Action Observation Therapy in Hemiparetic CP: Impact on Balance & Lower Limb Function
Key facts
- Who runs it
- Fatih Tekin
- Where
- Türkiye1 site in 1 countryChoose a country to see its sites
- Trial code
- Status
- Completed
- People taking part
- 20 people enrolled
- Started
- 10 Jan 2023
- Ended
- 10 Dec 2024
- Type of study
- Interventional, 2 groupsOne group gets an existing treatment, for comparison.
- Treatments tested
- Action Observation Therapy
- conventional physiotherapy
- Record updated
- 24 April 2025
Who can take part
- Age
- 5 years to 12 years
- Sex
- Women and men
- Healthy volunteers
- Cannot take part
The registry criteria, word for word
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Who can take part
- Diagnosed hemiparetic type of cerebral palsy
Who cannot take part
- Any other types of cerebral palsy
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About the trial
What the trial wants to find out
Background:
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Action Observation Therapy (AOT) leverages the mirror neuron system to enhance motor learning and is anticipated to improve upper extremity function in children with cerebral palsy. However, its effects on balance, lower extremity function, and gait performance in children with hemiparetic cerebral palsy remain underexplored. The planned study aims to evaluate whether the addition of AOT to conventional physiotherapy will positively influence balance, lower extremity function, and gait performance in this population.
Objective:
The study is designed to assess the efficacy of incorporating AOT as an adjunct to conventional physiotherapy in improving balance, lower extremity function, and gait performance in children with hemiparetic cerebral palsy.
Methods:
A patient cohort consisting of children with hemiparetic cerebral palsy (GMFCS levels I and II) is planned to be assembled.
It is expected that a total of 20 patients will be recruited and then randomly allocated into an experimental group and a control group.
The experimental group is scheduled to receive conventional physiotherapy in addition to AOT sessions, while the control group is planned to receive conventional physiotherapy only.
The intervention period is planned for 6 weeks, during which both groups will participate in 12 physiotherapy sessions.
Additionally, the experimental group is scheduled to undergo AOT sessions twice weekly, with each session lasting 30 minutes.
Outcome measures to be employed will include the Timed Up and Go (TUG) test, Pediatric Balance Scale, Five-Step Stair Climbing and Descending Test, and the 6-Minute Walk Test (6MWT).
This study is expected to systematically evaluate the potential benefits of adding AOT to standard physiotherapy regimens for enhancing balance, lower extremity function, and gait performance in children with hemiparetic cerebral palsy.
The 2 groups in the trial
- experimentalTreatment being tested
Treatment: Action Observation Therapy and conventional physiotherapy
- controlExisting treatment, for comparison
Treatment: conventional physiotherapy
Data and sources
- Registry record
- Listed on ClinicalTrials.gov.
- Official title
- The Effect of Action Observation Therapy on Balance and Lower Extremity Function in Children With Hemiparetic Cerebral Palsy
- Record updated
- 24 April 2025