Dance Program for Youth With Cerebral Palsy
Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children
Summary
The goal of this prospective cohort study is to learn about the impact of an adapted dance program in youth with cerebral palsy. The main questions it aims to answer are: 1. Are there clinically significant benefits for children with cerebral palsy who participate in an Adaptive Dance Program? 2. Is it feasible to implement an adaptive dance program using action-observation principles for children diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy (CP)? Participants will complete a pre-dance program assessment, participate in a 10-week dance program (20 hours), and complete a post-dance program assessment.
Description
Purpose: Cerebral palsy (CP) is defined as a group of permanent disorders of the development of movement and posture that are attributed to non-progressive disturbances which occurred in the developing fetal or infant brain. As children with CP experience development and growth, motor disorders present along with disorders related to sensation, perception, cognition, and/or a seizure disorder. The way that CP manifests itself can change over time as a child grows and their surrounding environment changes, however, the lesion does not change. Throughout childhood and adolescence, a common obst…
Eligibility
- Age range
- 4–17 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria: * Diagnosis of cerebral palsy * GMFCS levels 1 or 2 * MACS levels 1-3 * Aged 4-17 years * Able to follow directions in English * Ability to complete the assessment protocol * Does not have any restrictions/contraindications following a medical procedure that prohibits movement Exclusion Criteria: * has uncontrolled epilepsy * has severe behavioral problems * unable to complete the assessment protocol
Interventions
- BehavioralAdapted Dance Program
* Participants will attend a 2x/weekly adaptive dance session for 10 weeks. If participants miss a class due to illness or an unexpected event (loss of transportation, family emergency/need) they will receive a video of the content missed and can complete the session at home. * Each class will start with a 10 min warm-up that will include stretching and motor games. * Learn a section of choreography every session using action-based intervention for 30 minutes. * Break for 5 min. * Improvisation part of class for 10 min. * Cool-down for 5 min.
Location
- Scottish Rite for ChildrenFrisco, Texas