Table 1 Participants demographic data
Study, Year, Country | Mean age ± SD | Gender (male%) | Participant characteristics | Number (Exp./Cono.) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Exp | Con | Exp | Con | |||
Chen et al. [32] 2012 Taiwan | 8.7 y ± 2.1 y | 8.5y ± 2.2 y | 9 69.23% | 10 66.67% | Spastic di. and Hemiplegic | 30 (14/16) |
Ramstrand and Lygnegåd [33] 2012 Sweden | 8–17 | Not specified for each group | Hemiplegic diplegia | 18 | ||
Rostami et al. [34] 2012 Iran | Mean 92 m 77–110) (range | 96 m Range (74–140 m) | 4 | 4 | Spastic Hemiparetic | 32 (24/8) |
100 m Range (74–124 m) | 4 | |||||
98 m Range (87–128 m) | 4 | |||||
Druzibicki et al. [35] 2013 Poland | Â | 10.1 (10.5)* | 11.0 (11.0)* | 19 54 | Spastic diplegia | 52 (26/26) |
Chiu et al. [36] 2014 Taiwan | 9.4 y ± 1.9 y | 9.5 y ± 1.9 y | 15 47% | 13 43% | Spastic Hemiplegic | 62 (32/30) |
Gilliaux et al. [37] 2015 Belgium | 10.8 y ± 4.6 y | 11 y ± 3.5 y | Not specified | Quadri-/di-/hemiplegic | 16 (8/8) | |
James et al. [38] 2015 Australia | 11 y 8 m ± 2 y 4 m | 11 y 10 m ± 2 y 5 m | 26 51% | 25 50% | Spastic UCP | 102 (51/51) |
Greeco et al. [39] 2015 Brazil | 8.2 (1.6) | 8.8 (1.1) | 6 60 | 5 50 | Spastic diparetic | 20 (10/10) |
Zoccolillo et al. [40] 2015 Italy | 6.89 y ± 1.91 y | Not specified | Not specified | 22 (11/11) | ||
Cho et al. [41] 2016 Korea | 10.2 y ± 3.4 y | 9.4 y ± 3.8 y | Not specified | Spastic C.P | 18 (9/9) | |
Acar et al. [42] 2016 Turkey | 9.53 y ± 3.04 y | 9.73 y ± 2.86 y | 8 53.33% | 6 40% | Spastic Hemiplegic | 30 (15/15) |
Ürgen et al. [43] 2016 Turkey | 11.07 ± 2.37 years | 11.33 ± 2.19 years | 7 46.67 | 7 46.67 | Hemiplegic spastic CP | 33 (17/16) |
Bedair et al. [44] 2016 Egypt | 7.05 y ± .0.99 y | 7.25 y ± 0.96 y | 12 60% | 11 55% | Spastic Hemiplegic | 40 (20/20) |
Uysal and Baltaci [45] 2016 Turkey | 9.13 y (2.57) | 10.11 y (2.62) | 8 66.7% | 2 16.7% | Spastic hemiplegic | 24 (12/12) |
Tarakci et al. [34] 2016 Turkey | 10.46 y (2.69) | 10.53 y (2.79) | Not specified | Diplegia hemiplegia dyskinetic | 38` (19/19) | |
Wallard et al. [46] 2017 France | 8.3 ± 1.2 | 9.6 ± 1.7 | 8 57.14 | 7 43.75 | Spastic diplegia | 30 (14/16) |
Lazzari et al. [47] 2017 Brazil | 7.6 y ± 2.2 y | 7.4 y ± 2 y | 7 70% | 7 70% | Not Specified | 22 (11/11) |
Gatica Rojas et al. [48] 2017 Chile | 10.2 y (3.1) | 11.2 y (3.6) | 10 62.5% | 9 56.25% | Congenital Spastic hemiplegic Spastic diplegic | 32 (16/16) |
Sajan et al. [49] 2017 India | 10.6 y ± 3.78 y | 12.4 y ± 4.93y | 6 55% | 5 50% | Spastic di-/tri-/quadriplegic | 20 (10/10) |