About this trial
This clinical trial aims to Compare the effectiveness of lower limb CIMT and the Strength Training of the Non-Hemiplegic lower limb on motor performance in hemiplegic children with CP.
Participants will:
diagnosed with hemiplegic cerebral palsy treated with CIMT or Strength training (cross-education) for a non-hemiplegic limb for 8 weeks.
3 sessions per week. Measurements will be taken at baseline and then at the end of the 8 weeks.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy aged age between 4 and 10.
(GMFCS) levels I, II and III.
Able to follow therapist instructions during training session.
Disqualifiers
Lack of patient's cooperation.
Difficulty wearing constraint method due to severe joint deformation or/and contracture.
Patients were treated with botulinum toxin during the last 3 months.
Seizure disorder not fully controlled by medication.
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- rehabilitation