The long-term goal of this project is to assess the impact of the novel sensory stimulation technique in enhancing outcomes of constraint-induced movement therapy (CIMT) in children with cerebral palsy. This is a pilot project.
The stimulation is peripheral sensory stimulation involving application of low-level, random-frequency vibration to the wrist skin. The hypothesis is that improvement in upper extremity function will be greater for the experimental group receiving the stimulation during CIMT compared with the control group who will wear the device with no vibration (placebo). This pilot study is to assess feasibility and safety.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Enrollment
13
The standardized Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy aims to improve the child's weak upper extremity through intensive frequent and repetitive movements. The therapy duration is 6 hours/day for 5 consecutive days.
Vibration applied to the wrist.
No vibration applied to the wrist.
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, South Carolina, United States
Feasibility (Total Number of Hours That Participants Wear the Device)
total number of hours that participants wear the device
Time frame: through 5-day study completion.
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