Cognition and Bimanual Performance in Children with Unilateral Cerebral Palsy

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ANZCTR

Registry ID

ACTRN12614000631606

Enrollment

131

Registered

2014-06-13

Start date

2013-01-25

Completion date

2015-08-14

Last updated

2020-01-13

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Conditions

None listed

Brief summary

This project is a cross-sectional observational study examining the association between and among cognition, type and severity of brain injury and upper limb bimanual performance in a large sample of children (n=150), aged 6 to 12 years, with unilateral CP. The project will be conducted across 5 Australian sites specializing in the management of children with CP. The aim of this Project is to: (a) describe the association between and among cognition and upper limb bimanual performance in children with unilateral CP; (b) describe the association between and among cognition and upper limb bimanual performance and type and severity of brain injury in children with unilateral CP.

Interventions

Not applicable: Observational study. Eligible children will be assessed on a single occasion using a range of outcome measures relating to upper limb bimanual performance, motor planning, neuropsychological function and static magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

6 Years to 12 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. Diagnosis of congenital unilateral cerebral palsy as diagnosed and reported in the medical history by a medical specialist (i.e. neurologist, paediatrician); 2. Age 6 to 12 years at the time of recruitment. 3. Sufficient cooperation to complete the assessments (ie. Ascent).

Exclusion criteria

1. Upper limb surgery within 12 months of assessment. 2. Injection of Botulinum toxin-A within 3 months of assessment.

Outcome results