NCT00473447

A Modified Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy Program in Rehabilitation of Arm Paresis in Children With Cerebral Palsy

Phase1 Effectiveness of a Modified Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy Program in Rehabilitation of Arm Paresis in Children With Cerebral Palsy: a Cross-Over Study

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 1
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 10 (actual)
• Sponsor: Universita di Verona · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 1 Year – 10 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine if a modified protocol of constraint-induced movement therapy (CIT) is effective in rehabilitation treatment of arm paresis in children with cerebral palsy. In these children one main problem the non-use of the affected arm. Many studies showed that the non-use phenomenon can by reversed by the CIT, a rehabilitation program consisting of 15 days of restraining the unaffected arm plus a daily intensive (6 hours/day) physiotherapy training of the paretic arm. The present study aims at evaluating if a shortened CIT protocol (restraining device plus only 2 weekly hours of physiotherapy) is effective in improving use and function of children paretic arm

Conditions

• Hemiparesis
• Cerebral Palsy

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Modified Constraint-induced movement therapy

Timeline

• Start date: 2004-01-01
• Completion: 2006-04-01
• First posted: 2007-05-15
• Last updated: 2007-05-15