CONSTRAINT-INDUCED MOVEMENT THERAPY VERSUS CROSS EDUCATION IN CHILDREN WITH CEREBRAL PALSY (NEUROLOGY)

Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University

Status

Not yet enrolling

Conditions

Hemiplegic Cerebral Palsy

Treatments

Other: rehabilitation

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT06704880

IRB-PGS-2024-03-156

Details and patient eligibility

About

This clinical trial aims to Compare the effectiveness of lower limb CIMT and the Strength Training of the Non-Hemiplegic lower limb on motor performance in hemiplegic children with CP.

Participants will:

diagnosed with hemiplegic cerebral palsy treated with CIMT or Strength training (cross-education) for a non-hemiplegic limb for 8 weeks.

3 sessions per week. Measurements will be taken at baseline and then at the end of the 8 weeks.

Full description

Method:

32 children with hemiplegic CP will be equally and randomly allocated to two groups (group A and B). group A will receive lower limb CIMT for the non- hemiplegic limb using whole leg orthosis and Group B will receive strengthen training for the non-hemiplegic lower limb. Both groups will receive routine physical therapy for the hemiplegic lower limb. Both groups will receive 60 minutes training session for 3 sessions per week for 8 consecutive weeks. Assessment will be at baseline then at the end of trial.

Enrollment

40 estimated patients

Sex

All

Ages

5 to 15 years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy aged age between 4 and 10.
(GMFCS) levels I, II and III.
Able to follow therapist instructions during training session.

Exclusion criteria

Lack of patient's cooperation.
Difficulty wearing constraint method due to severe joint deformation or/and contracture.
Patients were treated with botulinum toxin during the last 3 months.
Seizure disorder not fully controlled by medication.