N/A
N=44
Constraint-induced Movement Therapy (CIMT) and Bimanual Training (HABIT) in Children With Hemiplegic Cerebral Palsy
Cerebral Palsy · Hemiplegia · Children · Pediatric
Bottom Line
View on ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT00305006 ↗Enrolled (actual)
44
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Jun 2021
Primary outcome: Primary: Change in Score on Assisting Hand Assessment (AHA) — 0.42; 0.56 score — p=<0.01
Study Design & Population
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- N/A
- Interventions
- Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy (CIMT) (Procedure); Hand-Arm Bimanual Intensive Therapy (HABIT) (Procedure)
- Age
- Pediatric · 0+ yrs
- Sex
- All
- Sponsor
- Teachers College, Columbia University
- Primary completion
- Dec 2009
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY Change in Score on Assisting Hand Assessment (AHA) |
0.42; 0.56 | <0.01 sig |
| PRIMARY Change in Score on the Jebsen-Taylor Test of Hand Function (JTTHF) |
-141.7; -131.2 | — |
Summary
A randomized control trial of bimanual training. The protocols have been developed at Columbia University to be child friendly and draws upon our experience since 1997 with constraint-induced movement therapy in children with cerebral palsy.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
willingness to agree to intervention and testing procedures and travel to the University for participation and testing.
Exclusion Criteria
- health problems not associated with CP
- uncontrollable seizures
- visual problems that would interfere with carrying out the intervention or testing
- botulinum toxin therapy in the upper extremity musculature during the last six months or who wish to receive it within the period of study
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT00305006). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.