The purpose of this study is to assess the efficacy of a 6 months upper arm proprioceptive pressure therapy on Assisting Hand Assessment ("AHA") performance in Cerebral Palsy (CP). To perform this study, 80 CP patients aged of 5 to 10 years old will be included in a multicentric, double blind, prospective parallel-group randomized study. Treatment will be a pressure therapy using a LYCRA® compressive sleeve initially used in burn therapy. Primary outcome is to increase of 60% of AHA performance. The secondary outcome are to increase Quality of Upper Extremity Skill Test (QUEST), quality of life and improve Somatosensory Evoked Potentials (SEP).
The purpose of this study is to assess the efficacy of a 6 months upper arm proprioceptive pressure therapy on Assisting Hand Assessment ("AHA") performance in Cerebral Palsy (CP). To perform this study, 80 CP patients aged of 5 to 10 years old will be included in a multicentric, double blind, prospective parallel-group randomized study. Treatment will be a pressure therapy using a LYCRA® compressive sleeve initially used in burn therapy. Primary outcome is to increase of 60% of AHA performance. The secondary outcome are to increase Quality of Upper Extremity Skill Test (QUEST), quality of life and improve Somatosensory Evoked Potentials (SEP)
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Enrollment
101
Proprioceptive pressure therapy using a a LYCRA® compressive sleeve initially used in burn therapy : 15 to 25 mmHg.
LYCRA® non-compressive sleeve initially used in burn therapy : \< 5 mmHg.
CHU
Amiens, France
Service d'Education et de Soins Spécialisés à domicile_APF de Creil
Creil, France
CHU
Reims, France
Centre de Soins de Suite et de Réadaptation Pédiatrique Spécialisé_Centre Paul Dottin
Toulouse, France
Centre Marc Sautelet
Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France
Assisting Hand Assessment performance
Assisting Hand Assessment performance is a functional test to assess hand function for children with unilateral upper limb disabilities.
Time frame: 6 months
Upper Extremity skill Test (QUEST)
Upper Extremity skill Test is a functional test to assess upper limb mobility for children with unilateral upper limb disabilities.
Time frame: 6 months
Somatosensory Evoked Potentials (SEP)
Somatosensory Evoked Potentials (SEP) is a functional test to assess sensory nerve conduction
Time frame: 6 months
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