Efficacy Study of an Interactive Robot for the Rehabilitation of the Upper Limb in Children With Cerebral Palsy
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01700153 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : October 4, 2012
Last Update Posted : May 8, 2013
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Cerebral Palsy (CP) is a major cause of impairments in child population. This disease justifies an intensive and prolonged multidisciplinary rehabilitation which can be optimised by robotics.
Our team has developed a robot designed to rehabilitate the child's upper limb. This robot allows the patient to perform active, passive, or assisted exercises.
This therapy is designed to promote motor development in children with CP. Its finality is to improve patients' quality of life and participation.
Several pilot studies evaluated the efficacy of robotic assisted therapy in children with CP but none RCT has been done.
Then, the aim of the study is to evaluate the efficacy of robotic-assisted therapy in children with cerebral palsy by evaluating the 3 fields of the ICF (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health) and performing a prospective randomized controlled single blind trial. Therefore, all patients will benefit from a classical rehabilitation as a basis. Furthermore, patients of the control and experimental groups will receive a supplement of classical rehabilitation and robotic-assisted therapy, respectively.
Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Cerebral Palsy | Other: Robotic-assisted therapy Other: Classical therapy | Not Applicable |

Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 16 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | Single (Outcomes Assessor) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | Study of the Effectiveness of an Interactive Robot for the Rehabilitation of the Upper Limb in Children With Cerebral Palsy by Evaluating the 3 Fields of the ICF: A Prospective, Randomized, Controlled, Simple Blind Study. |
Study Start Date : | September 2012 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | May 2013 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | May 2013 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Experimental: Robotic-assisted therapy
All patients will receive a similar classical rehabilitation as a basis. the 10 patients of this group will receive a supplement of robotic-assisted therapy.
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Other: Robotic-assisted therapy
This robotic device is designed to intensively rehabilitate the upper limb. Indeed, this robot allows the patient to perform a lot of active, passive, or assisted exercises. The level of assistance is determined and provided by the robot in function of the patient capacity. Other: Classical therapy conventional therapy will be performed by therapists specialized in neuro-pediatric rehabilitation |
Active Comparator: Classical therapy
All patients will receive a similar classical rehabilitation as a basis. the 10 patients of this group will receive a supplement of classical rehabilitation.
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Other: Classical therapy
conventional therapy will be performed by therapists specialized in neuro-pediatric rehabilitation |
- Kinematic [ Time Frame: Change from Baseline in Kinematic at an expected average of 3 months and 6 months ]
- Manual Ability Classification System [ Time Frame: Change from Baseline in manual ability at an expected average of 3 months and 6 months ]
- Quality of Upper Extremity Skills Test [ Time Frame: Change from Baseline in quality of upper extremity skills at an expected average of 3 months and 6 months ]
- Box and Block test [ Time Frame: Change from Baseline in dexterity at an expected average of 3 months and 6 months ]
- strength [ Time Frame: Change from Baseline in strength at an expected average of 3 months and 6 months ]
- Abilhand-Kids scale [ Time Frame: Change from Baseline in activity of daily living at an expected average of 3 months and 6 months ]
- Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory [ Time Frame: Change from Baseline in activity of daily living at an expected average of 3 months and 6 months ]
- MHAVIE [ Time Frame: Change from Baseline in parents' satisfaction of children activity daily living at an expected average of 3 months and 6 months ]

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 4 Years to 18 Years (Child, Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Cerebral palsy (hemi, quadri or di-plegia)
- MACS > 1/5 (moderate to severe impairments)
Exclusion Criteria:
- Botulinum toxin injection in the upper limb muscles
- Intrathecal Baclofen for the upper limb spasticity
- an unstable clinical condition contraindicating the upper limb rehabilitation treatments
- cognitive disorders preventing the understanding of the instructions
- other neurological or orthopedic pathology affecting the upper limb.

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01700153
Belgium | |
Institut royal de l'accueil du handicap moteur | |
Brussel, Belgium, 1200 |
Principal Investigator: | Maxime Gilliaux, PhD student | Université Catholique de Louvain |
Responsible Party: | Lejeune, Professor, Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc- Université Catholique de Louvain |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01700153 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
IONS-Gilliaux-01 |
First Posted: | October 4, 2012 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | May 8, 2013 |
Last Verified: | May 2013 |
Robotic-assisted therapy cerebral palsy ICF |
Paralysis Cerebral Palsy Neurologic Manifestations Nervous System Diseases |
Brain Damage, Chronic Brain Diseases Central Nervous System Diseases |