The influence of physiotherapy on the shoulder function of children with Obstetric Brachial Plexus Injury (OBPL).
- Conditions
- Shoulder function children OBPL, obstetric brachial plexus injury, Erb's palsySchouderfunctie kinderen OPBL, obstetrisch plexus brachialis letsel, Ebse parese
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON23122
- Lead Sponsor
- Atrium Medical Centre Heerlen
- Brief Summary
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- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 100
Inclusion Criteria
1. Children with OBPL who have C5-6 or C5-C6-C7 lesions;
2. Age group: 1994-2006;
Exclusion Criteria
1. Children with OBPL which also have C8 and/or Th1 lesions besides above mentioned lesions;
2. Low level of development. The child should be able to understand and execute the instructions;
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational non invasive
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Results on functional level of the shoulder:<br /><br>1. Mallet Score (active shoulder function): 5 items (scores: II-IV);<br /><br>2. Range of Motion (ROM, passive shoulder function): 7 items (degrees).<br><br /><br /><br>Results on activity level of the shoulder:<br /><br>1. ABILHAND-children: 21 items (scores: impossible, difficult, easy).
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Same as the primary. The only difference is that the execution of shoulder related sports is included as physiotherapy minutes. The distribution of the participants in the above mentioned groups will change and probably also the outcomes. <br>The classification of the two groups will be the same.