Spastic hemiparesis cerebral palsy .
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention Group (IG) - 17 childrens will receive active stimulation transcranial direct current, associated with functional training of upper limb.
Control Group (CG) - 17 childrens will
receive pl
Other
Sponsors
Associação Educacional Nove de Julho
Associação Educacional Nove de Julho
Eligibility
Age
6 Years to 16 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: The criteria for inclusion will be children with spastic hemiparetic cerebral palsy come from school of physiotherapy clinics of UNINOVE which have, diagnosis of spastic hemiparetic cerebral palsy;functional classification of upper limbs as levels I, II or III for MACS; have age between 6 and 16 years old;have degrees of understanding and cooperation that are compatible with the achievement of the proposed activities;the legal guardians for the children, agree with your participation in the study through the signing of the informed consent already approved by the COEP UNINOVE
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Will be excluded childrens who:have performed surgery or neurolíticos locks procedures in the upper limb paretic, in the last 12 months before the beginning of the training sessions;have structured deformities with Orthopedic Surgical indications;have epilepsy;have metal implant in the brain or hearing aids.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Functional improvement of manual dexterity, as measured by the quality test of the skills of upper limbs (QUEST) after 10 sessions of transcranial direct current stimulation in the primary motor cortex of children with spastic hemiparetic cerebral palsy. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secondary outcomes are not expected | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactClaudia;Renata Oliveira;Franco de Moura
Associação Educacional nove de Julho ( UNINOVE);Associação Educacional nove de Julho ( UNINOVE)
Outcome results
None listed