Effects of Fun-Core (Child-Friendly Core Stabilization) Exercises on Balance and Functional Mobility in Children With Spastic Cerebral Palsy
Key facts
- Who runs it
- Istanbul University
- Where
- Türkiye1 site in 1 countryChoose a country to see its sites
- Trial code
- Status
- Completed
- People taking part
- 54 people enrolled
- Started
- 20 Nov 2025
- Ended
- 7 Aug 2026
- Type of study
- Interventional, 2 groupsOne group gets an existing treatment, for comparison.
- Treatments tested
- Exercise
- Record updated
- 22 September 2026
Who can take part
- Age
- 6 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
- Children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy between the ages of 6 and 12
- Children with Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS) Levels 1, 2, and 3
- Shoe sizes 30 and above
Who cannot take part
- History of lower extremity or lumbar surgery within the last year
- Presence of uncontrolled severe epileptic seizures
- Cognitive impairments that prevent understanding and performing simple commands and tasks
- Botulinum toxin injections into the upper and/or lower extremities within the last 6 months
- Presence of severe vision or hearing problems
- Presence of fixed contractures in the lower extremities
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About the trial
What the trial wants to find out
A total of 54 children, aged between 6 and 12 years, diagnosed with hemiplegic cerebral palsy and not meeting the exclusion criteria, who registered at the outpatient clinics of the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, between June 1, 2025 and March 1, 2026, were planned to be included in our thesis study, which was planned to be prospective, randomized and single-blind. Children and their parents will be informed verbally and in writing about the study's purpose, duration, and method of implementation, and their informed consent will be obtained. They will be asked to sign an "Informed Consent Form." Patient assessment and follow-up forms will be completed at pre- and post-treatment follow-ups. Patients who meet the inclusion criteria will be numbered according to their order of admission and then randomly assigned to either the intervention or control groups by a computer program.
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In addition to a brochure showing the number of sets and repetitions to be given to the patients as a standard home exercise program, the Fun-Core video exercise program, designed as a child-friendly core stabilization exercise program to be performed 3 times a week, will be given to the intervention group (G1), and the exercises will be delivered to the participants through a website with special accounts.
The control group (G2) will receive a standard home exercise program in brochure format, showing the number of sets and repetitions. The exercise program will be performed at home three times a week for 8 weeks.
The 2 groups in the trial
- Intervention Group (G1)Existing treatment, for comparison
In addition to a brochure showing the number of sets and repetitions to be given to the patients as a standard home exercise program, the Fun-Core video exercise program, designed as a child-friendly core stabilization exercise program to be performed 3 times a week, will be given to the intervention group (G1), and the exercises will be delivered to the participants through a website with special accounts.
Treatment: Exercise
- Control Group (G2)Other group
Standard home exercise program (brochure)
Treatment: Exercise
Data and sources
- Registry record
- Listed on ClinicalTrials.gov.
- Official title
- Effects of Fun-Core (Child-Friendly Core Stabilization) Exercises on Balance and Functional Mobility in Children With Spastic Cerebral Palsy: A Single-Blind Randomized Controlled Trial
- Record updated
- 22 September 2026