Association of a HABIT-ILE Course and a Home Programme on the Bimanual Performance of Children With Cerebral Palsy

NCT ID: NCT06963151

Last Updated: 2025-12-16

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

66 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2026-01-01

Study Completion Date

2028-09-01

Brief Summary

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This non-inferiority, mixed-methods, multicentre randomised controlled trial will compare the effects of functional changes and families' resources at 3 months of the PARTNER programme (35h HABIT-ILE + 15h home programme) with the reference HABIT-ILE programme (50h) on the bimanual performance (Assisting Hand Assessment \[AHA\]) of 66 children with unilateral CP aged 3 to 5 years.

Detailed Description

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The PARTNERSHIP study will compare, for the first time, a mixed PARTNER camp modality, including a HABIT-ILE camp modality and a home programme modality, with parental coaching, to a reference HABIT-ILE modality.

The children in the PARTNER group will therefore spend 3.5 hours a day for 10 days in HABIT-ILE therapy, plus 1.5 hours a day for 10 days in home activities carried out by the family.

The children in the HABIT-ILE group will have 5 hours of HABIT-ILE therapy per day, the reference modality.

A non-inferiority, mixed-methods, multicentre randomised controlled trial will be conducted to compare the effectiveness of the PARTNER programme with the reference HABIT-ILE programme on the bimanual performance (Assisting Hand Assessment \[AHA\]) of children with unilateral CP aged 3 to 5 years. The secondary aims are to compare the 3-month effectiveness of the programmes on occupational performance, functional skills and upper limb activity levels, as well as families' resources, the parent-child relationship, the quantity and quality of resources available in the home to stimulate the child's motor development, and parental perceptions of their child's disability and their child's abilities (qualitative study). The tertiary aim is to conduct a cost-effectiveness analysis of care consumption in each group up to 6 months after the end of the programmes.

Target recruitment is 66 children (33 in each group) from 3 centres in France. Outcomes will be evaluated before the interventions, immediately after, at 3 months and up to 6 months for the cost-effectiveness analysis. Families in the PARTNER group will receive specific coaching and extensive support to perform the home programme. The coaching will focus on enhancing their resources.

Conditions

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Cerebral Palsy

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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PARTNER

Subjects will receive 35 hours of HABIT-ILE as camp format 3,5h/day, 5 days/week and 15 hours of home programme 1,5h/day, 5 day/week. These two procedures will be carried out concurrently over a 2-week period.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Behavioral: Hand-Arm Bimanual Intensive Therapy Including Lower Extremities

Intervention Type OTHER

* Structured bimanual tasks training, with gradual increase in motor difficulty, requiring increased postural adjustments and the use of the lower extremities.
* Home programme with parental coaching

HABIT-ILE

Subjects will receive 50 hours of HABIT-ILE as camp format 5h/day, 5 days/week for two weeks.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Behavioral: Hand-Arm Bimanual Intensive Therapy Including Lower Extremities

Intervention Type OTHER

\- Structured bimanual tasks training, with gradual increase in motor difficulty, requiring increased postural adjustments and the use of the lower extremities.

Interventions

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Behavioral: Hand-Arm Bimanual Intensive Therapy Including Lower Extremities

* Structured bimanual tasks training, with gradual increase in motor difficulty, requiring increased postural adjustments and the use of the lower extremities.
* Home programme with parental coaching

Intervention Type OTHER

Behavioral: Hand-Arm Bimanual Intensive Therapy Including Lower Extremities

\- Structured bimanual tasks training, with gradual increase in motor difficulty, requiring increased postural adjustments and the use of the lower extremities.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. Child with unilateral CP confirmed by a physician
2. Child aged between 3 years and 5 years 11 months (corrected age) at study entry
3. Ability to grasp a light object and lift it ≥15cm above the table using the affected hand.
4. Ability to understand instructions and complete all assessments.
5. Matched with another child based on age (± 3 months), CP aetiology, and Manual Ability Classification System (MACS) level.
6. Written informed consent obtained from a parent or legal guardian.
7. Commitment to having the same parent or guardian participate throughout the study.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Diagnosis of ataxic CP.
2. Uncontrolled epilepsy.
3. History of botulinum toxin injection or surgery within 6 months of study entry or scheduled within 3 months of the intervention (ie, during the study period).
4. Visual or auditory deficits that could interfere with participation in the study.
5. Significant cognitive or behavioural disorder limiting the ability to follow instructions, as reported in discussions with the family, therapists and/or during a prior assessment
Minimum Eligible Age

3 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

5 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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University Hospital, Angers

OTHER_GOV

Sponsor Role collaborator

LP3C, University of Rennes 2

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

Claude Bernard University

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

IMT Atlantique Brest

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

INSERM UMR 1101

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

Fondation Ildys

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Rodolphe BAILLY

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Fondation Ildys

Locations

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Fondation ILDYS

Brest, France, France

Site Status

Countries

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France

Central Contacts

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Manon LE GOFF

Role: CONTACT

0298028308 ext. +33

Matthieu PICHELIN

Role: CONTACT

0298293915 ext. +33

References

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Other Identifiers

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RI2023_001

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id