Comparison of Sensory Integration Therapy and Conventional Physical Therapy on Gross Motor Function in Children With Athetoid Cerebral Palsy: A Randomized Controlled Trial

ConditionsAthetoid CP Cerebral Palsy (CP)

Trial statusRecruiting

Trial phaseNot applicable

Trial typeInterventional

Biological sexAll

Age6-12

SponsorIbadat International University, Islamabad

About this trial

This is an RCT aiming to explore the comparison of Sensory Integration Therapy and Conventional Physical Therapy on Gross Motor Function in Children with Athetoid Cerebral Palsy

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

• Diagnosis of athetoid cerebral palsy

Aged between 6 and 12 years

GMFCS Level I-III

MMSE score ≥ 24

Disqualifiers

• Other neurological or musculoskeletal disorders

Recent orthopedic or neurosurgical interventions

Severe visual or hearing impairment

Uncontrolled epilepsy

Trial design

Design model

Parallel

Treatments tested in this trial

Sensory Integration Therapy and Conventional Physical Therapy
Other intervention
Three sessions per week for 6 weeks, Moderate Intensity, 45 minutes per session Vestibular Control (5 minutes): * Slow linear swinging * Therapy-ball side shifts * Graded rocking Proprioceptive Input (5 minutes): * Joint compression * Weighted pushing/pulling * Thera-band control tasks Midline \& Postural Stability (5 minutes): * Controlled reaching * Supported sitting on wedge/bolster * Trunk stabilization task Tactile-Motor Integration (5 minutes): Vestibular Control (5 minutes): * Slow linear swinging * Therapy-ball side shifts * Graded rocking Proprioceptive Input (5 minutes): * Joint compression * Weighted pushing/pulling * Thera-band control tasks Midline \& Postural Stability (5 minutes): * Controlled reaching * Supported sitting on wedge/bolster * Trunk stabilization task Tactile-Motor Integration (5 minutes):
Conventional Physical Therapy
Other intervention
Three sessions per week for 6 weeks, Moderate Intensity, 45 minutes per session 1. Stretching (10 min): • Hamstrings, hip flexors, heel cord, trunk 2. Strengthening (15 min): * Core stabilization (bridging, supported plank), * LL strengthening (mini-squats, step training) 3. Balance Training (10 min): Sitting on therapy ball with support, standing balance with controlled BOS 4. Gait \& Functional Mobility (10 min): Parallel bar gait Controlled stepping Sit-stand \& kneeling Standing transitions

Treatment groups

26 Participants

are divided into 2 treatment groups

Group A: Sensory Integration Therapy and Conventional Physical TherapyExperimental treatment 1 intervention

Group B: Conventional Physical TherapyActive comparator 1 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

Gross Motor Function Measure

GMFM-88

Time frame

Baseline to Last week

Sponsors and contacts

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Ibadat International University, Islamabad

Lead sponsor

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