NCT04179682

A Pilot Study of Constraint Induced Movement Therapy in Preschool Cerebral Palsy After Botulism Toxin Injection

The Pilot Study of Constraint Induced Movement Therapy(CIMT） Intervention in Children With Hemiplegic Cerebral Palsy After Botulism Toxin Injection in Preschool Education

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 6 (actual)
• Sponsor: Changhua Christian Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 3 Years – 6 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

To establish a pilot randomized, crossover study on applying 2 constraint-induced movement therapy (CIMT) interventions in children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy after botulinum toxin injection during preschool education.

Detailed description

This study was designed to be a pilot study on the use of 4-week 2-hours/day and 2-week 4-hours/day CIMT interventions in children with hemiplegic CP after a BoNT-A injection in preschool education, and compared the effects and psychological stress of CP children relative to the 2 CIMT programs.

Conditions

• Cerebral Palsy, Spastic
• Rehabilitation

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	40-hour constraint-induced movement therapy	Participants were randomly allocated to 1 of 2 CIMT programs (40 hours): a 2-week 4-hours/day CIMT program and a 4-week 2-hours/day CIMT program. One CIMT program was performed 1 month after a BoNT-A injection, and then the second program was implemented with the next injection.

Timeline

• Start date: 2014-07-01
• Primary completion: 2019-02-10
• Completion: 2019-10-01
• First posted: 2019-11-27
• Last updated: 2019-11-27