TONE IN NEURODEVELOPMENTAL CHILDREN

Completed

• Conditions: Pervasive developmental disorder,unspecified,

• Registration Number: CTRI/2021/07/035047
• Lead Sponsor: Koyal Shanbhag

Brief Summary

According to inclusion and exclusion criteria, the study subjects will be considered. The legal guardians of all children will be first informed about the research and an informed consent will be obtained from them. The research procedure will be properly explained to the parents. The demographic data will be collected from each participant. An objective tool that is the Hypertonia Assessment Tool (HAT) will be used in this study. It is used to classify the hypertonia and identify the predominant tone and classify them into spastic, dyskinetic (dystonic and choreo-athetotic), ataxic and mixed types. The evaluator moves the child’s arm or leg with purposeful stretches and movements in order to determine the tone and present them into the subtypes. HAT is a seven-item tool and is capable of discriminating hypertonia subtypes for both upper and lower extremity and it takes hardly 5 mins for each limb. Children between 4-16 years and having hypertonia i.e increased resistance to passive stretch in atleast one limb will be considered. Each limb will be separately assessed. The child will be in supine on the examination table. A roll will be placed below knees and pillow under the head before starting with the assessment. The child will be in comfortable unrestrictive clothings. Splints or socks if present would be removed and hands will be placed on abdomen if possible.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2021-07-22
• Study Completion: 2022-07-14
• Last Update Posted: 2022-07-14

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 100

Inclusion Criteria

• 1. Children with confirmed medical diagnosis of Neurodevelopmental disorder by the medical practitioner. 2. Age group.
• 4-18 years of children with either gender 3.Should have hypertonia (increased resistance to passive stretch of the muscle) in at least one limb. 4. Children those who are able to follow simple instructions (such as closing and opening the eyes) and lie in a supine position for 20 minutes.

Exclusion Criteria

• Recent Botulinum toxin therapy (less than 6 months); 2.
• Recent Surgical intervention of upper extremity or lower extremity.
• Cognitive impairment 4.
• Children who do not allow to perform passive movements 5.
• Non willing parents, 6.
• Seizures(uncontrolled) 7.
• Complex communication disorders.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1.Hypertonia assessment Scale	At Baseline

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

SDM College of Medical Sciences and Hospital; 🇮🇳 Dharwad, KARNATAKA, India

SDM College of Medical Sciences and Hospital

🇮🇳Dharwad, KARNATAKA, India

Koyal Shanbhag

Principal investigator

07588883034

shanbhagkoyal@gmail.com