EFFECT OF TRANSCRANIAL DIRECT CURRENT STIMULATION ASSOCIATED WITH GAIT TRAINING ON THE STATIC AND FUNCTIONAL BALANCE IN CHILDREN WITH CEREBRAL PALSY: DOUBLE-BLIND RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL

• Grant number: 12/24019-0
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Master
• Start date: April 01, 2013
• End date: February 28, 2015
• Field of knowledge: Health Sciences - Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy
• Principal Investigator: Claudia Santos Oliveira
• Grantee: Natália de Almeida Carvalho Duarte
• Host Institution: Universidade Nove de Julho (UNINOVE). Campus Vergueiro. São Paulo , SP, Brazil
• Associated scholarship(s): 14/11471-7 - Effects of tDCS in cortical plasticity and motor learning in children with cerebral palsy, BE.EP.MS

Abstract

Objective: To investigate the effects of transcranial direct current stimulation in the motor cortex, associated with gait training on the functional and static balance in children with cerebral palsy (CP). Materials and Methods: A population sample that will be part of this project will consist of 24 children with CP between four and 12 years old. Children will be randomly allocated into two groups (control group: gait training on the treadmill with transcranial stimulation placebo; Experimental group: gait training on the treadmill with transcranial stimulation active) and evaluated at three different times (pre-intervention and post-intervention one month after the interventions). The assessment will consist of quantifying the static equilibrium (force platform, Platform model Kistler 9286BA) and functional balance (Berg Balance Scale). The trainings will be held for two consecutive weeks, with five training sessions per week (30 minutes). The transcranial stimulation will be performed in primary motor cortex during training sessions, with an intensity of 1 mA. The results will be statistically analyzed assuming a significance level of p d 0.05.Keywords: cerebral palsy child, physiotherapy, cerebral cortex, electrical stimulation

Scientific publications

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(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

COLLANGE GRECCO, LUANDA ANDRE; OLIVEIRA, CLAUDIA SANTOS; CARVALHO DUARTE, NATALIA DE ALMEIDA; CARVALHO LIMA, VANIA L. C.; ZANON, NELCI; FREGNI, FELIPE. Cerebellar transcranial direct current stimulation in children with ataxic cerebral palsy: A sham-controlled, crossover, pilot study. Developmental Neurorehabilitation, v. 20, n. 3, p. 142-148, 2017. (12/24019-0)

COLLANGE GRECCO, LUANDA ANDRE; CARVALHO DUARTE, NATALIA DE ALMEIDA; MENDONCA, MARIANA E.; GALLI, MANUELA; FREGNI, FELIPE; OLIVEIRA, CLAUDIA SANTOS. Effects of anodal transcranial direct current stimulation combined with virtual reality for improving gait in children with spastic diparetic cerebral palsy: a pilot, randomized, controlled, double-blind, clinical trial. CLINICAL REHABILITATION, v. 29, n. 12, p. 1212-1223, DEC 2015. (12/24019-0, 12/06519-5)

NETO, HUGO PASINI; COLLANGE GRECCO, LUANDA ANDRE; CARVALHO DUARTE, NATALIA ALMEIDA; LOURENCO CHRISTOVAO, THALUANNA CALIL; FRANCO DE OLIVEIRA, LUIS VICENTE; LOPES DUMONT, ARISLANDER JONATHAN; GALLI, MANUELA; OLIVEIRA, CLAUDIA SANTOS. Immediate Effect of Postural Insoles on Gait Performance of Children with Cerebral Palsy: Preliminary Randomized Controlled Double-blind Clinical Trial. Journal of Physical Therapy Science, v. 26, n. 7, p. 1003-1007, JUL 2014. (12/24019-0)

CHRISTOVAO, THALUANNA C. L.; PASINI, HUGO; GRECCO, LUANDA A. C.; FERREIRA, LUIZ A. B.; DUARTE, NATALIA A. C.; OLIVEIRA, CLAUDIA S.. Effect of postural insoles on static and functional balance in children with cerebral palsy: A randomized controlled study. BRAZILIAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL THERAPY, v. 19, n. 1, p. 44-51, JAN-FEB 2015. (12/24019-0)

CARVALHO DUARTE, NATALIA DE ALMEIDA; COLLANGE GRECCO, LUANDA ANDRE; GALLI, MANUELA; FREGNI, FELIPE; OLIVEIRA, CLAUDIA SANTOS. Effect of Transcranial Direct-Current Stimulation Combined with Treadmill Training on Balance and Functional Performance in Children with Cerebral Palsy: A Double-Blind Randomized Controlled Trial. PLoS One, v. 9, n. 8, AUG 29 2014. (12/24019-0)

GRECCO, LUANDA A. C.; DUARTE, NATALIA A. C.; ZANON, NELCI; GALLI, MANUELA; FREGNI, FELIPE; OLIVEIRA, CLAUDIA S.. Effect of a single session of transcranial direct-current stimulation on balance and spatiotemporal gait variables in children with cerebral palsy: A randomized sham-controlled study. BRAZILIAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL THERAPY, v. 18, n. 5, p. 419-427, SEP-OCT 2014. (12/24019-0)

DUARTE, NATALIA DE A. C.; COLLANGE GRECCO, LUANDA ANDRE; FRANCO, RENATA CALHES; ZANON, NELCI; OLIVEIRA, CLAUDIA SANTOS. Correlation between Pediatric Balance Scale and Functional Test in Children with Cerebral Palsy. Journal of Physical Therapy Science, v. 26, n. 6, p. 849-853, JUN 2014. (12/24019-0)

COLLANGE GRECCO, LUANDA ANDRE; MENDONCA, MARIANA E.; DUARTE, NATALIA A. C.; ZANON, NELCI; FREGNI, FELIPE; OLIVEIRA, CLAUDIA SANTOS. Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Combined with Treadmill Gait Training in Delayed Neuro-psychomotor Development. Journal of Physical Therapy Science, v. 26, n. 6, p. 945-950, JUN 2014. (12/24019-0)