The Effect of Tactile Deficit on Motor Function in Unilateral Cerebral Palsy

Marmara University

Status

Completed

Conditions

Rehabilitation

Cerebral Palsy

Tactile Perception

Treatments

Diagnostic Test: Box and Block Test

Diagnostic Test: Semmes-Weinstein monofilament test

Diagnostic Test: Jamar hand dynamometer

Diagnostic Test: Duruöz Hand Index (DHI)

Diagnostic Test: 9-Hole Peg Test

Diagnostic Test: Hydraulic pinch gauge

Study type

Observational

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT05013814

09.2018.312

Details and patient eligibility

About

Cerebral palsy(CP) is the most common cause of disability in childhood. The motor spectrum of disorders is characterized by abnormal muscle tone, posture, and movement. The motor disorders of CP are often accompanied by disturbances of sensation, perception, cognition and behavior. Besides classical appearance of symptomatology, tactile impairment takes an important place to be evaluated. Assessment of the integrity of tactile function composes of two main steps: tactile registration and tactile perception. Our main goal is the define the effect of tactile impairment on hand motor function with the usage of identical assessment tools in patients with unilateral cerebral palsy (UCP) and typically developed children (TDC).

Enrollment

80 patients

Sex

All

Ages

5 to 15 years old

Volunteers

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Ages between 5-15 years
Being evaluated as Class I-II-III in Gross Motor Function Classification System
Being evaluated as Class I-II-III in Manual Ability Classification System

Exclusion criteria

Inability to understand and/or follow test instructions due to intellectual or behavioral difficulties
History of upper extremity botulinum toxin type A injection in the last three months,
Previous upper extremity orthopedic surgery
History of major trauma, and visual impairment