Efficacy of Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy
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EFFICACY OF CONSTRAINT-INDUCED MOVEMENT THERAPY INTERVENTION FOR CHILDREN WITH CEREBRAL PALSY Andria Vetsch Mentor: Dr. Jane Case-Smith The Ohio State University, Occupational Therapy Division and University of Wisconsin-River Falls
Introduction Cerebral
Palsy(CP) Spastic Hemiplegic CP Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy(CIMT) 4,5 Features of CIMT
Constraint of the non-affected limb Forced use of the involved upper extremity Intensive treatment Education of parents
Past Research
Improved hand-movement efficiency2
Hands to midline
forearm supination and pronation
transferring a cube between hands
ulnar/palmer grasping with the hands
Investigated the protocol (length, frequency of treatment, populations participating) 1,3,5 Lack of research on fidelity of treatment
Purpose 1) Assess the consistency in which therapists administer CIMT in a pediatric hospital outpatient setting. 2) Assess inter-rater reliability of the fidelity measure used to score these consistencies. 3) Evaluate the effects of CIMT on a cohort of children with hemiparetic CP
Methods CIMT participants from NCH
Fidelity measure participants
10 children
4 children
Age range: 10 months- 13years
Age range: 21months-10years
Mean age: 3 years
Mean age: 5 years
6 females, 4 males
3 females, 1 male
Affected limbs: 6 right, 4 left
Affected limb: 4 right
Pre-Post assessment scores were collected at Nationwide Children’s Hospital (NCH)
Video recordings were taken throughout treatment session and scored by three raters
Mean scores
Mean Score for Pre-Post Test
Rater 1 2 3
Mean Fidelity Rating Mean rating for Mean rating for Therapist child 2.43 2.07 2.14
2.00 2.25 1.69
Conclusion
Pre-Post test scores improved Consistency can lead to improved efficacy of therapy Promote the development of new skills and help to generalize skills in a variety of settings Developing a fidelity measure for CIMT and tracking child outcomes
Further Research Continue to assess the administration of CIMT Continue to research the effects of CIMT
Questions?
Thanks to SROP at Ohio State, Dr. Jane Case-Smith, and the University of Wisconsin River-Falls McNair Program for the opportunity to participate in this unique research project.
References 1. Case-Smith, J., and O’Brien,JC. Occupational Therapy for Children. 6th ed. Maryland Heights, MO: Mosby/Elsevier, (2010) Print.
2. DeLuca, Stephanie C., Karen Echols, Charles R. Law, and Sharon L. Ramey. "Intensive Pediatric Constraint-Induced Therapy for Children With Cerebral Palsy: Randomized, Controlled, Crossover Trial." Journal of Child Neurology 21.11 (2006): 931-38. Print. 3. Deluca,SC,Echols,K,Ramey,SL, Taub,E. Pediatric constraint-induced movement therapy for a young child: tow episodes of care. Phy Ther. (2003): 1003-1013Print. 4. Gordon,Andrew M., Charles,Jeanne, Wolf, Steven L. "Methods of Constriant-Induced Therapy for Children with Hemiplegic Cerebral Palsy: Development of a Child-Friendly Intervention for Improving Upper-Extremity Function." Phys. Med. Rehabilitaion 86(2005): 837-44. Print. 5.
Taub, Edward, Sharon Landesman Ramey, Stephanie DeLuca, and Karen Echols. "Efficacy of Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy for Children with Cerebral Palsy with Asymmetric Motor Impairment." Pediatrics 113.2 (2004): 305-12. Print.
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