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Clinical Trials/ACTRN12605000002684
ACTRN12605000002684
Completed
Not Applicable

A randomised controlled trial to evaluate the effect of modified constraint induced movement therapy or conventional occupational therapy following injection of botulinum toxin-A to improve bimanual performance in children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy.

Southern Health0 sites40 target enrollmentJuly 8, 2005

Overview

Phase
Not Applicable
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Hemiplegic Cerebral Palsy
Sponsor
Southern Health
Enrollment
40
Status
Completed
Last Updated
6 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
July 8, 2005
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
6 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Sex
All

Investigators

Sponsor
Southern Health

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Diagnosis of spastic hemiplegic cerebral palsy; activie movement of the shoulder, elbow, wrist, digits and thumb; able to grasp a 1 inch cube from a table top and release it into a large container; ability to attend to tasks and follow simple one stage commands; moderate levels of muscle tone and spasticity; no fixed contracture in target group of muscles to be injected with Botulinum toxin\-A.

Exclusion Criteria

  • Previous Botulinum toxin\-A injections in the upper limb in the past twelve months; prior upper limb surgery (ie. tendon transfer/tendon lengthening); families do not agree to cease all other alternative upper limb therapies.

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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