Exclusion criteria:

• To be in level IV-V according to gross motor function classification system (GMFCS)
• Having severe mental retardation who does not understand verbal commands

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Observational Models: Case-Only
• Time Perspectives: Cross-Sectional

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Time Frame
Evaluation of selective motor control function	2 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Time Frame
The relationship between selective motor control and sensory functions	3 months

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Mustafa Kemal University

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Anticipated): January 1, 2023
• Primary Completion (Anticipated): April 1, 2023
• Study Completion (Anticipated): June 1, 2023

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: January 13, 2023
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: January 13, 2023
• First Posted (Actual): January 25, 2023

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): January 25, 2023
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: January 13, 2023
• Last Verified: January 1, 2023

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Brain Diseases; Central Nervous System Diseases; Nervous System Diseases; Neurologic Manifestations; Brain Damage, Chronic; Musculoskeletal Diseases; Muscular Diseases; Neuromuscular Manifestations; Muscle Hypertonia; Cerebral Palsy; Muscle Spasticity
• Other Study ID Numbers: 22B058

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: Undecided
• IPD Plan Description: Data entry is planned as patients are included in the study and data are collected. A timetable has not been foreseen yet.

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No