Clinical trial · Interventional
Physical Activity on Postural Stability and Coordination in Children With Posterior Fossa Tumor
Impact of Physical Activity on Postural Stability and Coordination in Children With Posterior Fossa Tumor
NCT04528316CI-TRIAL-00053086completedN/AClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
Medulloblastoma is a rapidly-growing tumor of the cerebellum, this area controls balance, posture and sophisticated motor functions like finer hand movements, speech, and swallowing. It has been reported that those children fall frequently so the purpose of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of balance and coordination training in these Children.
Conditions
Conditions (2)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medulloblastoma, Childhood | Childhood Medulloblastoma | ONTOLOGY_EXACT | 0.98 |
| Posterior Fossa Tumor | Posterior Fossa Neoplasm | ALIAS | 0.90 |
Interventions
Interventions (3)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Balance Program | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Coordination | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Pilates Core Stability Exercises program | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (3)
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- Control Group/Pilates Core Stability Exercises program Group
- description
- Twenty patients will receive Pilates core stability exercises program ONLY. Total Period: 12 Weeks Stages: Three stages: * Stage I: Warm-up: consists of four Pilates motions: 1. Breathing: 2. Rolling back: 3. Coccyx-curl: 4. Hundred breathing: * Stage II: Work-out: consists of twelve Pilates motions: 1. Single leg stretch: 2. Straight leg raise: 3. Basic bridge: 4. Bridging variation: 5. Quadruped: 6. Clap with seal motion 7. Mermaid twist: 8. Swimming: 9. Double leg stretch: 10. Shoulder bridge: 11. Swan dive: 12. Leg full front: * Stage III: Cool-down: consists of three Pilates motions: 1. Rest position: 2. Cat with arm/leg extension: 3. Breathing:
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Pilates Core Stability Exercises program
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Balance Group
- description
- Twenty patients will receive the same selected Pilates core stability exercises program given to control group in addition to Balance Program
- interventionNames
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 5 Years
- Maximum age
- 12 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Children with posterior fossa tumors during follow up. 2. Children between 5-12 years old. 3. Time elapsed since the start of treatment more than 4 months in order to be in maintenance phase. 4. They can understand verbal command. 5. Children with no visual, auditory or perceptual disorders. 6. Children are already treated surgically. Exclusion Criteria: * Children who have one or more of the following criteria will be excluded from the study: 1. Children with a genetic disorder or mental retardation. 2. Children with a chronic lung disease. 3. Sever cardiomyopathy (ejection fraction \<40%, ischemia and angina pectoris at rest). 4. Children with a neuromuscular disease not related to tumor.
References
Publications (1)
- DERIVEDUsama M, Abdelaziem F, Rashed WM, Maher E, El Beltagy M, Zekri W. Impact of physical activity on postural stability and coordination in children with posterior fossa tumor: randomized control phase III trial. J Cancer Res Clin Oncol. 2023 Aug;149(9):5637-5644. doi: 10.1007/s00432-022-04490-4. Epub 2022 Dec 16. PMID 36525069