Motivation's Effect on Home Exercise in Children With OBPP

Hacettepe University

Status

Completed

Conditions

Obstetric Paralyses

Treatments

Other: Motivation

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT04132752

HacettepeOBPPhome

Details and patient eligibility

About

The present study examined the effect of motivation on home exercise program and children's functional scores. 33 OBPP children (Narakas Type 2) aged between 0-18 months were divided into two groups. Intervention group was motivated via phone. Both groups were informed about OBPP, performed home exercises and filled exercise diary. Intrinsic Motivation Scale was used for measuring motivation and Gilbert and Raimondi Scoring and Active Movement Scoring were used for evaluating functional improvements at first assessment, 6th week and 12th week. For final comparison, parents were divided into two more groups (highly motivated and motivated group) based on motivation scores.

Full description

Home exercise program is widely used for treatment of OBPP children. The present study examined the effect of motivation on home exercise program and children's functional scores. 33 OBPP children (Narakas Type 2) aged between 0-18 months were divided into two groups. Intervention group was motivated via phone. Both groups were informed about OBPP, performed home exercises and filled exercise diary. Intrinsic Motivation Scale was used for measuring motivation and Gilbert and Raimondi Scoring and Active Movement Scoring were used for evaluating functional improvements at first assessment, 6th week and 12th week. For final comparison, parents were divided into two more groups (highly motivated and motivated group) based on motivation scores.

Enrollment

33 patients

Sex

All

Ages

Under 18 months old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Being classified as Narakas type 2a or 2b
Being aged between 0 - 18 months
Not having regular physiotherapy and rehabilitation program

Exclusion criteria

Having a clinical condition such as upper motor neuron lesion that may affect child's affected arm or whole body,
Having secondary surgery for orthopedic problems within last 6 months.
Mother having an unidentified cognitive problem,
Parents having another child with a disability,
Parents not willing to participate.