Scientific Posters

Effects of Therapeutic Exercise Intensity on Cerebral Palsy Outcomes: A Systematic Review With Meta-Regression of Randomized Clinical Trials

“…Seven of these studies had specified the participants' Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS) level, but four of these studies included only children with walking ability (level I–III). Most trials showed improvements in GMFM scores during the treatment period in both the groups (12, 15, 16, 19, 21, 24). Interventions that were administered less than three times per week are usually considered non-intensive (8).…”

“…Interventions that were administered less than three times per week are usually considered non-intensive (8). Only six trials met the criterion of duration of treatment (12, 15, 16, 21, 24). Only In one study that assessed the effect of intervention intensity, the control group had a shorter program duration than the intervention group (23).…”

“…Experimental duration ranged from 2 (22) to 30 (21) weeks. The weekly frequency ranged from three times per week (12) to everyday (15). The duration of a single session ranged from 0.5 (13, 19) to 2 (15) h. Daily training hours (daily dose) in both arms in these two studies were 0.24 and 6.5 h/d.…”

“…The weekly frequency ranged from three times per week (12) to everyday (15). The duration of a single session ranged from 0.5 (13, 19) to 2 (15) h. Daily training hours (daily dose) in both arms in these two studies were 0.24 and 6.5 h/d. The quality of the RCTs is shown in Supplementary Figure 1.…”

“…Nine RCTs were pooled to explore the effects of therapeutic intervention on GMFM improvement (12, 15, 16, 18–21, 23, 24). The GMFM-66 was reported in six of the nine RCTs, and the GMFM-88 was reported in five of the nine RCTs.…”