Improving Hand Movements in Kids With One-Sided Arm Stiffness Cerebral Palsy Through Motion Minder Therapy (MoMT)

Saveetha University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Cerebral Palsy Spastic Hemiplegic

Treatments: Other: Motion Minder Therapy (MoMT)

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06560281

12/032/2024/ISRB/SR/SCPT

Details and patient eligibility

About

Motion Minder Therapy is a targeted intervention for fine motor skill challenges in spastic hemiplegic cerebral palsy children, emphasizing affordability, particularly in middle-income countries like India. Diverging from previous models requiring extensive daily supervision of 5 to 6 hours, Motion Minder Therapy optimizes resources by utilizing smartwatches for a focused 1-hour intervention. The study employs a Pilot phase with 5 children. Materials range from smart watch to sensory tools, offering a comprehensive approach. Statistical analysis, incorporating repeated measure ANOVA, aims to underscore Motion Minder Therapy's effectiveness in addressing the complex challenges of fine motor skill enhancement in spastic hemiplegic cerebral palsy.

Full description

Beginning with a 5-minute Sticker Sorting exercise, the intervention aims to improve fine motor skills, hand-eye coordination, and cognitive abilities via the use of colorful stickers with varying sizes and textures. Children can then go on to the next activity during a quick 1-minute Rest & Reflection phase. In the eight-minute segment Beads on Parade, participants practice bilateral hand usage, fine motor coordination, and visual-motor integration by stringing colorful beads onto threads or wires. Pegboard Activities, an 8-minute exercise that emphasizes accuracy, hand strength, and spatial awareness through the positioning of pegs onto a board with corresponding holes, is preceded by another brief reflective pause. The following five-minute Sensory Bins practice promotes tactile exploration with objects like beans or rice, developing tactile sensitivity and sensory awareness. An eight-minute session called "Sculpture Building" focuses on developing hand strength, coordination, creativity, and fine motor abilities via the creation of three-dimensional shapes using clay. A 5-minute break is followed by Finger Painting & Drawing with Different Tools, an activity that uses a variety of painting tools to improve hand control and fine motor skills. The last part, a five-minute musical instrument play, comes after the last period of relaxation. Through tactile and aural experiences, children are encouraged to use hand to make various sounds and rhythms, encouraging bilateral coordination, fine motor control, and sensory integration.

Enrollment: 10 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 5 to 12 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Age Eligibility: Children within the age bracket of 5 to 12 years.
• Manual Ability Classification System: Individuals falling into MACS categories I to III.
• Bimanual Fine Motor Function (BFMF): Participants falling within the BFMF spectrum of levels I to III.
• Modified Ashworth Scale (MAS): Participants falling within the MAS grade of I to III in upper extremity.
• Communication Functional Classification System (CFCS): Individuals with a CFCS classification ranging from I to III.
• Mini-Mental State Examination for Children: Individuals with Mini-Mental Examination score of 15.
• Grasping and Releasing Proficiency: Proficiency in grasping and releasing lightweight objects, with a minimum extension of 20° in the wrist and 10° in all Five metacarpophalangeal joints in the affected hand.

Exclusion criteria

• Presence of visual or auditory disorders.
• History of Seizure, respiratory issues and presence of hand deformities.
• Children who have undergone Botulinum neurotoxin injections or surgical interventions in the 6-month before study.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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10 participants in 1 patient group

Motion Minder Group

Experimental group

Description:

Children in this arm receives a structured motion minder therapy protocol designed to improve fine motor skills in children with spastic hemiplegic cerebral palsy through targeted activities.

Treatment:

Other: Motion Minder Therapy (MoMT)