Status:

COMPLETED

Effectiveness of the Functional Hand Splint and Specific Tasks in the Domiciliary Environment Applied to Children With Unilateral Cerebral Palsy

Lead Sponsor:

Universidad San Jorge

Collaborating Sponsors:

AIDIMO Asociación para la investigación en la discapacidad motriz

Conditions:

Hemiplegia and Hemiparesis

Cerebral Palsy Infantile

Eligibility:

All Genders

5-12 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The main objective: To determine the effectiveness of a treatment that combines the application of a functional upper limb orthosis together with a home-based program of specific tasks in children wi...

Detailed Description

Randomized clinical trial with blinding of the evaluator and the person analyzing the data. A home-based protocol of specific tasks will be performed in both groups and one of the groups will also re...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Diagnosis of unilateral cerebral palsy (hemiplegia-hemiparesis).
  • Ages between 5 and 12 years.
  • Levels I-III of the Manual Ability Classification System (MACS)
  • Levels I-III of the Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS)
  • Able to understand and respond to verbal instructions.

Exclusion

  • Cognitive impairment identified by the school report.
  • Hand orthopedic surgery in the last 6 months.
  • Neuropharmacological intervention in the last 6 months.
  • Allergy to upper limb orthosis material.
  • Affectation of the manual function not due to the neurological condition (trauma, burn ...).
  • Current treatments not compatible with the study.
  • Other significant neurological affections (crisis, severe visual impairment ...).

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 11 2017

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

March 19 2019

Estimated Enrollment :

33 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03282422

Start Date

September 11 2017

End Date

March 19 2019

Last Update

July 17 2019

Active Locations (2)

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AIDIMO Asociación para la investigación en la discapacidad motriz

Zaragoza, Spain, 50011

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Universidad San Jorge

Zaragoza, Spain, 50830