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The combination of the constraint-induced movement therapy (CIMT) method as a complement to hand arm bimanual training (HABIT) will improve the frequency and quality of cooperative hand use and function in children with hemiplegic CP.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| CIMT+HABIT | Experimental | Form of "summer camp", for six hours per day for 10 consecutive work days. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIMT+HABIT | Other | The daily schedule included one hour of constraining the functional arm with intensive activation of the hemi-paretic arm and then 5 hours of various structured, intensive bimanual functional activities, |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Assisting Hand Assessment | Rasch built, it measures how effectively a child with unilateral disability typically makes use of their affected (assisting) hand during bimanual performance. It is conducted by a semi-structured play session requiring bimanual handling that is video-recorded. Scoring is performed by a analyzing the video on 22 predefined items using a 4-point criterion-referenced rating scale | twice before the intervention: one month and two days before as control period, and three times after the intervention: within the last two days, two months and six months after the end of the intervention program |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Jebsen-Taylor Test of Hand Function | twice before the intervention: one month and two days before as control period, and three times after the intervention: within the last two days, two months and six months after the end of the intervention program | |
| The Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory (PEDI) |
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Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion criteria:
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D002547 | Cerebral Palsy |
| ID | Term |
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| D001925 | Brain Damage, Chronic |
| D001927 | Brain Diseases |
| D002493 | Central Nervous System Diseases |
| D009422 | Nervous System Diseases |
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| twice before the intervention: one month and two days before as control period, and three times after the intervention: within the last two days, two months and six months after the end of the intervention program |
| Muscle strength | twice before the intervention: one month and two days before as control period, and three times after the intervention: within the last two days, two months and six months after the end of the intervention program |