Construct Validity and Reliability SCUES

Gazi University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Upper Extremity Dysfunction; Cerebral Palsy

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03600597

77082166-302.08.01-

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of the study was to determine construct validity, discriminant validity and intra- and interrater reliability of the Selective Control of the Upper Extremity Scale (SCUES).

Full description

This study included children diagnosed with unilateral cerebral palsy. Children's upper extremity-selective motor controls were evaluated by video recording. Manual Ability Classification System and Taylor Hand Function Test were used to determine upper extremity functions

Enrollment: 33 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 3 to 18 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Ages between 3-18 years
• Diagnosed as Cerebral Palsy (Hemiplegia)

Exclusion criteria

• Participants with an unstable situation regarding their tonus-regulating medications
• Participants had a botulinum toxin injection within the last 6 months, or any surgical correction within the last year