Modified constraint-induced movement therapy as a home-based intervention for children with cerebral palsy
Modified constraint-induced movement therapy as a home-based intervention for children with cerebral palsy
Purpose: This study was designed to investigate the benefit to upper limb function of a home-based version of pediatric constraint-induced movement therapy, which was delivered across 2 months.
Methods: Nine children (mean age: 6 years, 9 months) with hemiplegic cerebral palsy participated in this A1-B-C-A2 design, where A1 and A2 were nonintervention phases. In phases B and C, participants wore a splint on the unaffected hand. In phase C, motivating feedback through a computer game was added.
Results: The Melbourne Assessment of Unilateral Upper Limb Function and the Quality of Upper Extremity Skills Test scores were significantly higher at the end of phases B (P = .037 and P = .006, respectively) and C (P = .001 and P = .001, respectively). Melbourne scores remained higher at the end of phase A2 (P = .001).
Conclusions: A nonintensive form of home-based constraint-induced movement therapy was found to be effective. Improvements were larger after the second month of intervention.
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Psychouli, Pavlina
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Kennedy, Colin R.
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July 2016
Psychouli, Pavlina
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Kennedy, Colin R.
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Psychouli, Pavlina and Kennedy, Colin R.
(2016)
Modified constraint-induced movement therapy as a home-based intervention for children with cerebral palsy.
Pediatric Physical Therapy, 28 (2), Summer Issue, .
(doi:10.1097/PEP.0000000000000227).
(PMID:26808960)
Abstract
Purpose: This study was designed to investigate the benefit to upper limb function of a home-based version of pediatric constraint-induced movement therapy, which was delivered across 2 months.
Methods: Nine children (mean age: 6 years, 9 months) with hemiplegic cerebral palsy participated in this A1-B-C-A2 design, where A1 and A2 were nonintervention phases. In phases B and C, participants wore a splint on the unaffected hand. In phase C, motivating feedback through a computer game was added.
Results: The Melbourne Assessment of Unilateral Upper Limb Function and the Quality of Upper Extremity Skills Test scores were significantly higher at the end of phases B (P = .037 and P = .006, respectively) and C (P = .001 and P = .001, respectively). Melbourne scores remained higher at the end of phase A2 (P = .001).
Conclusions: A nonintensive form of home-based constraint-induced movement therapy was found to be effective. Improvements were larger after the second month of intervention.
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Accepted/In Press date: 20 May 2016
Published date: July 2016
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Local EPrints ID: 400190
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/400190
ISSN: 0898-5669
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