Shoulder function children OBPL, obstetric brachial plexus injury, Erb's palsy Schouderfunctie kinderen OPBL, obstetrisch plexus brachialis letsel, Ebse parese
Conditions
Interventions
Classification of two groups:
1. High frequent physiotherapy group:
Children with OBPL who received weekly ≥
60 minutes of physiotherapy during their life
2. Low frequent physiotherapie group:
Children with OBPL who received weekly <60 minutes of phsyiotherapy during their life.
Sponsors
Atrium Medical Centre Heerlen
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Children with OBPL who have C5-6 or C5-C6-C7 lesions; 2. Age group: 1994-2006; 3. Children which received this lesion at birth; 4. Children with OBPL from the Netherlands and Belgium.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Children with OBPL which also have C8 and/or Th1 lesions besides above mentioned lesions; 2. Low level of development. The child should be able to understand and execute the instructions; 3. The parents of the children younger than 12 years old have to understand the Dutch language.
Design outcomes
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Same as the primary. The only difference is that the execution of shoulder related sports is included as physiotherapy minutes. The distribution of the participants in the above mentioned groups will change and probably also the outcomes. The classification of the two groups will be the same. | — |
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Results on functional level of the shoulder: 1. Mallet Score (active shoulder function): 5 items (scores: II-IV); 2. Range of Motion (ROM, passive shoulder function): 7 items (degrees). Results on activity level of the shoulder: 1. ABILHAND-children: 21 items (scores: impossible, difficult, easy). | — |
Contacts
Public ContactY.J.M. Janssen-Potten
Adelante Kenniscentrum
Outcome results
None listed