The Validity and Reliability of the Turkish Version of TASC and the Relationship Between SMC and Motor Functions

Validity and Reliability of the Turkish Version of Test of Arm Selective Control and the Relationship Between Upper Limb Selective Motor Control and Motor Functions in Children With Cerebral Palsy

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT04231227

Enrollment

Registered

2020-01-18

Start date

2018-07-01

Completion date

2019-06-15

Last updated

2020-01-18

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Conditions

Cerebral Palsy, Cerebral Palsy, Monoplegic, Cerebral Palsy Quadriplegic, Cerebral Palsy, Spastic, Cerebral Palsy Spastic Diplegia

Keywords

cerebral palsy, selective motor control, upper limb, upper limb functions, gross motor functions

Brief summary

Selective motor control (SMC) impairment in children with cerebral palsy (CP) includes movement patterns dominated by flexor or extensor synergy affecting functional movements. The research was designed to investigate the validity and the reliability of the Turkish version of the Test of Arm Selective Control (TASC) (which is improved to evaluate SMC in children with spastic CP) and in order to provide more understanding of the relationship between SMC and upper extremity and gross motor functions. The study included 21 hemiplegic, 11 diplegic and 4 quadriplegic children with CP whose ages are 4 to 18 years and Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS) level changes from 1 to 4, and their parents. In order to evaluate the gross motor function of children, GMFCS and the ability to hold objects with their hands in daily activities were evaluated with Manual Ability Classification System (MACS). ABILHAND-Kids scale was applied to evaluate upper extremity performance. TASC scale was used to evaluate the upper extremity SMC of children.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

OTHER

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

4 Years to 18 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* having a diagnosis of spastic CP * being able to understand the commands required for the test, * being between the ages of 3-18, * being GMFCS level I to IV.

Exclusion criteria

• Having undergone orthopedic surgery or Botulinum Toxin A (BTX-A) within the last 6 months

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Test of Arm Selective Control	from July to September 2018	an upper limb selective motor control evaluation tool.
Abilhand- Kids Questionnaire	from July to September 2018	to assess a child's unimanual and bimanual upper limb activities
Manual Ability Classification System	from July to September 2018	to assess manual abilities of children
Gross Motor Function Classification System	from July to September 2018	To assess gross motor functions of children

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

Outcome results