NCT05301738

Plyometric Exercise-induced Mechano-morphological Changes of Plantar Flexor Muscle-tendon Unit in Cerebral Palsy

Completed NA Last updated 31 March 2022

What this trial tests

NA trial testing Plyometric Exercises in Cerebral Palsy in 38 participants. Completed in 2 December 2021.

Timeline

1 November 2020

Primary endpoint
2 December 2021

2 December 2021

Quick facts

Lead sponsor	Cairo University
Phase	NA
Status	Completed
Study type	INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation	randomized
Design	parallel
Masking	single
Primary purpose	treatment
Enrollment	38
Start date	1 November 2020
Primary completion	2 December 2021
Estimated completion	2 December 2021
Sites	1 location across Saudi Arabia

Drugs / interventions tested

• Plyometric Exercises
• Standard Physical Therapy

Conditions studied

• Cerebral Palsy — all drugs for Cerebral Palsy →

Sponsor

Cairo University

Who can join

Adults 10 to 16, any sex, with Cerebral Palsy. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

This study was designed to investigate the effect of three months of plyometric exercise training on the mechanical and morphological properties of the plantar flexor muscle-tendon unit in children with unilateral cerebral palsy (UCP). Thirty-eight children with UCP were randomly allocated to the plyometric exercise group (n = 19, underwent a plyometric training program) or the Control group (n =19, received usual physical rehabilitation alone). Both groups were assessed for the plantar flexors' morphological and mechanical properties before and after treatment.

Publications & conference data

1 peer-reviewed publication reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):

1. Mechanical and Morphological Changes of the Plantar Flexor Musculotendinous Unit in Children with Unilateral Cerebral Palsy Following 12 Weeks of Plyometric Exercise: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
   Elnaggar RK, Alghamdi MS, Alenazi AM, Alghadier M, et al · · 2022 · cited 4× · PMID 36360332 · DOI 10.3390/children9111604