Pressure Therapy in the Treatment of Upper Arm of Cerebral Palsy Children

Conditions

Cerebral Palsy

Keywords

Upper limb, Proprioceptive pressure therapy, Children, Assisting Hand Assessment performance

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to assess the efficacy of a 6 months upper arm proprioceptive pressure therapy on Assisting Hand Assessment (AHA) performance in Cerebral Palsy (CP). To perform this study, 80 CP patients aged of 5 to 10 years old will be included in a multicentric, double blind, prospective parallel-group randomized study. Treatment will be a pressure therapy using a LYCRA® compressive sleeve initially used in burn therapy. Primary outcome is to increase of 60% of AHA performance. The secondary outcome are to increase Quality of Upper Extremity Skill Test (QUEST), quality of life and improve Somatosensory Evoked Potentials (SEP).

Detailed description

The purpose of this study is to assess the efficacy of a 6 months upper arm proprioceptive pressure therapy on Assisting Hand Assessment (AHA) performance in Cerebral Palsy (CP). To perform this study, 80 CP patients aged of 5 to 10 years old will be included in a multicentric, double blind, prospective parallel-group randomized study. Treatment will be a pressure therapy using a LYCRA® compressive sleeve initially used in burn therapy. Primary outcome is to increase of 60% of AHA performance. The secondary outcome are to increase Quality of Upper Extremity Skill Test (QUEST), quality of life and improve Somatosensory Evoked Potentials (SEP)

A Gérard, M. Toussaint-Thorin, Yasser Mohammad, Guy Letellier, S. Fritot et al. (11 authors)

Trials2022-02-056 citations

10.1186/s13063-022-06041-1

Interventions

DEVICEProprioceptive pressure therapy

Proprioceptive pressure therapy using a a LYCRA® compressive sleeve initially used in burn therapy : 15 to 25 mmHg.

DEVICEControl

LYCRA® non-compressive sleeve initially used in burn therapy : \< 5 mmHg.

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

QUADRUPLE (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

5 Years to 10 Years

Healthy volunteers

No

Inclusion criteria

* Children with upper limb with pre/peri birth etiologic CP. * Children aged 5 to 10 years

Exclusion criteria

* Children with language dysfunction * LYCRA® allergia * Botulic Toxin injection on upper limb 4 month before inclusion

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Assisting Hand Assessment performance	6 months	Assisting Hand Assessment performance is a functional test to assess hand function for children with unilateral upper limb disabilities.

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Upper Extremity skill Test (QUEST)	6 months	Upper Extremity skill Test is a functional test to assess upper limb mobility for children with unilateral upper limb disabilities.
Somatosensory Evoked Potentials (SEP)	6 months	Somatosensory Evoked Potentials (SEP) is a functional test to assess sensory nerve conduction

Countries

France

Outcome results

None listed