Constraint Induced Movement Therapy (CIMT) in Babies Home Program

Shaare Zedek Medical Center

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Cerebral Palsy; Hemiplegia

Treatments: Device: Constraint induced movement therapy (CIMT); Behavioral: play

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01214902

chamudotctil

Details and patient eligibility

About

The research objectives are to test the efficacy of a Modified CIMT treatment in babies diagnosed with hemiplegia, treated in a home program, as compared to a control group of babies receiving a parallel home program but with no CIMT.

Enrollment: 30 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 7 to 18 months old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Babies age 7-18 months diagnosed with Hemiplegic cerebral palsy

Exclusion criteria

• Epilepsy not treated

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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30 participants in 2 patient groups

Experimental CIMT

Experimental group

Description:

Two month home program that includes restricting the non hemiplegic hand an hour a day during play

Treatment:

Device: Constraint induced movement therapy (CIMT)

Active Play

Active Comparator group

Description:

Two month home program that includes active use of hemiplegic hand during play one hour a day

Treatment:

Behavioral: play