1. Influence of aerobic exercise on inhibitory control of executive functions in children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy: A randomized controlled trial.
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Abo-zaid, Nehad A, El-Gendy, Amira M, Hewidy, Islam, Essam Ali, Mohammed, and Sabbahi, Ahmad
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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 - 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. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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