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Kinesiotaping the Hand in Cerebral Palsy

NCT02073513 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 45

Last updated 2014-02-27

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Summary

BACKROUNDS: Thumb in palm deformity restricts hand function by prevent somatosensory input in the children with cerebral palsy who have spasticity in their hands.

OBJECTİVES: To investigate the effects of thenar palmar kinesiotape application with and without pressure on hand function in children with cerebral palsy. METHOD: 45 children were randomly allocated to one of the thenar taping groups either with or without pressure or to the control group. Nine hole peg test and nine parts puzzle test were used to measure hand function. The two study groups were evaluated initially, with taping 20 minutes later and 20 minutes after taping was removed.

Conditions

  • Spasticity

Interventions

DEVICE

Kinesiotape plus thenar pressure (PPTG)

In the kinesiotape plus thenar pressure (PPTG). Kinesiotape was applied to control the cortical thumb sign. In addition a piece of plastazote aiming to give thenar pressure was also applied. The amount of pressure was regulated so that the child felt the pressure without being irritated and without restriction in grasping functions.

DEVICE

Taping Group (TG)

In the taping group (TG) kinesiotape was applied to control the cortical thumb sign.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Hacettepe University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Fatma UYGUR, Prof. PhD. · Hacettepe University Ethical Committee

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
4 Years
Max Age
14 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2009-11-30
Primary Completion
2010-09-30
Completion
2010-09-30

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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