Cerebral Palsy, Hemiparesis
Conditions
Keywords
Rehabilitation, Children, Cerebral Palsy, Arm, Paresis
Brief summary
The purpose of this study is to determine if a modified protocol of constraint-induced movement therapy (CIT) is effective in rehabilitation treatment of arm paresis in children with cerebral palsy. In these children one main problem the non-use of the affected arm. Many studies showed that the non-use phenomenon can by reversed by the CIT, a rehabilitation program consisting of 15 days of restraining the unaffected arm plus a daily intensive (6 hours/day) physiotherapy training of the paretic arm. The present study aims at evaluating if a shortened CIT protocol (restraining device plus only 2 weekly hours of physiotherapy) is effective in improving use and function of children paretic arm
Interventions
Sponsors
Universita di Verona
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
CROSSOVER
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
1 Years to 10 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* presence of mild-moderate arm paresis (after cerebral palsy) enabling to * reach and grasp a pellet * age between 1-10 years * active participation during proposed activities * parents consent for participation -
Exclusion criteria
* presence of severe behaviour disturbances * presence of severe mental retardation (QI\<60)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Arm Use Test | Four months for each patient |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Arm Function Test | Four months for each patient |
Outcome results
None listed