Construct Validity and Reliability SCUES

Construct Validity and Reliability of the Selective Control of the Upper Extremity Scale in Children With Cerebral Palsy

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT03600597

Enrollment

Registered

2018-07-26

Start date

2017-04-10

Completion date

2018-05-10

Last updated

2018-07-27

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Conditions

Cerebral Palsy, Upper Extremity Dysfunction

Brief summary

The aim of the study was to determine construct validity, discriminant validity and intra- and interrater reliability of the Selective Control of the Upper Extremity Scale (SCUES).

Detailed description

This study included children diagnosed with unilateral cerebral palsy. Children's upper extremity-selective motor controls were evaluated by video recording. Manual Ability Classification System and Taylor Hand Function Test were used to determine upper extremity functions

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

3 Years to 18 Years

Inclusion criteria

* Ages between 3-18 years * Diagnosed as Cerebral Palsy (Hemiplegia)

Exclusion criteria

* Participants with an unstable situation regarding their tonus-regulating medications * Participants had a botulinum toxin injection within the last 6 months, or any surgical correction within the last year

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Selective Control of the Extremity Scale	10 minutes	SCUES administration required patients to perform specific isolated movement patterns at the shoulder (abduction/adduction), elbow (flexion/extension), forearm (supination/pronation), wrist (flexion/extension), and fingers/ thumb (grasp/release). Presence of mirror movements, movement of additional joints and motion less than available ROM are graded for movement at each joint level. Motion at each of the five joint levels is graded on a four-point scale: no SMC, moderately diminished SMC, mildly diminished SMC, and normal SMC.

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Jebsen Taylor Hand Function Test	20 minutes	The JTT measures movement, speed and manual dexterity. The subtests to assess hand function included turning over cards, simulated feeding, picking up small common objects, stacking checkers, picking up large objects, and picking up large heavy objects. Each task completion time was limited to 2 minutes.

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

Outcome results