Fascial Manipulation in Cerebral Palsy Rehabilitation
Key facts
- Who runs it
- Orton Orthopaedic Hospital
- Where
- Finland1 site in 1 countryChoose a country to see its sites
- Trial code
- Status
- Recruiting
- People taking part
- 20 people, planned
- Started
- 4 Oct 2024
- Expected to end
- 31 Dec 2027
- Type of study
- Interventional, 2 groupsOne group gets an existing treatment, for comparison.
- Treatments tested
- Fascial manipulation
- Record updated
- 24 February 2025
Who can take part
- Age
- 7 years to 14 years
- Sex
- Women and men
- Healthy volunteers
- Cannot take part
The registry criteria, word for word
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Who can take part
- Age 7-14 years
- GMFCS level 2-3
- Good cooperation
- Family living in the Helsinki metropolitan area
Who cannot take part
- The child has previously received fascia manipulation by a Stecco-trained therapist or other fascia treatment (if done within the last 6 months)
- Severe visual impairment (unable to perform the walking test)
- Other illnesses: psychological or other serious illness
- Surgeries on the lower limbs (if done within the last 12 months)
- Electrical stimulation treatments (if done within the last 3 months)
- Botox treatments on the lower limbs (if done within the last 6 months)
- Reduced cognitive level
Check if you might fit
Answer for yourself. This is not a decision: only the study team can say whether you can take part.
- Are you between 7 and 14 years old?
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About the trial
What the trial wants to find out
The purpose of the study is to investigate the potential additional benefits of a relatively new physiotherapy method, fascial manipulation, in the rehabilitation of movement difficulties or other problems caused by CP (cerebral palsy). A physiotherapist specialized in fascial manipulation specifically treats the muscle fascia, which plays a central role in the problems associated with CP. Fascial manipulation feels just like a massage but does not hurt.
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The purpose of the study is to determine how physiotherapeutic rehabilitation methods should be further developed in Finland and elsewhere. Fascial manipulation was originally developed in Italy and is used to treat many musculoskeletal problems. There have been few studies on the effectiveness of fascial manipulation in the context of CP problems. It is important to obtain more research evidence, which is why conducting this study is crucial.
The 2 groups in the trial
- Fascial manipulationExisting treatment, for comparison
In fascia manipulation (FM), the treatment targets the deep fascia related to muscles, including the aponeurotic and epimysial fascia. Treatment points are selected based on a thorough assessment, including the client's history, movement tests and analysis, and palpation tests. Fascia manipulation treatment affects the hyaluronan and viscosity of the muscle fascia. In the treatment of spasticity, the treatment points are in the body parts involved in spastic movement patterns. In this study, fascia manipulation is performed once a week, and the therapist provides instructions for self-exercises to the child with CP. The child's own physiotherapy continues at the same time.
- StretchingExisting treatment, for comparison
The stretches are based on the article published 2024 at University of Jyväskylä. Four sets of 45-second manual passive-static guided stretches to the pain threshold are performed for the ankle extensors, hip flexors, hip adductors, and knee flexors.
Treatment: Fascial manipulation
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Contact the study team: see the registry record → Contacts and Locations
Print a page for my doctorData and sources
- Registry record
- Listed on ClinicalTrials.gov.
- Official title
- The Efficacy of Fascial Manipulation Compared to Stretching in the Rehabilitation of Children With Cerebral Palsy
- Fit questions
- Built from NCT06837025, who can take part
- Record updated
- 24 February 2025