Cerebral Palsy
Conditions
Keywords
Cerebral Palsy, Occupational Therapy, Upper Limb Motor Training
Brief summary
The purpose of the present study is to develop a long term cost-effectiveness (efficient protocol, playful context, and practical strategy) training program for school-age children with Cerebral Palsy. Also, evaluate efficacy of Kinect-assisted bilateral arm training program for children with Cerebral Palsy.
Interventions
OTHERConventional bilateral arm training
The Kinect-based bilateral arm training focuses activities that required the use of both hands by using Kinect game.
OTHERKinect-based bilateral arm training
The conventional bilateral arm training focuses activities that required the use of both hands.
Sponsors
National Taiwan University Hospital
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
6 Years to 12 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
The inclusion criteria of children with CP are: 1. diagnosed with congenital hemiplegic 2. no excessive muscle tone (Modified Ashworth Scale ≤ 3 at any joints of the upper limb) The
Exclusion criteria
of children with CP are: 1. have severe cognitive, visual, or auditory disorders according to medical documents, parental reports, and the examiner's clinical observation 2. have injections of botulinum toxin type A. The inclusion criteria of typically developing children are: 1. absence of medical or developmental diseases which would affect physical and cognitive performances 2. having normal corrected vision 3. studying in regular education classroom in primary school for the 6-12 year-old children. The
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Performance change of Kinematic analysis | baseline, after 8 weeks, after 6 months |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Score change of Bruininks-Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency, Second Edition (BOT-2) | baseline, after 4 weeks, after 8 weeks, after 6 months |
| Score change of Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory (PEDI) | baseline, after 4 weeks, after 8 weeks, after 6 months |
| Change of muscle strength | baseline, after 8 weeks, after 6 months |
| Score change of Melbourne Assessment 2 (MA-2) | baseline, after 4 weeks, after 8 weeks, after 6 months |
| Score change of Pediatric Motor Activity Log-Revised (PMAL-R) | baseline, after 4 weeks, after 8 weeks, after 6 months |
| Score change of ABILHAND-Kids | baseline, after 4 weeks, after 8 weeks, after 6 months |
| Score change of Test of Playfulness (ToP) | baseline, after 4 weeks, after 8 weeks, after 6 months |
| Score change of String Beads Test (SBT) | baseline, every week(week1 to week 8), after 4 weeks, after 8 weeks, after 6 months |
| Score change of Engagement Questionnaire (EQ) | baseline, after 4 weeks, after 8 weeks, after 6 months |
| Score change of Satisfactory Questionnaire (SQ) | baseline, after 4 weeks, after 8 weeks, after 6 months |
| Score change of Building Tower Test (BTT) | baseline, every week(week1 to week 8), after 4 weeks, after 8 weeks, after 6 months |
| Score change of Cerebral Palsy Quality of Life Questionnaire for Children (CPQOL) | baseline, after 4 weeks, after 8 weeks, after 6 months |
| Score change of Parenting Stress Index-Short Form (PSI-short) | baseline, after 4 weeks, after 8 weeks, after 6 months |
| Score change of Test of Visual Perceptual Skills | baseline, after 4 weeks, after 8 weeks, after 6 months |
| Score change of Box and Block Test (BBT) | baseline, every week(week1 to week 8), after 4 weeks, after 8 weeks, after 6 months |
Countries
Taiwan
Outcome results
None listed