Topic: Generic Health Relevance and Cross Cutting Themes
Conditions
Interventions
The study is a single-blind randomised controlled trial. Children meeting inclusion criteria will be have their arm activity and kinematics evaluated using validated and reliable measures, before rand
Sponsors
University of Leeds (UK)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Children aged 5 to 12 years with confirmed diagnosis of cerebral palsy 2. Children treated with botulinum for arm spasticity 3. Children with Manual Abilities Classification System Levels 2-4 4. Sufficient cognitive ability to be able to play simple computer games 5. Able to hold hand grip of robotic arm 6. Vision sufficient to view computer screen and follow onscreen movements. Target Gender: Male & Female; Upper Age Limit 12 years ; Lower Age Limit 5 years
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Children who have had upper limb surgery within the last 6 months.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| ABILHAND-kids Timepoint(s): Baseline, at 6 weeks and at 12 weeks The ABILHAND-kids is a measure of manual ability developed and validated for children with cerebral palsy aged 6 - 15 years old. The ABILHAND-kids consists of a questionnaire of 21 manual activities (e.g. 'Zipping up a jacket'), each of which is scored by parents as Impossible, Difficult or Easy. The questionnaire scores Easy as 2 points, Difficult as 1 point and 0 points for Impossible, but an important strength of the ABILHAND-kids is an on-line scoring system which transforms this ordinal outcome score to a linear interval-level score. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Canadian Occupational Performance Measure (COPM) Timepoint(s): At baseline, at 6 weeks and at 12 weeks | — |
Countries
United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed