A randomized clinical trial to study the effect of Reflexology therapy along with conventional therapy in children with spastic cerebral palsy

Authors
Category Primary study
Registry of TrialsClinical Trials Registry - India
Year 2010
INTERVENTION: Intervention1: Reflexology therapy: The intervention will be done by the Reflexology therapy which will be of 30 minutes duration twice a day, during which the specific reflex areas on feet will be stimulated along with the conventional therapy. Control Intervention1: Conventional therapy along with physiotherapy and occupational therapy: Conventional therapy will be assigned by the concerned clinician CONDITION: Spastic cerebral palsy PRIMARY OUTCOME: Gross Motor Function Measure (GMFM)Score‐‐‐‐‐‐Timepoint: 6 months SECONDARY OUTCOME: 1. Modified Ashworth scale (MAS)‐ change in spasticity score at elbow flexors and wrist flexors in upper limb and knee flexors, plantar flexors and hip adductors in the lower limb from baseline to follow up data. ; 2. Range of Motion (ROM) measured by goniometry in lower limb at popliteal angle, ankle dorsiflexion angle and hip adduction angle from baseline to follow up data.‐‐‐‐‐‐Timepoint: 6 months INCLUSION CRITERIA: 1. Children with a diagnosis of spastic cerebral palsy and mixed cerebral palsy. 2. Patients with spastic cerebral palsy with conventional medical treatments (on oral anti spasticity drugs + Physio and occupational therapy) 4. Patients who are residents of Delhi or have arrangement for stay over Delhi / NCR for a minimum duration of 10 weeks for training the caregivers and monitoring the health conditions of the subjects at each step of therapy session.
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