Effects of Treadmill Training and Whole-body Vibration in Children With Cerebral Palsy

Part of paid clinical trials in Atlanta, Georgia.

Sponsor
Georgia State University
Study ID
NCT04630392
Status
Recruiting
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Conditions

  • Cerebral Palsy

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
6 Years - 17 Years
Healthy Volunteers
Not accepted

Interventions

  • Treadmill Training — OTHER
    Ten minutes of treadmill walking at 110% self-selected overground walking speed
  • Whole Body Vibration & Treadmill Training — OTHER
    Eight bouts of 90 seconds of vibration at 20 Hz and an amplitude of 2 mm on a Galileo Med-L side-to-side-alternating WBV plate (StimDesigns LLC, Carmel, CA, USA) followed by ten minutes of treadmill walking at 110% self selected overground walking speed.

Study Details

Whole-body vibration (WBV) and treadmill training (TT) are commonly-utilized rehabilitation interventions for children with neuromotor disorders. WBV has been shown in the literature to positively affect gait and lower body spasticity in this population. However, the effects of a single session of WBV are generally transient, lasting between ten minutes and two hours. Thus, it may be necessary to combine WBV with another intervention to reinforce improved movement patterns and maximize its potential benefits. Therefore, the aim of this study is to investigate the effects of the addition of a single bout of WBV to a single bout of TT on the lower extremity spasticity and gait parameters of ambulatory children with CP.

Key Dates

Start date
Nov 12, 2018
Status verified
Mar 2026
Primary completion
Nov 20, 2026
Completion
Nov 20, 2026

Study Design

Enrollment
20 participants (estimated)
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT

Arms

  • Experimental: Intervention Group
    There are two intervention groups: treadmill walking only, whole-body vibration plus treadmill walking.

Primary Outcome Measure

Overground gait walking speed [ Time Frame: immediately after intervention ]

Central Contacts

Locations (1)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
Georgia State UniversityAtlantaGeorgia30303
Jianhua Wu, PhD
[email protected]
404-413-8476
Gena Henderson, PT, DPT, PhD
[email protected]
404-413-1221

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