Effects of CIMT With and Without MIT on Upper Limb of Children With Hemiparetic CP

Riphah International University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Cerebral Palsy

Treatments: Other: Motor Imagery Technique; Device: Modified Constraint Induced Movement Therapy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06240988

REC/RCR&AHS/23/0743

Details and patient eligibility

About

Cerebral Palsy (CP) is a major cause of motor disability in children. Among these CP children, approximately one third have hemiparetic cerebral palsy. Hemiparetic cerebral palsy is more impairment of one side of the body as a result of non-progressive disturbances in premature brain.To determine the effects of implementing a practice period of modified constraint induced movement therapy in a virtual environment on hand function in chidren with hemiparetic cerebral palsy.

Full description

To determine the effects of implementing a practice period of modified constraint induced movement therapy in a virtual environment on hand function in chidren with hemiparetic cerebral palsy.The term Modified constraint-induced movement therapy is a form of rehabilitation therapy that limits the less paretic side, and through repeated and concentrated training improve the upper limb function of the paretic side. Motor imagery is a cognitive process in which a subject imagines that he or she performs a movement without actually performing the movement and without even tensing the muscles. Modified Constraint induced movement therapy can be utilized in both the lower and upper extremities with the motor imagery technique for psychological or occupational therapy and in affecting which one is better for speedy recovery.

Enrollment: 22 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 6 to 14 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Age 6 to 14 years were included.
• Diagnosed of hemiparetic cerebral palsy and typically developing controls.
• Both gender is included i-e, male and female.
• Children included having motor impairments of upper limb.
• All children had normal or corrected vision and the ability to discriminate between right and left.

Exclusion criteria

• History of neurosensory and neuropsychiatric impairments.
• Presence of contractures in the affected upper limb.
• Surgery in the previous six months.
• Uncontrolled epilepsy

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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22 participants in 2 patient groups

Modified Constraint Induced Movement Therapy

Experimental group

Description:

Group that will be provided with Modified Constraint Induced Movement Therapy. A protocol of 10 minutes of MCIMT therapy will be given including constraints.

Treatment:

Device: Modified Constraint Induced Movement Therapy

Motor Imagery Technique

Experimental group

Description:

Group that will be provided with Motor Imagery Technique by grasping an object and placing it into a container, or in imagining to perform the same action.

Treatment:

Other: Motor Imagery Technique