Intensive Goal Training for Adolescents With Cerebral Palsy

NCT ID: NCT03530982

Last Updated: 2019-02-15

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

20 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2018-06-02

Study Completion Date

2019-06-30

Brief Summary

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Adolescents with cerebral palsy (CP) present important limitations for the performance of daily living activities. The aims of the study is to evaluate the feasibility and effects of an intensive goal training protocol for adolescents with CP. He hypothesize that adolescents submitted to the studied protocol will present improvements in performance and satisfaction of prioritized functional goals.

Detailed Description

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We will conduct a feasibility study to assess the implementation and the possible effects of an intensive individualized goal training with adolescents with CP. Adolescents will select up to 5 functional goals to be trained during a 2 weeks, 3 hour-daily training, totalling 30 hours across 2 weeks. Moreover, they will be asked to daily practice these activities at home along the intervention period.

Conditions

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Cerebral Palsy

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Individualized intensive training of functional priorities presented by adolescents with CP. The intervention will happen during 2 weeks, 5 days/week, during 3 hours in a local rehabilitation center. Trained occupational and physical therapists will conduct the intervention procedures
Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

The assessor will not know the aims and content of the intervention procedures.

Study Groups

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Intervention group

Intensive goal training of relevant activities reported by adolescents in the beginning of the study. Therapists will grade the level of complexity of the proposed activities, considering the relevant movements, task demands and contextual factors involved in the performance of each task. Adolescents will be asked to practice these activities at home (1 hour/daily) and to discuss their difficulties and improvements with the therapists. The intervention will be provided in a day-camp model.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Intensive goal training

Intervention Type OTHER

Intensive goal training : 30 hours during 2 weeks

Interventions

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Intensive goal training

Intensive goal training : 30 hours during 2 weeks

Intervention Type OTHER

Other Intervention Names

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intensive individualized functional training

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Medical diagnosis of bilateral CP;
* Age between 12 and 17 years old;
* Manual Ability Classification System (MACS) ranging from levels I to III;
* Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS) ranging from levels I to IV;
* Ability to understand verbal instructions.

Exclusion Criteria

* Botulinum toxin or surgery in upper limbs in the previous 6 months of the study.
Minimum Eligible Age

12 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

17 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico

OTHER_GOV

Sponsor Role collaborator

Federal University of Minas Gerais

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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MARINA B BRANDAO

Professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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Associação Mineira de Reabilitação

Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Brazil

Central Contacts

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MARINA B BRANDAO, PhD

Role: CONTACT

3188396466

MARINA D BRANDAO, PhD

Role: CONTACT

+553188396466

Facility Contacts

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Priscilla B Figueiredo

Role: primary

3198839646

References

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Bleyenheuft Y, Ebner-Karestinos D, Surana B, Paradis J, Sidiropoulos A, Renders A, Friel KM, Brandao M, Rameckers E, Gordon AM. Intensive upper- and lower-extremity training for children with bilateral cerebral palsy: a quasi-randomized trial. Dev Med Child Neurol. 2017 Jun;59(6):625-633. doi: 10.1111/dmcn.13379. Epub 2017 Jan 30.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 28133725 (View on PubMed)

Charles J, Gordon AM. Development of hand-arm bimanual intensive training (HABIT) for improving bimanual coordination in children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy. Dev Med Child Neurol. 2006 Nov;48(11):931-6. doi: 10.1017/S0012162206002039.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 17044964 (View on PubMed)

de Brito Brandao M, Gordon AM, Mancini MC. Functional impact of constraint therapy and bimanual training in children with cerebral palsy: a randomized controlled trial. Am J Occup Ther. 2012 Nov-Dec;66(6):672-81. doi: 10.5014/ajot.2012.004622.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 23106987 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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54597916.1.0000.5149

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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