Use of Vibration During Constraint-induced Movement Therapy (CPT)

Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Hemiparesis

Treatments: Behavioral: constraint-induced movement therapy; Device: Vibration

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06452576

Pro00137672

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to determine whether the hand function will improve more by using low-level vibration during constraint-induced movement therapy (CIMT), compared to CIMT alone without vibration.

Full description

The low-level vibration has been shown to increase therapy outcome when used as an adjunct to therapy in adults with hemiparesis. Children who participates in the CIMT camp at MUSC will be recruited to take part in the study. Participating children will wear a watch device on their weaker arm during CIMT. The watch will vibrate only for the children who were assigned to the treatment group.

Enrollment: 8 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 4 to 9 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Unilateral upper limb motor weakness
• Can use the affected upper limb as a gross assist during play and self-care activities
• Ambulatory for their age with intact balance and protective reactions in the less involved upper limb.

Exclusion criteria

• Developmental delays limiting spontaneous use of the affected upper limb
• Other health impairment

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Quadruple Blind

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8 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

Wear vibrating watch during therapy

Experimental group

Description:

The watch worn on the affected wrist vibrates during therapy.

Treatment:

Device: Vibration

Behavioral: constraint-induced movement therapy

Wear non-vibrating watch during therapy

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

The watch worn on the affected wrist does not vibrate during therapy.

Treatment:

Behavioral: constraint-induced movement therapy