scholarly journals Acupuncture treatment on the motor area of the scalp for motor dysfunction in children with cerebral palsy: study protocol for a multicenter randomized controlled trial

Trials ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jun Wang ◽  
Wei Shi ◽  
Dhiaedin Khiati ◽  
Bingpei Shi ◽  
Xiaojuan Shi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cerebral Palsy ◽  
Acupuncture Treatment ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Scalp Acupuncture ◽  
Motor Dysfunction ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Rehabilitation Treatment ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Children With Cerebral Palsy ◽  
Function Measure

Abstract Background Scalp acupuncture has been widely used as treatment for motor dysfunction in children with cerebral palsy in China. Previous studies have failed to provide high-quality evidence to demonstrate the effectiveness of this treatment in children with cerebral palsy. No high-quality randomized controlled trials on scalp acupuncture have been published. The aim of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of Jiao’s scalp acupuncture when combined with routine rehabilitation treatment versus routine rehabilitation treatment alone for motor dysfunction in children with cerebral palsy. Methods/Design This is a four-centre randomized controlled trial. One hundred cerebral palsy patients with motor dysfunction were enrolled. Patients will be allocated in a 1:1 ratio into either an acupuncture treatment group or a control group. Cerebral palsy patients in the control group will receive conventional rehabilitation treatment, whereas patients in the acupuncture group will receive a combination of scalp acupuncture and conventional rehabilitation treatment. Thirty-six treatment sessions will be performed over a 12-week period. The Gross Motor Function Measure and the Fine Motor Function Measure Scale will be assessed as the primary outcome measures. The Paediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory and the Cerebral Palsy Quality of Life Questionnaire for Children will be selected as secondary outcome measures. All assessments will be conducted at baseline, week 4 (treatment 12), week 8 (treatment 24), week 12 (treatment 36) and week 24 (follow-up). Discussion This is the first trial evaluating the efficacy and safety of scalp acupuncture as a treatment for motor dysfunction in children with cerebral palsy. The results of this trial are expected to provide relevant evidence demonstrating that scalp acupuncture can be used as an effective rehabilitation treatment method for improving motor dysfunction in children with cerebral palsy. Trial registration ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT03921281. Registered on 19 April 2019.

scholarly journals Acupuncture treatment on the motor area of the scalp for motor dysfunction in children with cerebral palsy: study protocol for a multicenter randomized controlled trial

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jun Wang ◽  
Wei Shi ◽  
Dhiaedin Khiati ◽  
Bingpei Shi ◽  
Xiaojuan Shi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cerebral Palsy ◽  
Acupuncture Treatment ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Scalp Acupuncture ◽  
Motor Dysfunction ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Rehabilitation Treatment ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Children With Cerebral Palsy ◽  
Function Measure

Abstract Background: Scalp acupuncture has been widely used as treatment for motor dysfunction in children with cerebral palsy in China. Previous studies have failed to provide high quality evidence to demonstrate the effectiveness of this treatment in children with cerebral palsy. No high quality randomized controlled trials on scalp acupuncture have been published. The aim of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of jiao’ scalp acupuncture when combined with routine rehabilitation treatment versus routine rehabilitation treatment alone for motor dysfunction in children with cerebral palsy. Methods/design: This is a four-centred randomized controlled trial. One hundred cerebral palsy patients with motor dysfunction were enrolled. Patients will be allocated in a 1:1 ratio into either an acupuncture treatment group or a control group. Cerebral palsy patients in the control group will receive conventional rehabilitation treatment, whereas patients in the acupuncture group will receive a combination of scalp acupuncture and conventional rehabilitation treatment. Thirty-six treatment sessions will be performed over a 12-week period. The Gross Motor Function Measure and the Fine Motor Function Measure Scale will be assessed as the primary outcome measure. The Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory, and the Cerebral Palsy Quality of Life Questionnaire for Children will be selected as secondary outcome measures. All assessments will be conducted at baseline, week 4 (treatment 12), week 8 ( treatment 24 ), week 12 (treatment 36), and week 24 (follow-up). Discussion: This is the first trial evaluating the efficacy and safety of scalp acupuncture as a treatment for motor dysfunction in children with cerebral palsy. The results of this trial are expected to provide relevant evidence demonstrating that scalp acupuncture can be used as an effective rehabilitation treatment method for improving motor dysfunction in children with cerebral palsy.

scholarly journals Scalp acupuncture treatment for motor dysfunction in children with cerebral palsy: study protocol for a multicenter randomized controlled Trial

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jun Wang ◽  
Wei Shi ◽  
Dhiaedin Khiati ◽  
Bingpei Shi ◽  
Xiaojuan Shi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cerebral Palsy ◽  
Acupuncture Treatment ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Scalp Acupuncture ◽  
Motor Dysfunction ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Rehabilitation Treatment ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Children With Cerebral Palsy ◽  
Function Measure

Abstract Abstract Background: Scalp acupuncture has shown a remarkable treatment efficacy on motor dysfunction in children with cerebral palsy, especially when performed on the motor area of Jiao’s scalp acupuncture, which is the most widely used treatment. However, previous studies have summarized that the clinical curative effect of acupuncture treatment for children with cerebral palsy remains uncertain. Meanwhile, no randomized controlled trials on scalp acupuncture have been performed. The aim of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of scalp acupuncture for motor dysfunction in children with cerebral palsy. Methods/design: This is an assessor and analyst blinded, randomized controlled trial. One hundred cerebral palsy patients with motor dysfunction meeting the inclusion criteria will be allocated by a 1:1 ratio into either an acupuncture treatment group or a control group. Cerebral palsy in the control group will receive conventional rehabilitation treatment, whereas a combination of scalp acupuncture and conventional rehabilitation treatment will be applied to the acupuncture group. Thirty-six treatment sessions will be performed over a 12-week period. The Gross Motor Function Measure and the Fine Motor Function Measure Scale will be assessed as the primary outcome measure. The Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory, and the Cerebral Palsy Quality of Life Questionnaire for Children will be selected as secondary outcome measurements. All assessments will be conducted at baseline, week 4 (treatment 12), week 8 (treatment 24), week 12 (treatment 36), and week 24 (follow-up). Discussion: This is the first trial evaluating the efficacy and safety of scalp acupuncture for motor dysfunction in children with cerebral palsy. The results of this trial are expected to provide relevant evidence demonstrating that scalp acupuncture can be used as an effective rehabilitation treatment method for improving motor dysfunction in children with cerebral palsy.

Can a six-week exercise intervention improve gross motor function for non-ambulant children with cerebral palsy? A pilot randomized controlled trial

2012 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 150-159 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Bryant ◽  
Terry Pountney ◽  
Heather Williams ◽  
Natalie Edelman
Keyword(s):  
Cerebral Palsy ◽  
Motor Function ◽  
Exercise Intervention ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Gross Motor ◽  
Gross Motor Function ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Children With Cerebral Palsy ◽  
And Control

Objective: To determine the effect of a six-week exercise intervention on gross motor function for non-ambulant children with cerebral palsy. Design: A parallel arm randomized controlled trial. Setting: Four special schools. Participants: Thirty-five children aged 8–17 with bilateral cerebral palsy; Gross Motor Function Classification System levels IV–V. Method: Participants were randomly allocated to a static bike group, a treadmill group or control group. Participants in the bike and treadmill groups received exercise training sessions, three times weekly for six weeks. The control group received their usual care. Blinded assessments were performed at baseline and six weeks and followed up at 12 and 18 weeks. Outcome measures: Gross Motor Function Measures GMFM-66, GMFM-88D and GMFM-88E. Results: At six weeks significant differences were found in GMFM-88D scores between the bike group and the control group, and the treadmill group and the control group ( P < 0.05). The mean change (SD) in GMFM-88D score was 5.9 (6.8) for the bike group; 3.7 (4.4) for the treadmill group and 0.5 (1.9) for the control group. No significant differences were found for GMFM-66 or GMFM-88E scores between the bike group and control group, or the treadmill group and control group, although trends of improvement were observed for both exercise groups. The improvements observed declined during the follow-up period. Conclusion: This study provides preliminary evidence that exercising on a bike or treadmill may provide short-term improvements in gross motor function for non-ambulant children with cerebral palsy. This needs to be tested in a large-scale randomized trial.

scholarly journals Efficacy of axial TheraTogs on gait pattern in children with dyskinetic cerebral palsy: a randomized controlled trial

2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shamekh Mohamed El-Shamy ◽  
Ehab Mohamed Abd El Kafy
Keyword(s):  
Cerebral Palsy ◽  
Physical Therapy ◽  
Muscle Tone ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Gait Pattern ◽  
Controlled Study ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Gait Parameters ◽  
Experimental Group

Abstract Background TheraTogs promotes proprioceptive sense of a child with cerebral palsy and improves abnormal muscle tone, posture alignment, balance, and gait. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate the efficacy of TheraTogs orthotic undergarment on gait pattern in children with dyskinetic cerebral palsy. Thirty children with dyskinetic cerebral palsy were selected for this randomized controlled study. They were randomly assigned to (1) an experimental group that received TheraTogs orthotic undergarment (12 h/day, 3 days/week) plus traditional physical therapy for 3 successive months and (2) a control group that received only traditional physical therapy program for the same time period. Gait parameters were measured at baseline and after 3 months of intervention using Pro-Reflex motion analysis. Results Children in both groups showed significant improvements in the gait parameters (P < 0.05), with significantly greater improvements in the experimental group than in the control group. Conclusions The use of TheraTogs may have a positive effect to improve gait pattern in children with dyskinetic cerebral palsy. Trial registration This trial was registered in the ClinicalTrial.gov PRS (NCT03037697).

Randomized controlled trial of occupational performance coaching for mothers of children with cerebral palsy

2018 ◽  
Vol 82 (4) ◽  
pp. 213-219 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mina Ahmadi Kahjoogh ◽  
Dorothy Kessler ◽  
Seyed Ali Hosseini ◽  
Mehdi Rassafiani ◽  
Nazila Akbarfahimi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Cerebral Palsy ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Performance Measure ◽  
Occupational Performance ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Performance Coaching ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Children With Cerebral Palsy

Introduction The purpose of this study was to assess the efficacy of occupational performance coaching in mothers of children with cerebral palsy. Method A randomized controlled trial was used. Thirty mothers of children with cerebral palsy were randomly assigned to an occupational performance coaching group or control group. The Canadian Occupational Performance Measure and Sherer General Self-efficacy Scale were measured before and after the study. Results Occupational performance coaching had significant effects on participants’ occupational performance and self-efficacy. In child-related goals, there was also a statistically significant difference between two groups ( p = 0.05). Conclusion The results indicated that occupational performance coaching could be an effective intervention to increase the self-efficacy of mothers and improve the occupational performance of children and mothers of children with cerebral palsy. This trial is registered at NCT02915926 at clinicaltrials.gov

scholarly journals Intensive Motion Style Acupuncture Treatment (MSAT) Is Effective for Patients with Acute Whiplash Injury: A Randomized Controlled Trial

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (7) ◽  
pp. 2079
Author(s):  
Doori Kim ◽  
Kyoung-Sun Park ◽  
Jin-Ho Lee ◽  
Won-Hyung Ryu ◽  
Heeyoung Moon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Whiplash Injury ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Acupuncture Treatment ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Rank Test ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Korean Medicine ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Motion Style

In this single-center, parallel, randomized controlled trial, we aim to examine the effects and safety of motion style acupuncture treatment (MSAT; a combination of acupuncture and Doin therapy) on pain reduction and functional improvement in patients with whiplash-associated disorders (WADs). Ninety-seven patients with cervical pain admitted to the Bucheon Jaseng Hospital of Korean Medicine, South Korea, due to acute whiplash injury were treated with integrative Korean medicine (IKM) with (MSAT group, 48 patients) or without (control group, 49 patients) an additional 3-day MSAT during hospitalization (5–14 days) and followed-up for 90 days. The mean numeric rating scale (NRS) scores of the MSAT and control groups at baseline were 5.67 (95% confidence interval (CI), 5.33, 6.01) and 5.44 (95% CI, 5.06, 5.82), respectively, and on day 5, 3.55 (95% CI, 3.04, 4.06) and 4.59 (95% CI, 4.10–5.07), respectively. The NRS change difference between the groups was −1.07 (95% CI, −1.76, −0.37). The rate of recovery of neck pain (NRS score change ≥ 2 points) was significantly faster in the MSAT than in the control group (log-rank test p = 0.0055). IKM treatment combined with MSAT may be effective in reducing the pain and improving the range of motion in patients with WADs.

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