Effects of Therapeutic Music Combined With Loaded Sit-to-Stand Resistance Exercise for Children With Spastic Diplegia
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01367327 |
Recruitment Status
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Completed
First Posted
: June 7, 2011
Last Update Posted
: May 17, 2012
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Cerebral Palsy Paraparesis, Spastic | Behavioral: Loaded sit-to-stand exercise Behavioral: Synchronized music | Not Applicable |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 36 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | Single (Outcomes Assessor) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | Effects of Therapeutic Music Combined With Loaded Sit-to-Stand Resistance Exercise for Children With Spastic Diplegia |
Study Start Date : | January 2009 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | December 2011 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | December 2011 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Exercise with music
Loaded sit-to-stand exercise with music for 6 weeks
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Behavioral: Loaded sit-to-stand exercise
Loaded sit-to-stand exercise at home, 3 times a week for 6 weeks
Behavioral: Synchronized music
Synchronized music for loaded sit-to-stand exercise to guide movement
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Active Comparator: Exercise without music
Loaded sit-to-stand exercise without music for 6 weeks
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Behavioral: Loaded sit-to-stand exercise
Loaded sit-to-stand exercise at home, 3 times a week for 6 weeks
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- Gross Motor Function Measure [ Time Frame: 12 weeks ]
- Intrinsic Motivation Inventory-Chinese Version [ Time Frame: 12 weeks ]
- Exercise Adherence and Volume [ Time Frame: 12 weeks ]
- Motor Control Variables of the STS Movement [ Time Frame: 12 weeks ]
- Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory [ Time Frame: 12 weeks ]
- One-repetition maximum of loaded sit-to-stand test [ Time Frame: 12 weeks ]

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 5 Years to 13 Years (Child) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- children with SD, aged 5 to 13 year-old, and GMFCS level between I to III
- able to stand up from a chair independently and maintain standing for more than 2 seconds without falling
- able to follow verbal instructions
Exclusion Criteria:
- have orthopedic surgery, selective dorsal rhizotomy, or use of a baclofen pump within 6 months
- have orthopedic problems or other medical conditions preventing the child from joining the resistance exercise program, such as obvious LE joint contractures, uncontrolled epilepsy, or cardiopulmonary problems
- hearing loss or using hearing aid
- have mental disorders, such as pervasive developmental disorders and attention-deficit and disruptive behavior disorders

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01367327
Taiwan | |
Institute of Physical Therapy, National Taiwan University | |
Taipei, Taiwan, 100 |
Study Chair: | Hua-Fang Liao, MS | Institute of Physical Therapy, National Taiwan University |
Publications:
Responsible Party: | National Taiwan University Hospital |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01367327 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
0971762466 98-2314-B-002-011-MY3 ( Other Grant/Funding Number: NSC of ROC ) |
First Posted: | June 7, 2011 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | May 17, 2012 |
Last Verified: | February 2012 |
Keywords provided by National Taiwan University Hospital:
Exercise |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Cerebral Palsy Muscle Spasticity Paraparesis Paraparesis, Spastic Brain Damage, Chronic Brain Diseases Central Nervous System Diseases Nervous System Diseases |
Muscular Diseases Musculoskeletal Diseases Muscle Hypertonia Neuromuscular Manifestations Neurologic Manifestations Signs and Symptoms Paresis |