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Hemiplegic Cerebral Palsy With Spasticity (Diagnosis)NCT03418519

A Comparative Analysis on Physical Activity Performance and Motor Function of Affected Upper Extremity Before and After a CIMT Program in Young Children With Hemiparetic Cerebral Palsy

A study testing Constraint Induced Movement Therapy in people with Hemiplegic Cerebral Palsy With Spasticity (Diagnosis), run by Samsung Medical Center at 1 site in South Korea.

Unknown status

Status not confirmed. The sponsor has not verified this record for over two years, so it may be out of date.

Official record
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Trial summary

This study evaluates CIMT(Constraint Induced Movement Therapy) in the treatment of physical activity performance and motor function of the weaker extremity in young children with cerebral palsy. Half of participants will receive CIMT while the other half will receive no treatment. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 36 months
What is being tested?
Constraint Induced Movement Therapy
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
20 participants
Where
1 siteSouth Korea
Study dates
9 Jan 2018to 30 Dec 2019
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 to 36 months
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child

Who may be able to join

  • diagnosed with spastic hemiplegic cerebral palsy
  • age between 18 months and 36 months
  • Mini-MACS level 1-4

Who cannot join

  • botox injection in upper extremity within 6 months
  • poor cooperation with cognitive impairment
  • any musculoskeletal disease
  • visual or hearing impairment
  • uncontrollable epilepsy
  • skin damage that makes impossible for participant to wear a splint
  • Mini-MACS level 5

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

YoungSub Hwang, researcher contact

+821027182034

asiaargento@naver.com

South Korea1 site, 1 recruiting
  • Samsung Medical Center

    Seoul, 06351

    JEONG-YI KWON, MD, PHD, +8210-4591-1039, jeongyi.kwon@samsung.com

    JEONG-YI KWON, MD

    Recruiting

Other trials in South Korea

About this study

This study evaluates CIMT(Constraint Induced Movement Therapy) in the treatment of physical activity performance and motor function of the weaker extremity in young children with cerebral palsy. Half of participants will receive CIMT while the other half will receive no treatment.

Read the detailed description

Constraint-induced movement therapy (CIMT) is a short-term, intensive treatment to promote functional arm and hand skills in people with hemiparesis. It usually involves constraint of the non-involved extremity and intensive movement practice of the weaker extremity.

Being tested
Constraint Induced Movement Therapy
Medical subject headings
Disease

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Constraint Induced Movement TherapyOther

    Also called CIMT

    Constraint-induced movement therapy (CIMT) is a high-dosage, efficacious, rehabilitation approach used for children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy

Study groups in NCT03418519
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
CIMT groupExperimentalTwo-hour mCIMT per day for 15 days (dosage = 30 hours) 24-hour restraint for 3 weeks
Receives: Other: Constraint Induced Movement Therapy
Control groupNo interventionno CIMT

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Accelerometers(physical activity performance)

    For the upper limb use assessment, participants wear two accelerometers (one on each wrist). To quantify the affected upper limb movement relative to the unaffected upper limb before and after the CIMT program, two other variables are computed: use ratio and magnitude ratio. The use ratio is the ratio of the active duration for the affected arm to that for the unaffected arm. The magnitude ratio quantifies the contribution of the affected upper limb to activity.

    Measured: 3 days

  2. Pediatric Motor Activity Log(PMAL)

    The Pediatric Motor Activity Log (PMAL) is a parent-report measure of the use, by children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy, of their affected upper limb in everyday activities. Each item is scored 0-5(0= Never used affected arm , 5= Used affected arm on almost every occasion)

    Measured: 30 minutes

Secondary outcomes (3)
  1. Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory(PEDI)

    The PEDI is a parental-report, or structured-interview, instrument used by pediatric physical therapists and other rehabilitation professionals to assess functional abilities of young children children

    Measured: 30 minutes

  2. Peabody Developmental Motor Scales-2(PDMS-2)

    The PDMS-2 consists of six subtests: Reflexes (for children from birth through 11 months), Stationary (ability to sustain control of body within its center of gravity), Locomotion (ability to move from one place to another), Object Manipulation (ability to manipulate balls for children 12 months and older), Grasping (ability to use hands), and Visual-Motor Integration (ability to use visual perpetual skills to perform complex eye-hand coordination tasks).

    Measured: 30 minutes

  3. Gross motor function measure - 66(GMFM-66)

    The 88 items of the GMFM are measured by observation of the child and scored on a 4-point ordinal scale (0=does not initiate, 1=initiates <10% of activity, 2=partially completes 10% to <100% of activity, 3=completes activity). The items are weighted equally and grouped into 5 dimensions: (1) lying and rolling (17 items), (2) sitting (20 items), (3) crawling and kneeling (14 items), (4) standing (13 items), and (5) walking, running, jumping (24 items).

    Measured: 30 minutes

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted1 Feb 2018
  2. Study start9 Jan 2018
  3. Primary completion8 Apr 2019 (estimated)
  4. Study completion30 Dec 2019 (estimated)

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
Single blind
Who is masked
Outcomes assessor
Enrolment
20 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT03418519
Sponsor's protocol ID
2017-11-120
Status last verified
Feb 2019
First submitted
26 Jan 2018
Last updated
27 Feb 2019
Results posted
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No

Publications

  • Hwang YS, Kwon JY. Effects of Modified Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy in Real-World Arm Use in Young Children with Unilateral Cerebral Palsy: A Single-Blind Randomized Trial. Neuropediatrics. 2020 Aug;51(4):259-266. doi: 10.1055/s-0040-1702220. Epub 2020 Mar 6.

    PubMed 32143221

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Constraint Induced Movement Therapy in people with Hemiplegic Cerebral Palsy With Spasticity (Diagnosis), run by Samsung Medical Center at 1 site in South Korea.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 3 inclusion and 7 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 27 Feb 2019. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in South Korea. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

Results are not available in the source record.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

Contact YoungSub Hwang, researcher (+821027182034, asiaargento@naver.com), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Accelerometers(physical activity performance) (time frame: 3 days). The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT03418519, which also lists 1 linked publication.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 27 Feb 2019.

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