Improving Hand Movements in Kids With One-Sided Arm Stiffness Cerebral Palsy Through Motion Minder Therapy (MoMT)

NCT ID: NCT06560281

Last Updated: 2024-12-20

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 10 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2024-01-22
• Study Completion Date: 2024-10-28

Brief Summary

Motion Minder Therapy is a targeted intervention for fine motor skill challenges in spastic hemiplegic cerebral palsy children, emphasizing affordability, particularly in middle-income countries like India. Diverging from previous models requiring extensive daily supervision of 5 to 6 hours, Motion Minder Therapy optimizes resources by utilizing smartwatches for a focused 1-hour intervention. The study employs a Pilot phase with 5 children. Materials range from smart watch to sensory tools, offering a comprehensive approach. Statistical analysis, incorporating repeated measure ANOVA, aims to underscore Motion Minder Therapy's effectiveness in addressing the complex challenges of fine motor skill enhancement in spastic hemiplegic cerebral palsy.

Detailed Description

Beginning with a 5-minute Sticker Sorting exercise, the intervention aims to improve fine motor skills, hand-eye coordination, and cognitive abilities via the use of colorful stickers with varying sizes and textures. Children can then go on to the next activity during a quick 1-minute Rest & Reflection phase. In the eight-minute segment Beads on Parade, participants practice bilateral hand usage, fine motor coordination, and visual-motor integration by stringing colorful beads onto threads or wires. Pegboard Activities, an 8-minute exercise that emphasizes accuracy, hand strength, and spatial awareness through the positioning of pegs onto a board with corresponding holes, is preceded by another brief reflective pause. The following five-minute Sensory Bins practice promotes tactile exploration with objects like beans or rice, developing tactile sensitivity and sensory awareness. An eight-minute session called "Sculpture Building" focuses on developing hand strength, coordination, creativity, and fine motor abilities via the creation of three-dimensional shapes using clay. A 5-minute break is followed by Finger Painting & Drawing with Different Tools, an activity that uses a variety of painting tools to improve hand control and fine motor skills. The last part, a five-minute musical instrument play, comes after the last period of relaxation. Through tactile and aural experiences, children are encouraged to use hand to make various sounds and rhythms, encouraging bilateral coordination, fine motor control, and sensory integration.

Conditions

Cerebral Palsy Spastic Hemiplegic

Keywords

Cerebral Palsy; Spastic; Hemiplegic

Study Design

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

Study Groups

Motion Minder Group

Children in this arm receives a structured motion minder therapy protocol designed to improve fine motor skills in children with spastic hemiplegic cerebral palsy through targeted activities.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Motion Minder Therapy (MoMT)

Intervention Type: OTHER

Motion Minder Therapy (MoMT) total duration is 1 hour a day, 5 days a week for 4 weeks. The treatment is a carefully planned sequence of exercises intended to help children with spastic hemiplegic cerebral palsy develop their fine motor abilities. Activities includes Sticker Sorting, Beads on Parade, Pegboard Activities, Sensory Bins, Sculpture Building, Finger Painting \& Drawing with Different Tools, Musical Instrument Play. Smartwatches that have tactile sensations and auditory indications are used strategically during certain tasks to enhance proprioception and give real-time feedback, making the rehabilitation process vibrant and interesting.

Interventions

Motion Minder Therapy (MoMT)

Motion Minder Therapy (MoMT) total duration is 1 hour a day, 5 days a week for 4 weeks. The treatment is a carefully planned sequence of exercises intended to help children with spastic hemiplegic cerebral palsy develop their fine motor abilities. Activities includes Sticker Sorting, Beads on Parade, Pegboard Activities, Sensory Bins, Sculpture Building, Finger Painting \& Drawing with Different Tools, Musical Instrument Play. Smartwatches that have tactile sensations and auditory indications are used strategically during certain tasks to enhance proprioception and give real-time feedback, making the rehabilitation process vibrant and interesting.

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Age Eligibility: Children within the age bracket of 5 to 12 years.
• Manual Ability Classification System: Individuals falling into MACS categories I to III.
• Bimanual Fine Motor Function (BFMF): Participants falling within the BFMF spectrum of levels I to III.
• Modified Ashworth Scale (MAS): Participants falling within the MAS grade of I to III in upper extremity.
• Communication Functional Classification System (CFCS): Individuals with a CFCS classification ranging from I to III.
• Mini-Mental State Examination for Children: Individuals with Mini-Mental Examination score of 15.
• Grasping and Releasing Proficiency: Proficiency in grasping and releasing lightweight objects, with a minimum extension of 20° in the wrist and 10° in all Five metacarpophalangeal joints in the affected hand.

Exclusion Criteria

• Presence of visual or auditory disorders.
• History of Seizure, respiratory issues and presence of hand deformities.
• Children who have undergone Botulinum neurotoxin injections or surgical interventions in the 6-month before study.

• Minimum Eligible Age: 5 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 12 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Saveetha University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Jeevarathinam Thirumalai

Principal Investigator

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

Prathap Suganthirababu, Ph.D.,

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Saveetha University

Locations

Saveetha Medical College and Hospital

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Aadhuraa Special School

Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu, India

Countries

India

References

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Reference Type: BACKGROUND

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Jamali AR, Amini M. The Effects of Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy on Functions of Cerebral Palsy Children. Iran J Child Neurol. 2018 Fall;12(4):16-27.

Reference Type: BACKGROUND

PMID: 30279705 (View on PubMed)

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Reference Type: BACKGROUND

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Reference Type: BACKGROUND

PMID: 22801471 (View on PubMed)

Provided Documents

Document Type: Study Protocol, Statistical Analysis Plan, and Informed Consent Form

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Other Identifiers

12/032/2024/ISRB/SR/SCPT

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id