Constraint-Based Therapy to Improve Motor Function in Children With Cerebral Palsy
Status unconfirmed · Phase 2
Conditions studied: Cerebral Palsy, Motor Deficits
In brief
Pediatric Constraint-Induced (CI) Movement therapy is a rehabilitation program designed to improve motor function in children with partial paralysis. Children with cerebral palsy may have one arm that has significantly greater function (good arm) than the other (bad arm). Restricting the use of the good arm may improve the use of the bad arm. In pediatric CI therapy, the good arm is put in a sling to force increased use of the bad arm. The bad arm is also trained each day for several weeks. This study will test the ability of pediatric CI therapy to improve motor function in children with cerebral palsy.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT00061139
- Run by
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
- People needed
- 52
- Starts
- 2002-09-01
- Expected to finish
- 2006-09-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2005-06-24
Who can join
Age: 2 and older, up to 6. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Clinical diagnosis of hemiparetic cerebral palsy consistent with criteria in Swaiman and Russman (1999) and Badawi et al. (1998)
- Recommended for participation in pediatric rehabilitation and/or early intervention
- Lives within 50 miles of the Civitan Center at University of Alabama at Birmingham or the family is willing to temporarily relocate to the Birmingham area for treatment
You may not qualify if…
- Profound bilateral hearing loss with the use of hearing aids
- Severe visual impairment
- Serious seizure disorder or uncontrolled seizures
- Genetic and syndromic conditions historically excluded for CP registries
- Familial Spastic Paraplegia
- Ataxic Cerebral Palsy
- Diagnosis of Pervasive Developmental Disability or autism
- Serious or recurring medical complications
- Scheduled for surgery within 12 months of study entry
Where it is running
- University of Alabama at Birmingham — Birmingham, Alabama, United States (enrolling)
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