Daily Living Activities in Young Adults With Cerebral Palsy (Palsy202503)

Universidad de Burgos

Status: Completed

Conditions: Cerebral Palsy; Activity, Motor; Sensitivity; Motor Skills Disorders

Treatments: Other: individual assessments

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06909994

UBurgos

Palsy202503

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study explored the relationship between sensory function and occupational performance in young adults with Cerebral Palsy. Using standardized assessments, researchers compared tactile sensitivity and discrimination between individuals with CP and neurotypical controls, and examined how these sensory variables relate to motor function, ADLs, and IADLs.

Full description

Background: Sensory impairments are increasingly recognized as influential factors in the occupational performance of individuals with Cerebral Palsy (CP). Although prior studies have explored this relationship in children, evidence in young adults remains limited.

Objective: This study aimed to compare tactile sensitivity and discrimination in young adults with CP and neurotypical individuals, and to examine their association with motor-related variables relevant to occupational performance: muscle tone, grip strength, manual dexterity, Activities of Daily Living (ADLs), and Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADLs).

Methods: A multicenter cross-sectional study was conducted involving two groups of 36 participants aged 16-45 years. Sensory and motor variables were assessed using the Semmes-Weinstein Monofilaments, Two-Point Discrimination Test, Modified Ashworth Scale, Digital Dynamometer, Box and Block Test, Functional Independence Measure, and the Lawton and Brody Scale.

Conclusion: Findings highlight the relevance of sensory function in the occupational performance of young adults with CP. These results underscore the need for occupational therapy interventions that integrate sensory assessments and target sensory-motor integration to improve functional independence and participation.

Enrollment: 36 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 16 to 45 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• young people and adults with a medical diagnosis of CP, who had a motor condition of hemiparesis, diparesis, or tetraparesis;
• aged between 16 and 45 years
• had a minimum score of 19 on the Mini Mental State Examination cognitive assessment scale
• authorized their participation in the study by signing an informed consent form. In cases between the ages of 16 and 18 years, informed consent was signed by the participants and their parents or legal guardians

Exclusion criteria

• any peripheral nerve injury
• shoulder, elbow, wrist or hand injuries
• individuals whose mother tongue was neither Portuguese nor Spanish

Trial design

36 participants in 2 patient groups

Young Adults

Description:

A multicenter cross-sectional study was conducted involving two groups of 36 participants aged 16-45 years. Sensory and motor variables were assessed using the Semmes-Weinstein Monofilaments, Two-Point Discrimination Test, Modified Ashworth Scale, Digital Dynamometer, Box and Block Test, Functional Independence Measure, and the Lawton and Brody Scale.

Cerebral Palsy

Description:

A multicenter cross-sectional study was conducted involving two groups of 36 participants aged 16-45 years. Sensory and motor variables were assessed using the Semmes-Weinstein Monofilaments, Two-Point Discrimination Test, Modified Ashworth Scale, Digital Dynamometer, Box and Block Test, Functional Independence Measure, and the Lawton and Brody Scale.

Treatment:

Other: individual assessments