A Comparative Analysis on Physical Activity Performance and Motor Function of Affected Upper Extremity Before and After a CIMT Program in Young Children With Hemiparetic Cerebral Palsy

Samsung Medical Center

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Hemiplegic Cerebral Palsy With Spasticity (Diagnosis)

Treatments: Other: Constraint Induced Movement Therapy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03418519

2017-11-120

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study evaluates CIMT(Constraint Induced Movement Therapy) in the treatment of physical activity performance and motor function of the weaker extremity in young children with cerebral palsy. Half of participants will receive CIMT while the other half will receive no treatment.

Full description

Constraint-induced movement therapy (CIMT) is a short-term, intensive treatment to promote functional arm and hand skills in people with hemiparesis. It usually involves constraint of the non-involved extremity and intensive movement practice of the weaker extremity.

Enrollment: 20 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 36 months old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• diagnosed with spastic hemiplegic cerebral palsy
• age between 18 months and 36 months
• Mini-MACS level 1-4

Exclusion criteria

• botox injection in upper extremity within 6 months
• poor cooperation with cognitive impairment
• any musculoskeletal disease
• visual or hearing impairment
• uncontrollable epilepsy
• skin damage that makes impossible for participant to wear a splint
• Mini-MACS level 5

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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20 participants in 2 patient groups

CIMT group

Experimental group

Description:

Two-hour mCIMT per day for 15 days (dosage = 30 hours) 24-hour restraint for 3 weeks

Treatment:

Other: Constraint Induced Movement Therapy

Control group

No Intervention group

Description:

no CIMT