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A Novel Program Using Ride-on Toys to Improve Upper Extremity Function in Children With Hemiplegia
Led by University of Connecticut · Updated on 2025-06-05
30
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
100 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
U
University of Connecticut
Lead Sponsor
E
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
The purpose of this study is to assess the feasibility and utility of 2 types of play-based training programs co-delivered by researchers and caregivers within home/community settings to promote arm function among 3-to-8-year-old children with hemiplegia. Specifically, investigators will assess the feasibility of implementation and acceptance/satisfaction associated with a researcher-caregiver co-delivered community-based training program involving either joystick-operated powered ride-on toys (SPEED training) or creative upper extremity training (CRAFT training). The investigators will also compare the effects of these 2 types of training programs on children's arm motor function and spontaneous use of their affected arm during daily activities.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
A Novel Program Using Ride-on Toys to Improve Upper Extremity Function in Children With Hemiplegia
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Boys and girls between the ages of 3 - 8 years
- Diagnosed with hemiplegia by a medical doctor with clear asymmetry in upper extremity strength and control (one upper limb is clearly weaker than the other)
- Can maintain a supported sitting position for at least 15 minutes
You will not qualify if you...
- Only lower limb involvement
- Recent history (within past 6 months) of trauma or surgery or Botox
- Uncorrected blindness or profound visual impairment
- Fixed deformities at wrist or hand
- No active control in affected upper extremity
- Inability to follow 2-step directions
- Weight greater than 150 lbs
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Physical Therapy Program, Department of Kinesiology, University of Connecticut
Storrs, Connecticut, United States, 06269
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Research Team
S
Sudha M Srinivasan, PhD
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
SINGLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
2
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