Status:
COMPLETED
Intensive Home-based Bimanual and Lower-limb Training in Young Children With Hemiplegia
Lead Sponsor:
Teachers College, Columbia University
Conditions:
Cerebral Palsy
Eligibility:
All Genders
2-12 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
A randomized control trial to test the efficacy of a new treatment involving intensive home-based bimanual training (Hand-Arm Bimanual Intensive Therapy (HABIT) and intensive home-based functional low...
Detailed Description
The investigators are currently recruiting children with hemiplegia between the ages of 2.5 to 12 years of age to participate in a study examining the effects of extensive practice on affected hand/ar...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Children between the ages of 2.5 - 12 years with hemiplegia; hemiplegia due to result of prenatal stroke, brain lesion, or malformation (or within the two years of life).
- Children that have the ability to grasp or release objects with the affected hand
- Children who are able to walk independently without the assistance of a device
- Children that have the cognitive capability to follow simple instructions and interact in play activities 2 hours per day with a parent/caregiver.
- Caregivers willing to commit to the entire intervention period of 90 hours over 9 weeks
- Caregivers able to provide one-on-one attention to child during the daily two hours of activities (note: because this is part of a research study, we can only train one caregiver per household)
Exclusion
- Children that have received Botox or are planning any new treatment within 6 mos. of enrollment in the study.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
June 1 2013
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
June 1 2015
Estimated Enrollment :
24 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT02299284
Start Date
June 1 2013
End Date
June 1 2015
Last Update
May 9 2017
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Teachers College, Columbia University Center for Cerebral Palsy Research
New York, New York, United States, 10027