mCIMT and BIT are therapies applied in children with hemiplegia which have a great evidence, but not in a early age. This research has the objective to know the effects of this therapies in infants diagnosed of infantile hemiplegia from 9 to 18 months applying 50 hours of dose for both interventions during 10 weeks, executing them at home by familes.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
40
Not use of unaffected hand containment. Both hand are use to improve the bimanual coordination
Use unaffected hand containment in part of the intervention and then, both hands in bimanual activities without containment.
Following the usual therapy in the baby.
Hemiweb
Barcelona, Spain
RECRUITINGmini Assisting Hand Assesment
Bimanual functional performance Assessment in children with hemiplegia from 8 to 18 months.
Time frame: 10 weeks
Satisfaction questionnaire for familes
Descriptive questionnaire to obtain the adherence and satisfaction from families in this therapies.
Time frame: 10 weeks
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use of unaffected hand containment to improve the use of affected hand with unimanual activities