Transcranial current stimulation for childrens with cerebral palsy

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Spastic hemiparesis cerebral palsy .; C10.228.140.140.254; G80.2

• Registration Number: RBR-6v4y3k
• Lead Sponsor: Associação Educacional Nove de Julho

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2015-02-11
• Last Update Posted: 29 May 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: Not specified

Inclusion Criteria

The criteria for inclusion will be children with spastic hemiparetic cerebral palsy come from school of physiotherapy clinics of UNINOVE which have, diagnosis of spastic hemiparetic cerebral palsy;functional classification of upper limbs as levels I, II or III for MACS; have age between 6 and 16 years old;have degrees of understanding and cooperation that are compatible with the achievement of the proposed activities;the legal guardians for the children, agree with your participation in the study through the signing of the informed consent already approved by the COEP UNINOVE

Exclusion Criteria

Will be excluded childrens who:have performed surgery or neurolíticos locks procedures in the upper limb paretic, in the last 12 months before the beginning of the training sessions;have structured deformities with Orthopedic Surgical indications;have epilepsy;have metal implant in the brain or hearing aids.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Intervention
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Functional improvement of manual dexterity, as measured by the quality test of the skills of upper limbs (QUEST) after 10 sessions of transcranial direct current stimulation in the primary motor cortex of children with spastic hemiparetic cerebral palsy.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Secondary outcomes are not expected