Constraint-induced Movement Therapy and Hand Arm Bimanual Training in Children With Hemiplegic Cerebral Palsy (CP)

NCT ID: NCT01078766

Last Updated: 2016-04-08

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: UNKNOWN
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 9 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2009-08-31

Brief Summary

The combination of the constraint-induced movement therapy (CIMT) method as a complement to hand arm bimanual training (HABIT) will improve the frequency and quality of cooperative hand use and function in children with hemiplegic CP.

Conditions

Cerebral Palsy; Hand Function

Study Design

• Allocation Method: NA
• Intervention Model: SINGLE_GROUP
• Primary Study Purpose: TREATMENT
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

CIMT+HABIT

Form of "summer camp", for six hours per day for 10 consecutive work days.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

CIMT+HABIT

Intervention Type: OTHER

The daily schedule included one hour of constraining the functional arm with intensive activation of the hemi-paretic arm and then 5 hours of various structured, intensive bimanual functional activities,

Interventions

CIMT+HABIT

The daily schedule included one hour of constraining the functional arm with intensive activation of the hemi-paretic arm and then 5 hours of various structured, intensive bimanual functional activities,

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• active wrist extension/dorsiflexion of at least 20;
• MACS 1-3;
• GMFCS 1-2;
• enrolled in regular or remedial level education with ability to understand instructions and participate without parent presence.

Exclusion Criteria

• seizures;
• severely increased muscle tone; or hemi arm to good;
• orthopedic surgery on the upper extremity;
• botulin toxin injections within the past half year to the upper extremity;
• inability to understand instructions or cognitive/behavior/concentration.

• Minimum Eligible Age: 6 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 9 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Alyn Pediatric & Adolescent Rehabilitation Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR

Other Identifiers

920090440

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id