Impact of Standing Programs in Children With Spina Bifida: A Single Subject Design
Status unconfirmed · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Spina Bifida
In brief
The purpose of this single-subject study is to investigate children with spinal bifida who have significant knee limitations in lower extremity passive range of motion to answer the following research questions: 1. Is a home standing program effective in reducing lower extremity passive range of motion limitations in children with Spina Bifida? 2. Does a home standing program change the quality of functional movement in children with spina bifida? 3. Does a home standing program change a child's performance in daily activities, mobility, and social/cognitive domains? 4. Does a home standing program change a child's health-related quality of life in children with spinal bifida? 5. Does a home standing program result in a change in gait velocity in children with Spina Bifida?
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT06419049
- Run by
- University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences
- People needed
- 12
- Starts
- 2023-02-23
- Expected to finish
- 2025-08-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2024-05-17
Who can join
Age: 5 and older, up to 12. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- 5 to 12 years old, and 2) able to lay in a supine position on a plinth for testing and walk 10 meters. Participants will be excluded from the study if they have medical restrictions that contraindicate moving bilateral lower extremities through full passive range of motion (PROM), including but not limited to joint motion bony blocks, fractures before bone healing is complete, acute inflammatory or infectious process, disruption of soft tissue healing is likely, sharp, acute pain with joint movement or muscle elongation, hematoma or other soft tissue trauma, hypermobility and walking 10 meters.
You may not qualify if…
- Participants will be excluded from the study if they have: 1) a diagnosis unrelated to MMC form of SB that limits standing, 2) a Modified Hoffer Scale level of 5, indicating an inability to ambulate. 3) medical restrictions that contraindicate standing, including but not limited to fractures and severe osteoporosis that precludes weight-bearing, and compromised cardiovascular or respiratory systems.
Where it is running
- University of St. Augustine — San Diego, California, United States (enrolling)
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