Hand-Arm Bimanual Intensive Therapy Including Lower Extremities in Infants With Unilateral Cerebral Palsy: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Earlier detection of cerebral palsy (CP) and the high neuroplastic potential during the first years of life have motivated a search for early interventions to improve children's long-term motor abilities.

Objective

To determine the effectiveness of baby Hand-Arm Bimanual Intensive Therapy Including Lower Extremities (HABIT-ILE) to improve motor function in infants with unilateral CP (UCP).

Design, setting, and participants

This parallel group, 1:1, randomized clinical trial was conducted between December 1, 2020, and September 9, 2022, in infants recruited through centers specializing in CP treatment and parents' spontaneous applications. Therapy took place in Brussels, Belgium, from March 8, 2021, through June 17, 2022. Infants were matched in pairs by age

SUBMITTER: Carton de Tournai A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11574690 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature