Developmental medicine and child neurology
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Dev Med Child Neurol · Dec 2011
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative StudyModified constraint-induced therapy for children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy: a randomized trial.
Conventional constraint-based therapies are intensive and demanding to implement, particularly for children. Modified forms of constraint-based therapies that are family-centred may be more acceptable and feasible for families of children with cerebral palsy (CP)-but require rigorous evaluation using randomized trials. The aim of this study was to determine the effects of modified constraint-induced therapy compared with intensive occupational therapy on activities of daily living and upper limb outcomes in children with hemiplegic CP. ⋯ Modified constraint-induced therapy is no more effective than intensive occupational therapy for improving completion of activities of daily living or upper limb function in children with hemiplegic CP.