Effectiveness of mirror therapy on improving the hand function in hemiplegic childre
Phase 1
- Conditions
- Spastic hemiplegia.Spastic hemiplegic cerebral palsy
- Registration Number
- IRCT2012080410491N1
- Lead Sponsor
- Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- Not specified
Inclusion Criteria
Spastic hemiplegic cerebral palsy; age ranges between 5-15 year-old; cognitively normal; intact visual and hearing ability; no intervention with botulinum toxin during the last 6 months prior to the study; willingness of child and parents to participate in the study
Exclusion criteria: unwillingness of child or their parents to continue cooperation with the researchers; any reason leading the participant to be unable to continue such as admitting to hospital or getting sick
Exclusion Criteria
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Functional status of affected hand. Timepoint: Two times in the baseline phase - Three times in the treatment phase - Two times after withdrawing the treatment phase. Method of measurement: Box and block test.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Hand dexterity. Timepoint: Two times in the baseline phase - Three times in the treatment phase - Two times after withdrawing the treatment phase. Method of measurement: A fuctional test of beads threading.