Combined Constraint Therapy and Bimanual Therapy for Children With Unilateral Brain Injury

Status unconfirmed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Hemiplegia, Cerebral Palsy

In brief

To examine efficacy of combined unimanual and bimanual intensive therapy in children with unilateral brain injury. A key question in hemiplegia therapy is whether the affected hand should be trained alone or in tandem with the other hand. In constraint-induced movement therapy (CIMT), a participant's less-affected upper extremity is restricted with a sling, cast, or mitt, while the participant actively uses the affected arm and hand in skill-based therapeutic activities. Bimanual therapy, in contrast, engages both hands in therapeutic movement. Since constraint and bimanual therapy target different aspects of hand use, they could have synergistic effects on hand function when given in combination.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02840643

Run by

Blythedale Children's Hospital

People needed

75

Starts

2011-07-01

Expected to finish

2023-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2022-01-10

Who can join

Age: 4 and older, up to 17. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Diagnosis of hemiplegia.
• Wrist range of motion of at least 10 degrees.
• Able to follow directions.
• Experience attending day programs without the child's home caregiver present (i.e. school, daycare).

You may not qualify if…

• Uncorrected vision problems.
• Inability to communicate or follow directions.

Where it is running

• Blythedale Children's Hospital — Valhalla, New York, United States (enrolling)

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