Clinical Trial: The Effects of Continuous Passive Motion on Hypertonia of Soleus in Individuals With Cerebral Palsy

Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Completed
Study Type: Interventional

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Brief Summary: Cerebral palsy (CP) is a group of disorders of the development of movement and posture but often changing motor impairment syndromes. The spastic subtypes are the most common manifestations of cerebral palsy who perform movement difficultly due to hypertonia. Decease of spinal cord pathway, hyperactivity of alpha and gamma motoneuron and reduction of presynaptic inhibition may cause tendon reflex increase and hypertonia in individuals with CP. There are many ways to improve the hypertonia. In the past studies, the fast repeated range of motion could reduce muscle's activation effectively. The polyarticular movement training might increase joint range of motion and reduce the muscle activation. But the polyarticular movement training is difficulty for some individuals with CP. The single joint movement training may achieve the same effect as the polyarticular movement training. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of continuation passive range of motion (CPM) training whether could get the improvement of soleus hypertonia in individuals with CP.

Detailed Summary:
Sponsor: Chang Gung University

Current Primary Outcome:

• Muscle tone tests [ Time Frame: Baseline, 1, and 4 months. ]
  Measure of changes in Hypertonia measured by Modified Ashworth Scale (MAS).
• Ankle range of motion [ Time Frame: Baseline, 1, and 4 months. ]
  Measure of changes in Ankle range of motion.
• Hoffman reflex (H-reflex) [ Time Frame: Baseline, 1, and 4 months. ]
  Measure of changes in Hoffman reflex (H-reflex).

Original Primary Outcome: Same as current

Current Secondary Outcome: Leg girth [ Time Frame: Baseline,1 ,and 4 mouths. ]

Original Secondary Outcome: Same as current

Information By: Chang Gung University

Dates:
Date Received: December 3, 2013
Date Started: April 2011
Date Completion:
Last Updated: December 3, 2013
Last Verified: December 2013