Status:
TERMINATED
Comparison of Tendon Transfer, Botox Injections and Ongoing Treatment in Hemiplegic Cerebral Palsy
Lead Sponsor:
Shriners Hospitals for Children
Conditions:
Cerebral Palsy
Eligibility:
All Genders
4-17 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Doctors use different treatments for people with Cerebral Palsy. Surgery is one option. Botulinum toxin injections are another option; these are given directly into spastic muscles to weaken them temp...
Detailed Description
The specific aims of this study and the methodology for achieving them are: 1. To determine if tendon surgery for the forearm, wrist and thumb deformities of UECP is more effective than Botulinum tox...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- diagnosis of UECP
- aged four to 17 years
- candidate for standard surgical management (tendon transfer)
Exclusion
- subject could benefit from procedures in addition to standard surgical management and releases, and these procedures could be performed at the same anesthetic (for example, elbow flexor release)
- previous Botulinum toxin injection session in the affected UE in \< 1 year
- previous ipsilateral UE surgery
- primary language other than English or Spanish
- subject and/or parent unwilling to attend eight therapy sessions and perform home exercise protocol
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
February 1 2005
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
May 1 2013
Estimated Enrollment :
38 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00250081
Start Date
February 1 2005
End Date
May 1 2013
Last Update
November 19 2014
Active Locations (10)
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1
Shriners Hospitals for Children Northern California
Sacramento, California, United States, 95817
2
Alfred I duPont Childrens Hospital
Wilmington, Delaware, United States, 19803
3
Children's National Medical Center
Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States, 20010-2970
4
Shriners Hosptials for Children
Tampa, Florida, United States, 33612