Functional Splinting efficacy in a Specific Task Home Program for Children with Cerebral Palsy. A Randomized Controlled Trial.
The purpose of this study is to investigate whether wearing a functional hand splint adds benefit to carrying out a task-specific home program. Thirty-three children were randomly assigned to the Specific Task and Splint Group or to a comparison group. Participants were evaluated before and after 6...
| Publicado en: | Developmental Neurorehabilitation Vol. 25; no. 7; pp. 469 - 479 |
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| Autores principales: | , , , |
| Formato: | research tables/charts randomized controlled trial Journal Article |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Oct2022
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| Acceso en línea: | Ver este registro en EBSCOhost |
| Sumario: | The purpose of this study is to investigate whether wearing a functional hand splint adds benefit to carrying out a task-specific home program. Thirty-three children were randomly assigned to the Specific Task and Splint Group or to a comparison group. Participants were evaluated before and after 6 weeks of intervention and at 14 weeks of follow-up. Both groups improved on the Assisting Hand Assessment and the Children's Hand-use Experience Questionnaire (AHA Units p =.000; CHEQ bimanual tasks p =.000; CHEQ grasp efficacy p =.000 and CHEQ time utilization p =.018). No differences were found between the groups after the intervention or after the follow-up. Hand skills improved in both groups who received a task-specific home program. Wearing a functional hand splint did not appear to improve effectiveness in addition to the home program. This study is registered in ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT03282422). |
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