CompletedNo phase
Deep Friction Massage in Children With Spastic Cerebral Palsy
Key facts
- Who runs it
- Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University
- Where
- Türkiye1 site in 1 countryChoose a country to see its sites
- Trial code
- Status
- Completed
- People taking part
- 46 people enrolled
- Started
- 23 Feb 2023
- Ended
- 1 Jun 2024
- Type of study
- Interventional, 2 groups
- Treatments tested
- manual static stretching exercises on plantar flexors
- deep friction massage on plantar flexors
- Record updated
- 8 January 2025
Who can take part
- Age
- 3 years to 18 years
- Sex
- Women and men
- Healthy volunteers
- Cannot take part
The registry criteria, word for word
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Who can take part
- a diagnosis of spastic diplegic or hemiparetic CP
- aged between 3 and 18 years
- classified as level I, II, or III according to the Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS)
- possessing sufficient cognitive function to cooperate
Who cannot take part
- undergoing any surgery such as muscle lengthening or joint contracture within the last six months
- experiencing illnesses such as infections or musculoskeletal injuries during the study period
- Botulinum toxin (BoNT) injections to the lower extremity muscles within the last six months
- non-participation in two consecutive exercise sessions
This trial has no sites in United States.
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About the trial
What the trial wants to find out
The aim of this clinical trial is to determine whether deep friction massage and stretching reduce muscle contraction in the calf muscle. The primary questions it seeks to answer are:
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* Does deep friction massage or stretching reduce muscle contraction? * Does deep friction massage or stretching improve walking? * Does deep friction massage or stretching increase ankle joint range of motion?
Participants:
Participants will undergo either deep friction massage or stretching exercises for 10 minutes, three days a week, over a period of six weeks.
The 2 groups in the trial
- Group 1Treatment being tested
Treatment: manual static stretching exercises on plantar flexors
- Group 2Treatment being tested
Treatment: deep friction massage on plantar flexors
Data and sources
- Registry record
- Listed on ClinicalTrials.gov.
- Official title
- Comparison of the Effectiveness of Static Stretching and Deep Friction Massage Applied to Plantar Flexors in Children With Spastic Cerebral Palsy
- Record updated
- 8 January 2025