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- Title
Influence of aerobic exercise on inhibitory control of executive functions in children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy: A randomized controlled trial.
- Authors
Abo-zaid, Nehad A; El-Gendy, Amira M; Hewidy, Islam; Essam Ali, Mohammed; Sabbahi, Ahmad
- Abstract
Objective: This study investigates the influence of aerobic exercise training on inhibitory control of executive functions in children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy. Design: Single-blind randomized controlled trial. Setting: Outpatient Physical Therapy Clinic. Participants: Children aged 7–11 with left-sided hemiplegic cerebral palsy with emotional and behavioral dysregulation evidenced by scores >28 on Paediatric Symptom Checklist and GMFCS I or II (n = 60). Intervention: Participants were randomly allocated into two equal groups. The control group received standard-of-care physical therapy for 1 h, and the aerobic exercise group received standard-of-care physical therapy for 30 min and moderate-intensity continuous exercise on a bicycle ergometer for 30 min. All groups received treatment three times a week for 12 weeks. Main Measures: The Eriksen Flanker test and Stroop Color–Word test were used to assess inhibitory control of executive function at the baseline and after 12 weeks. Results: Differences between pre- and post-treatment values in the exercise group showed significant improvement in Flanker response accuracy and Stroop response accuracy (p = 0.001) and significant decreases in Flanker congruent reaction time and Stroop congruent reaction time (p < 0.05). However, there were no significant differences between both groups in Flanker incongruent reaction time and Stroop incongruent reaction time (p > 0.05). Conclusions: Aerobic exercise has a promising effect on inhibitory control of executive function in children with left-sided hemiplegic cerebral palsy.
- Subjects
EGYPT; EXECUTIVE function; STATISTICS; AEROBIC exercises; REHABILITATION centers; ANALYSIS of variance; PHYSICAL therapy; MULTIVARIATE analysis; MANN Whitney U Test; TREATMENT effectiveness; RANDOMIZED controlled trials; COMPARATIVE studies; PRE-tests &; post-tests; GAIT disorders; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL tests; T-test (Statistics); BLIND experiment; EXERCISE intensity; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; CHI-squared test; QUALITY of life; CEREBRAL palsy; STATISTICAL sampling; EMOTION regulation; ERGOMETRY; DATA analysis software; STATISTICAL models; DATA analysis; REACTION time; HEMIPLEGIA; CONTROL (Psychology); OUTPATIENT services in hospitals; LONGITUDINAL method; CHILDREN
- Publication
Clinical Rehabilitation, 2024, Vol 38, Issue 3, p337
- ISSN
0269-2155
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/02692155231208578