Effect of Task Specific Electrical Stimulation on Upper Limb Gross Motor Skills in Children With Spastic Quadriplegia
Key facts
- Who runs it
- Kafrelsheikh University
- Where
- Alexandria, EgyptSee the site
- Trial code
- Status
- Recruiting
- People taking part
- 30 people, planned
- Started
- 1 May 2025
- Planned end
- 29 Mar 2026
- Type of study
- Interventional, 2 groups
- Treatments tested
- Task specific electrical stimulation ( TASES )
- Designed Physical therapy program
- Record updated
- 1 April 2026
Who can take part
- Age
- 2 years to 6 years
- Sex
- Women and men
- Healthy volunteers
- Cannot take part
The registry criteria, word for word
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Who can take part
- Their age will be ranged from 2 to 6 years. Their grade of spasticity will be from 1+ to 2 according to Modified Ashworth scale (Baunsgaard etal., 2016). (APPENDIX II)
- They will be on Level III and IV according to Gross Motor Functional Classification System (GMFCS) (Palisano et al., 2008).(APPENDIX III)
- Parents/legals representatives consenting to their child's participation 5 - Diagnosed with Spastic Quadriplegic cerebral palsy
Who cannot take part
- Previous neurological or orthopedic surgery in the upperextremities
- Fixed deformity in the joints of upper limb. 3- Severe hearing and visual defect; 4-Irregular attendance at assessments or therapy sessions
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 2 and 6 years old?
Where in Egypt
- Aalaa Ahmed FarragAlexandria, EgyptContact: Aalaa AhmedTaking people
About the trial
What the trial wants to find out
Cerebral palsy is a non-progressive lesion of the brain occurring before 2 years of age resulting in disorders of posture and movement.( Ostensjo S, 2004)( Keles MN, 2018). Although non- progressive, motor impairments develop as the child grows leading to activity and participation restriction.
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For children with CP, body function and structure impairments include changes in muscle tone and strength that affect the ability to control movement, specifically in regard to postural responses, selective control, regulation of activity, ability to learn unique movements, and inappropriate sequencing.(Ross SA,2007)( Ostensjo S, 2004) .
Lack of proper loading and maladaptive muscle pulls over time causes the skeletal system to adapt to positions of malalignment, malformation, and overall bone weakness (Beckung E, 2007) (Elbasan B, 2018).
These changes lead to delays in the natural progression of gross motor skills. As the child falls behind in motor function, they also fall behind in cognitive stimulation and development.( Akaya KU, 2018) . Understanding the anatomical and physiological implications that CP has on the developing child is necessary for physical therapists to treat this population, especially when utilizing electrical stimulation.
Spastic quadriplegia Is a type of cerebral palsy that affects all four limbs and typically involves significant motor impairment. It results from brain damage that occurs before, during, or shortly after birth, affecting the areas of the brain responsible for movement and coordination.
Electrical stimulation is a mode of physical therapy that can be utilized in the treatment of various nerve and muscle injuries, in addition to patients with acute and chronic pain. It involves an electrical pulse applied to a muscle or nerve that activates excitable tissue utilizing internal or external electrodes to build muscle strength, reduce pain, as well as create or support limb movement (Kerr C, 2007).
Task-specific electrical stimulation (TASES) is a therapeutic technique used primarily in rehabilitation settings to enhance motor function. The primary aim of TASES is to facilitate movement and improve motor learning by applying electrical stimulation to specific muscles during targeted tasks.
The 2 groups in the trial
- Group (A)Treatment being tested
Treatment: Designed Physical therapy program
- Group (B)Treatment being tested
Treatment: Task specific electrical stimulation ( TASES ) and Designed Physical therapy program
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.
- Fit questions
- Built from NCT06925425, who can take part
- Record updated
- 1 April 2026