Hemiplegic cerebral palsy (HCP) Nervous System Diseases Cerebral palsy
Conditions
Interventions
Following baseline observational assessments of hand function, participants will wear two wrist-worn devices, on one each wrist which will measure the participants’ arm movements. They will wear the d
Sponsors
The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Children/young people (male or female) with HCP who: are 8-18 years old, and have Manual Ability Classification (MACS) level I-III 2. Typically developing controls (male or female) who: are 8-18 years old, and have normal hand function 3. Therapists of children with HCP who: are either physiotherapists or occupational therapists, and provide input related to upper limb function 4. For all of the above, adequate command of the English language and fully informed consent are required
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Those registered blind or partially sighted 2. Those unable to detect vibratory cues to wrist from the device 3. Those with significant cognitive and/or language deficit precluding ability to use the device and application 4. Those with current involvement in another research study likely to interfere with the conduct of this study
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Feasibility and acceptability of the approach assessed through qualitative interviews with participants at the end of the study 2. Recruitment rate recorded as the number of eligible participants who consent to participate in the study within 6 months 3. Attrition rate recorded as the number of participants who consent to participate that remain in the study until the end of follow up at 10 weeks | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Arm movement measured by wrist-worn accelerometer continuously for approximately 12 hours/day for the whole 10-week period | — |
Countries
England, United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed