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Observational Study of the Conjugated Rehabilitation on Children With Cerebral Palsy

Completed
Conditions
Cerebral Palsy
Interventions
Other: Korean medical treatment
Registration Number
NCT02223741
Lead Sponsor
Korean Medicine Hospital of Pusan National University
Brief Summary

This study is designed to assess effectiveness, safety and cost-utility of conventional rehabilitation and traditional Korean medicine conjugated rehabilitation on children with cerebral palsy.

Detailed Description

1. Survey

1. An interview survey on baseline

* Basic characteristics

* Cause of cerebral palsy

* Accompanied disorders

* Health problems

* Operation history

* Drug-taking

* Rehabilitation treatment

* Korean medicine treatment

* Health functional food

* Medical care cost

2. An interview survey on 26th and 52nd weeks

* Accompanied disorders

* Health problems

3. A weekly tracking survey

* Health problems

* Therapeutic change

* Medical care cost

* Quality of life

2. Assessment for function development on baseline, 26th and 52nd weeks

* Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS)

* Gross Motor Function Measure-66 (GMFM-66)

* Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory (PEDI)

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
207
Inclusion Criteria
  • Children with cerebral palsy
  • Age from 6 to 78 months
  • whose guardian consent to the present study
Exclusion Criteria
  • who had an orthopedic operation due to cerebral palsy
  • who has congenital muscular disease, hereditary disease, or progressive central nervous system diseases
  • who suffers from severe diseases (ie, cancer, severe heart disease, severe infectious disease)

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Korean medicine conjugate rehabilitationKorean medical treatmentthose with more than 30 days of herbal drugs or more than 12 times of acupuncture (Korean medical treatment) within six months in addition to conventional rehabilitation
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change from baseline on GMFM-66 scores at week 26 and 52Baseline, Week 26, Week 52

The GMFM-66 includes 66 items identified through Rasch analysis, which, together, best describe gross motor function in children with cerebral palsy of varying abilities.

Change from baseline on PEDI scores at week 26 and 52Baseline, Week 26, Week 52

The PEDI measures abilities in the three functional domains of self-care, mobility and social function with 217 questions.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change of severity from baseline on accompanied disorders and health problems at week 24 and 52Baseline, Week 26, Week 52

Trial Locations

Locations (6)

Heoyoungjin Oriental Medical Clinic

🇰🇷

Seoul, Korea, Republic of

Pusan national University Yangsan Hospital

🇰🇷

Yangsan, Gyeongnam, Korea, Republic of

Pusan National University Hospital

🇰🇷

Busan, Korea, Republic of

Haema Oriental Medical Clinic

🇰🇷

Seoul, Korea, Republic of

Seongmo-i Oriental Medical Clinic

🇰🇷

Daegu, Korea, Republic of

Dong-Eui University Korean Medical Hospital

🇰🇷

Ulsan, Korea, Republic of

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