Implementation of a New Motor Skill Learning Therapeutic Device in Children With Cerebral Palsy Rehabilitation

Université Catholique de Louvain

Status: Completed

Conditions: Cerebral Palsy

Treatments: Behavioral: Hand Arm Bimanual Intensive Therapy Including Lower Extremities; Behavioral: Conventional physical and occupational therapy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03930836

B403201316810c

Details and patient eligibility

About

Study of the efficiency of a new interactive interface to apply all the therapeutic principles of motor skill learning used in high dosage intensive interventions. Investigation of its effects on motor, functional and neuroplastic changes in children after high and low dosage intensive interventions using or not the interface.

Enrollment: 64 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 5 to 18 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• diagnosis of unilateral cerebral palsy
• MACS level I, II or III
• GMFCS level I, II, III

Exclusion criteria

• unstable seizure
• cognitive deficit that prevent understanding of simple games
• botulinic toxin injection, surgery, or another unusual intervention in the 6 months preceding the study and for the duration of the study

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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64 participants in 2 patient groups

control group

Active Comparator group

Description:

high/low dosage intervention, intensive or not (motor function rehabilitation)

Treatment:

Behavioral: Conventional physical and occupational therapy

Behavioral: Hand Arm Bimanual Intensive Therapy Including Lower Extremities

interface group

Experimental group

Description:

high/low dosage intensive intervention using the interactive interface (motor function rehabilitation)

Treatment:

Behavioral: Hand Arm Bimanual Intensive Therapy Including Lower Extremities