Status:
RECRUITING
Relation Between Bone Mineral Density, Gross Motor Function and Quality of Life In Children With Cerebral Palsy
Lead Sponsor:
Cairo University
Conditions:
Cerebral Palsy
Bone Density, Low
Eligibility:
All Genders
7-10 years
Brief Summary
studying the relationship between Bone Mineral Density, Gross Motor Function and, Quality of Life with CP can provide valuable insights into the musculoskeletal consequences of motor impairments and g...
Detailed Description
Cerebral palsy (CP) is primarily a neuromotor disorder that affects the development of movement, muscle tone and posture. The underlying pathophysiology is an injury to the developing brain in the pre...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Inclusion Criteria:
- Children with CP (spastic diplegia and quadriplegia).
- Their chronological ages will be ranged from 7 to 10 years.
- They will be selected from both genders.
- Their motor function will be at any Level according to GMFCS.
- Their body mass index (BMI ) will be normal.
- Exclusion criteria
- Children will be excluded from the study if they have any of the following :
- Underweight, Overweight or Obese.
- Epilepsy , kidney problems that make them taking hormonal treatments or drugs affect bone density or taking calcium, vitamin D, steroids during 6 months prior to the study.
- Fracture in the measurement areas.
- Hip Flexion deformity more than 30° when posed to measure.
- Internal metallic fixations in the measurement areas (neck of femur and lumber vertebra from L1-L4).
- Hyperthyroidism or Hypothyroidism.
- Hypotonia.
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 10 2024
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
April 1 2024
Estimated Enrollment :
75 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT06180395
Start Date
January 10 2024
End Date
April 1 2024
Last Update
March 6 2024
Active Locations (1)
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faculty of medicine , Cairo University
Giza, Egypt