Forced Lefthandedness in Neonatal Brachial Plexus Palsy (NBPP) Children

Ghent University Hospital (UZ)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Neonatal Brachial Plexus Palsy

Treatments: Diagnostic Test: Functional testing, Magnetic resonance imaging, Electromyography

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04376372

B670201525721

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of the project is to assess the neurophysiological and functional consequences of forced lefthandedness in a population with right neonatal brachial plexus palsy (NBPP).

Full description

A cross-sectional case-control study design to assess the neurophysiological and functional consequences of forced lefthandedness in a population with right neonatal brachial plexus palsy (NBPP). Controls are natural lefthanded typical developing children and adolescents.Case and controls are matched for age, gender and activity level.

Enrollment: 82 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 6 to 23 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• typical developing
• lefthanded
• NBPP or healthy
• righthanded parents
• 6-23 years

Exclusion criteria

• history of other locomotor or neurological disorder than NBPP
• history of brain surgery
• history of psychiatric disorder

Trial design

82 participants in 2 patient groups

TD_lefthanders

Description:

Typical developing lefthanded children and adolescents Assessment : sensibility, strength,writing,manual dexterity,degree of lefthandedness, body representation, movement analysis, motor control, quality of life, participation

Treatment:

Diagnostic Test: Functional testing, Magnetic resonance imaging, Electromyography

F_lefthanders

Description:

Forced left handed NBPP children Assessment : sensibility, strength,writing,manual dexterity,degree of lefthandedness, body representation, movement analysis, motor control, quality of life, participation

Treatment:

Diagnostic Test: Functional testing, Magnetic resonance imaging, Electromyography