Bimanual Training in Children With Hemiplegia With Lower Limb and Postural Stimulation (HABIT & Leg)

University Hospital of Mont-Godinne

Status and phase: Unknown; Phase 2; Phase 1

Conditions: Congenital Hemiplegia

Treatments: Other: "HABIT-ILE"

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01700777

UHMG-IONS-862010

Details and patient eligibility

About

A randomized control trial of "HABIT-ILE" therapy compared with regular / conventional intervention (same amount of hours). The protocols have been developed on the basis of bimanual therapy (HABIT) developed at Columbia University.

Full description

A randomized control trial of "HABIT-ILE" therapy at intensive frequency contrasted with regular frequency intervention. The protocols have been developed on the basis of bimanual therapy (HABIT) developed at Columbia University. The intervention takes place either in a 2 weeks day and night camp, either in regular/conventional intervention (1 to 5 hours a week). Children of all groups will benefit from 90h of intensive treatment (children in regular frequency will be crossed over afterwards to benefit from HABIT-ILE. Both in the camp and the regular interventions, there is at least one therapist for each child.

Enrollment: 40 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 5 to 18 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• willingness to enter the research program and the testing procedures

Exclusion criteria

• uncontrolled epilepsy
• upper limb injections in the upper limb during the last six months / or intend to receive during the training period

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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40 participants in 2 patient groups

Intensive rehab group

Experimental group

Description:

A group of children will beneficiate of "HABIT-ILE" treatment in an intensive way (camp) for 90h.

Treatment:

Other: "HABIT-ILE"

Regular treatment group

Active Comparator group

Description:

A group of children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy will beneficiate from conventional training at a regular frequency (1 to 6 hours / week) for 90hours.

Treatment:

Other: "HABIT-ILE"