Dose Response Relationship of Child Centered Task Oriented Training in Children with Cerebral Palsy-A Randomized Controlled Study. Study Protocol

Growing child has innumerable capabilities which can impact his recovery if utilized appropriately. Physiotherapeutical approaches involve child in the treatment and give importance in framing of goals directed by the therapist. Child centered task oriented training completely gives importance to the child in planning and performing activities useful for his recovery.

Primary Objective of the study is to establish the dose response relationship of child centered task oriented training in children with Cerebral palsy. Secondary Objectives of the study: To establish dose response relationship of child centered task oriented training on Gross Motor function, Balance and quality of life in children with Cerebral Palsy.

80 children with Cerebral Palsy will be recruited and will be divided into two groups. Experimental group receives Child Centered Task Oriented Training; Control group receives Conventional physiotherapy. Both groups receive treatment for 45 minutes a day, 2 days a week for 15 weeks. Gross Motor Function, Balance and Quality of life will be measured Pre Treatment, at the end of 8 weeks and Post treatment.

The study is expected to begin enrolment in June 2018. We anticipate that the experimental group receiving Child centered task oriented training study will have superior outcomes when compared to the control group. From clinical experience this is especially true for children with cerebral palsy as their will be more functional recovery when we give importance for them to choose what they want.

We believe this will be an important study to assess a novel method to improve the Functional recovery in children with cerebral palsy. It is simple to apply and monitor the progression.