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Sensory Walkway and Gait in Children With Diplegic Cerebral Palsy (SWGCP)

15 de mayo de 2026 actualizado por: Eman Mostafa Fathallah Elsharawy, Cairo University

Effect of Sensory Walkway on Gait Parameters in Children With Diplegic Cerebral Palsy

This study aims to evaluate the effect of sensory walkway training on gait performance in children with spastic diplegic cerebral palsy. Participants will be assigned to a control group receiving conventional physical therapy or an intervention group receiving conventional therapy combined with sensory walkway training. The intervention will be conducted over a defined treatment period.

Descripción general del estudio

Estado

Reclutamiento

Condiciones

Intervención / Tratamiento

Descripción detallada

This study will be conducted after approval from the Ethical Committee of the Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University, and will follow the ethical principles of the Declaration of Helsinki. Written informed consent will be obtained from the parents of all participating children.

The intervention involves the use of a structured sensory walkway composed of eight wooden foot boxes filled with different textured materials, including polyester fiberfill, cut plastic straws, foam beads, and kinetic sand. This setup is designed to provide continuous multimodal tactile stimulation during gait training to enhance sensory-motor integration, postural control, and gait performance. Children in the intervention group will perform reciprocal gait training while interacting with the sensory surfaces, accompanied by verbal feedback to facilitate sensory awareness and motor engagement.

Both groups will receive a traditional physical therapy program including stretching exercises, quadruped and kneeling activities, balance training, stepper exercises, and gait training on various surfaces and equipment.

Data will be analyzed using descriptive statistics (mean and standard deviation), and statistical analysis will be performed using IBM SPSS software.

Tipo de estudio

Intervencionista

Inscripción (Estimado)

44

Fase

  • No aplica

Contactos y Ubicaciones

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Estudio Contacto

Ubicaciones de estudio

  • Egipto
    • Giza Governorate
      • Dokki, Giza Governorate, Egipto
        • Reclutamiento
        • outpatient clinic, faculty of physical therapy, Cairo university
        • Contacto:
        • Sub-Investigador:
          • Shaymaa Rushdy Mahmoud, Lecturer of Physical Therapy

Criterios de participación

Los investigadores buscan personas que se ajusten a una determinada descripción, denominada criterio de elegibilidad. Algunos ejemplos de estos criterios son el estado de salud general de una persona o tratamientos previos.

Criterio de elegibilidad

Edades elegibles para estudiar

  • Niño

Acepta Voluntarios Saludables

No

Descripción

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Clinical diagnosis of spastic diplegic cerebral palsy
  • Aged between 5 and 7 years
  • Classified at level II on the Gross Motor Function Classification System
  • Spasticity grade 1 or 1+ according to the Modified Ashworth Scale
  • Able to walk independently or with an assistive device without physical assistance
  • Able to follow verbal commands
  • Abnormal gait pattern

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Visual or auditory impairment
  • History of lower limb surgery within the past 2 years
  • Use of medications affecting muscle tone and/or cognitive function
  • Contractures or fixed deformities in upper or lower limbs

Plan de estudios

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¿Cómo está diseñado el estudio?

Detalles de diseño

  • Propósito principal: Tratamiento
  • Asignación: No aleatorizado
  • Modelo Intervencionista: Asignación paralela
  • Enmascaramiento: Ninguno (etiqueta abierta)

Armas e Intervenciones

Grupo de participantes/brazo
Intervención / Tratamiento
Comparador activo: Control Group - Conventional Physical Therapy
Participants in the control group will receive a conventional physical therapy program including stretching exercises for lower limb muscles, strengthening exercises, balance training, and gait training. The program includes quadruped exercises, kneeling and half-kneeling positions, standing balance exercises using balance boards and beams, stepping exercises, and walking training using parallel bars and assistive devices. Each session lasts 60 minutes and will be conducted three times per week for three consecutive months.
Conductual: Conventional Physical Therapy Program
Participants in the control group will receive a conventional physical therapy program including stretching exercises for lower limb muscles, strengthening exercises, balance training, and gait training. The program includes quadruped exercises, kneeling and half-kneeling positions, standing balance exercises using balance boards and beams, stepping exercises, and walking training using parallel bars and assistive devices. Each session lasts 60 minutes and will be conducted three times per week for three consecutive months.
Experimental: Study Group - Conventional Physical Therapy plus Sensory Walkway Training
Participants in the study group will receive conventional physical therapy including stretching, strengthening, balance exercises, and gait training. In addition, they will undergo gait training on a sensory walkway consisting of wooden foot boxes filled with different textured materials to provide tactile stimulation. Corresponding hand sensory boxes are placed along parallel bars to provide simultaneous upper limb sensory input. Children will walk through the walkway while immersing their feet and hands in the textured materials and are encouraged to identify and describe textures to enhance sensory awareness. The intervention aims to improve sensory-motor integration, postural control, balance, and gait parameters in children with spastic diplegic cerebral palsy. Each session lasts 60 minutes and is performed three times per week for three months.
Conductual: Conventional Physical Therapy Program
Participants in the control group will receive a conventional physical therapy program including stretching exercises for lower limb muscles, strengthening exercises, balance training, and gait training. The program includes quadruped exercises, kneeling and half-kneeling positions, standing balance exercises using balance boards and beams, stepping exercises, and walking training using parallel bars and assistive devices. Each session lasts 60 minutes and will be conducted three times per week for three consecutive months.
Conductual: Sensory Walkway Training
Participants in the study group will receive conventional physical therapy in addition to gait training on a sensory walkway. The sensory walkway consists of a sequence of wooden foot boxes filled with different textured materials to provide tactile stimulation of the feet during walking. Corresponding hand sensory boxes are placed along parallel bars to provide simultaneous upper limb sensory input. This setup enables reciprocal sensory stimulation of upper and lower limbs during gait training. Children will walk through the walkway in a controlled manner while immersing their feet and hands in the textured materials and are encouraged to identify and describe the textures to enhance sensory awareness. The intervention aims to improve sensory-motor integration, postural control, balance, and gait parameters in children with spastic diplegic cerebral palsy. Each session lasts 60 minutes and is performed three times per week for three months.

¿Qué mide el estudio?

Medidas de resultado primarias

Medida de resultado
Medida Descripción
Periodo de tiempo
Gait Speed
Periodo de tiempo: 3 months
Gait speed (m/s) will be assessed using the 10-Meter Walk Test (10MWT). Participants will walk a 10-meter distance at a self-selected comfortable walking speed. Time recorded during the test will be used only to calculate gait speed.
3 months

Medidas de resultado secundarias

Medida de resultado
Medida Descripción
Periodo de tiempo
Step Width
Periodo de tiempo: 3 months
Step width (cm) will be assessed using Kinovea software based on video recordings.
3 months
Cadence
Periodo de tiempo: 3 months
Cadence (steps/min) will be calculated using gait cycle analysis from Kinovea software
3 months
Step Time
Periodo de tiempo: 3 months
Step time (seconds) will be analyzed using Kinovea software based on video-based gait cycle timing.
3 months

Colaboradores e Investigadores

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Patrocinador

Cairo University

Fechas de registro del estudio

Estas fechas rastrean el progreso del registro del estudio y los envíos de resultados resumidos a ClinicalTrials.gov. Los registros del estudio y los resultados informados son revisados ​​por la Biblioteca Nacional de Medicina (NLM) para asegurarse de que cumplan con los estándares de control de calidad específicos antes de publicarlos en el sitio web público.

Fechas importantes del estudio

Inicio del estudio (Actual)

1 de marzo de 2026

Finalización primaria (Estimado)

30 de diciembre de 2026

Finalización del estudio (Estimado)

31 de enero de 2027

Fechas de registro del estudio

Enviado por primera vez

8 de mayo de 2026

Primero enviado que cumplió con los criterios de control de calidad

15 de mayo de 2026

Publicado por primera vez (Actual)

19 de mayo de 2026

Actualizaciones de registros de estudio

Última actualización publicada (Actual)

19 de mayo de 2026

Última actualización enviada que cumplió con los criterios de control de calidad

15 de mayo de 2026

Última verificación

1 de mayo de 2026

Más información

Términos relacionados con este estudio

Palabras clave

Términos MeSH relevantes adicionales

Otros números de identificación del estudio

  • No:P.T.REC/012/006158

Plan de datos de participantes individuales (IPD)

¿Planea compartir datos de participantes individuales (IPD)?

NO

Descripción del plan IPD

Individual participant data will not be shared to protect participants' privacy and confidentiality. The data collected in this study will be used for research purposes only and will not be publicly available.

Información sobre medicamentos y dispositivos, documentos del estudio

Estudia un producto farmacéutico regulado por la FDA de EE. UU.

No

Estudia un producto de dispositivo regulado por la FDA de EE. UU.

No

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