Effectiveness of action observation treatment based on pathological model in hemiplegic children: a randomized-controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Action observation treatment (AOT) is an innovative therapeutic approach consisting in the observation of actions followed by their subsequent repetition. The standard version of AOT consists in the observation/imitation of a typically developed individual, which is proposed as model (TDM-AOT).

Aim

This study aims to compare the effectiveness of AOT based on a pathological ameliorative model (PAM-AOT) versus TDM-AOT in improving upper limb ability in children with unilateral cerebral palsy (UCP).

Design

The study consists in a prospective randomized controlled, evaluator-blinded trial (RCT), with two active arms, designed to evaluate the effectiveness of AOT based on pathological model (PAM-AOT) as compared to a standard AOT based on TDM (TDM-AOT).

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SUBMITTER: Errante A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11391395 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature