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Effects of Body Weight Supported Treadmill Training on Motor Development in Patients With Dyskinetic Cerebral Palsy

Key facts

Who runs it: Lahore University of Biological and Applied Sciences
Where: Pakistan1 site in 1 countryChoose a country to see its sites
Trial code: NCT07263542
Status: Not yet recruiting
People taking part: 20 people, planned
Started: 10 Dec 2025
Planned end: 10 Jun 2026
Type of study: Interventional, 2 groupsOne group gets an existing treatment, for comparison.
Treatments tested: BODY WEIGHT SUPPORTED TREADMILL TRAINING
BOBATH THERAPY
Record updated: 4 December 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

This study will include DCP Patients aged 5-12 years without any gender preference, falling at GMFCS levels I-II. The included participants must be capable of following instructions and must not have any known surgical or medical history

Who cannot take part

DCP patients having cardiac complications, Past surgical history, Mental retardation, visual and cognitive deficits, under another gait training protocol, Congenital musculoskeletal defects, dislocations of the hip, significant hip and knee contractures, Behavioral disorders, or a history of Recent botulinum toxin injections, or uncontrolled epilepsy will be excluded from the study

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About the trial

What the trial wants to find out

This randomized controlled trial will evaluate motor development outcomes in children aged 5-12 years with dyskinetic cerebral palsy. The Primary Outcome measures will be Gross motor development, gait, trunk control, balance, and coordination, and will be assessed using the Shoaib Sensorimotor Development Tool (SMDT), Gross Motor Function Measure-88 (GMFM-88), Jacks' observational Gait Analysis scale, Trunk Impairment Scale (TIS), Time Up and Go Test, and Heel-to-Shin test. The fine motor development as a secondary outcome measure will be assessed using the Box and Block Test (BBT). Before allocating participants within the study, informed consent will be obtained to ensure rigorous adherence to the Principles of Ethical Research as outlined in the Helsinki Declaration for Ethical Research. Baseline readings will be recorded using the selected tools against the pre-defined outcome measures. Randomization will be done through an online tool, and the Participants will be divided into two intervention arms. The control group will receive conventional Bobath therapy, and the experimental group will undergo body weight-supported treadmill training (BWSTT), with both interventions administered over a period of 4 weeks, 5 days a week. Each session will be structured as follows: 5 minutes of warm-up exercises to prepare the body, followed by a 30-minute core treatment session focused on therapeutic interventions, concluding with 5 minutes of cooldown exercises to promote recovery and relaxation. This sequence ensures a balanced approach while maintaining the total session duration of 40 minutes, 5 days a week for 4 weeks. Statistical analysis of the results will be conducted using SPSS software to determine the significance of the findings. The Shapiro-Wilk test will be employed to determine the normality of the data. If the data distribution is normal, an independent t-test will be employed for between-group comparison; otherwise, non-parametric alternatives will be applied. Within group analysis, a paired t-test will be applied to evaluate differences and the results will be reported.

The 2 groups in the trial

BWSTTTreatment being tested
Experimental group will recieve body weight supported treadmill training.
Treatment: BODY WEIGHT SUPPORTED TREADMILL TRAINING
BOBATHExisting treatment, for comparison
comparator group will recieve Bobath therapy
Treatment: BOBATH THERAPY