Cerebral palsy (CP) is the most common childhood motor disability. Weakness, spasticity, and loss of dexterity are the major problems in patients with CP. A novel virtual-reality cycling training (VCT) program was to enhance promising muscle strength and motor function through promoting the participant compliance and motivation. Non-invasive brain stimulation (NIBS), such as repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) and transcranial electric stimulation (TES) has potential to augment the training effects in motor neurorehabilitation via the modulation on neuroplasticity. Therefore, this study propose a novel intervention protocol to induce superior benefits on upper extremity (UE) motor function in patients with CP.
This study aims to investigate the augmented effects of VCT on neuromotor control and UE motor function by NIBS in patients with CP. We hypothesize that NIBS can augment the VCT effects on neuromotor control and UE motor function in patients with CP because combined therapy integrated peripheral modification techniques (VCT) and central modulation (NIBS). These effects may further enhance the activity of daily living (ADL), participation, and health related quality of life (HRQOL). This project is executed in the following two phases: to investigate the augmented effects of VCT on neuromotor control and UE motor function in patients with CP by rTMS in phase 1 (0-1.5 years) and tCS in phase 2 (1.5-3 years).
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Enrollment
36
Virtual cycling training is a convenient and easy approach for muscle strengthening.
Intermittent theta burst stimulation produces short TBS trains intermittently to facilitate cortical excitability.
TES is a constant current with low intensity delivered to the skull through surface electrodes.
Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Taoyuan, Taoyuan, Taiwan
Change from baseline Bruininks- Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency II at after six weeks of treatment and three month
The Bruininks- Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency II (BOT-2) provides an overview of fine and gross motor skills in children and school-aged adolescents.
Time frame: baseline, after 6 weeks of treatment, 3 months
Change from baseline Goal Attainment Scale at after six weeks of treatment and three month
Goal Attainment Scale (GAS) is used to help a person with cerebral palsy and their family develop personal goals for therapy (for each item minimum value is -2 and maximum value is 2, higher scores mean a better outcome).
Time frame: baseline, after 6 weeks of treatment, 3 months
Change from baseline Melbourne Assessment 2 at after six weeks of treatment and three month
The Melbourne Assessment 2 (MA2) is a valid and reliable tool for evaluating quality of upper limb movement in children with a neurological impairment aged 2.5 to 15 years.
Time frame: baseline, after 6 weeks of treatment, 3 months
Change from baseline Quality of upper extremity skills test at after six weeks of treatment and three month
The Quality of upper extremity skills test (QUEST) is an outcome measure that evaluates movement patterns and hand function in children with cerebral palsy.
Time frame: baseline, after 6 weeks of treatment, 3 months
Change from baseline Box and block test at after six weeks of treatment and three month
The Box and Block Test (BBT) measures unilateral gross manual dexterity.
Time frame: baseline, after 6 weeks of treatment, 3 months
Change from baseline Nine-Hole test at after six weeks of treatment and three month
The Nine-Hole Peg Test (NHPT) is used to measure finger dexterity in patients with various neurological diagnoses.
Time frame: baseline, after 6 weeks of treatment, 3 months
Change from baseline Functional Independence Measure at after six weeks of treatment and three month
Functional Independence Measure for Children:Applicable to infants and adolescents. The main purpose is to understand and track children's life function performance, progress and goal achievement. There are three main areas: self-care, mobility, and cognition. The score is from 1 to 7 points, 1 is completely dependent, and 7 is completely independent.
Time frame: baseline, after 6 weeks of treatment, 3 months
Change from baseline Pediatric Motor Activity Log at after six weeks of treatment and three month
The Pediatric Motor Activity Log (PMAL) is a structured interview intended to examine how often and how well a child uses his/her involved upper extremity (UE) in their natural environment outside the therapeutic setting.
Time frame: baseline, after 6 weeks of treatment, 3 months
Change from baseline ABILHAND Questionnaire at after six weeks of treatment and three month
The ABILHAND questionnaire assesses bimanual ability as an interview-based test focused on the patient's perceived difficulty. The ABILHAND-KIDS questionnaire is filled in by the parent of the child by rating the child's perceived difficulty of bimanual activities.
Time frame: baseline, after 6 weeks of treatment, 3 months
Change from baseline Assessment of Preschool Children's Participation at after six weeks of treatment and three month
Preferences for Activity of Children(APCP): For children between the ages of two and five, the questionnaire model is used to allow parents to circle the level. There are 45 questions in total, so that the case or parent can review the activities in the past 4 months and ask if the child have done this activity (1 point means yes, 0 points means no).
Time frame: baseline, after 6 weeks of treatment, 3 months
Change from baseline Children Assessment of Participation and Enjoyment at after six weeks of treatment and three month
Children Assessment of Participation and Enjoyment(CAPE): Applicable to children or adolescents between the ages of six and twenty one, through questionnaires through self-reports or interviews, a total of 55 questions, asking children about the activities involved in the past four months (1 point for yes, 0 for no).
Time frame: baseline, after 6 weeks of treatment, 3 months
Change from baseline Cerebral Palsy Quality of Life at after six weeks of treatment and three month
The comparison of baseline of Cerebral Palsy Quality of Life for CP after different therapy.
Time frame: baseline, after 6 weeks of treatment, 3 months
Change from baseline Motor Evoked Potential at after six weeks of treatment and three month
The comparison of baseline of Motor Evoked Potential for CP after different therapy.
Time frame: baseline, after 6 weeks of treatment, 3 months
Change from baseline Myoton at after six weeks of treatment and three month
The comparison of baseline of Myoton for CP after different therapy.
Time frame: baseline, after 6 weeks of treatment, 3 months
Change from baseline Hand dynamometer at after six weeks of treatment and three month
The comparison of baseline of hand dynamometer for CP after different therapy.
Time frame: baseline, after 6 weeks of treatment, 3 months
Change from baseline Motion analysis at after six weeks of treatment and three month
All participants will be instructed to perform a series of upper-extremity tasks. The tasks include reaching and grasping. An 8-camera motion analysis system (Vicon system, 3-D Oxfort Metrics Ltd, Oxford, UK) is used in conjunction with a personal computer to capture the movement of markers placed on the participant's body; analog signals were collected simultaneously. Movements were recorded at 120 Hz and digitally low-pass filtered at 5 Hz using a second-order Butterworth filter. Reference markers are placed on the distal interphalangeal joints of the thumb and index finger, the styloid process of the ulna, proximal end of the second metacarpal, and the object.
Time frame: baseline, after 6 weeks of treatment, 3 months
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