| Literature DB >> 33015220 |
Lindsay Pietruszewski1, Stephanie Burkhardt1, Paul J Yoder2, Jill Heathcock3, Dennis J Lewandowski1, Nathalie L Maitre1,4.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Past work showed that an in-person, therapist-guided, parent-implemented multicomponent intervention increased the motor functioning of the more affected upper extremity (UE) in infants with asymmetric cerebral palsy. The authors document treatment fidelity and provide initial testing of telehealth intervention delivery in a new subject sample.Entities:
Keywords: cerebral palsy; infant; neurodevelopment; rehabilitation; treatment
Year: 2020 PMID: 33015220 PMCID: PMC7517997 DOI: 10.1177/2329048X20946214
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Child Neurol Open ISSN: 2329-048X
Figure 1.Training flow algorithm to determine the starting level of the intervention.
Intervention Components.
| Intervention component | Duration | |
|---|---|---|
| 1a | Bimanual play with provided therapist training and suggested/provided toys | 20 min/d |
| 2 | Soft-constraint harness (C-Mitt) on less affected upper extremity | 6 h/d |
| 3 | Sensory-motor exploration with the non-constrained hand for provided small toys in bins with 2 sensory environmentsb
| 10-20 min/d |
| 4 | Reaching with a mitten made “sticky” with Velcro[ | 10-20 min/d |
| 5 | Education of parents on principles of positive parenting psychology | 20-30 minc |
a Children in the waitlist group are only provided intervention component (1).
b Large fava beans provide an even warm temperature, smooth texture, and large particle size. Specialty sand in bins at a depth ∼7 to 8 cm to allow small toys to be buried provides a cooler temperature, fine particle size with a sticky feel.
c Prior to demonstration of functional tasks.
Figure 2.Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials (CONSORT) flow diagram.
Study Inclusion and Exclusion Criteria.
| Criteria or methodology | |
|---|---|
| Participant | |
| Inclusion criteria | Diagnosis of hemiplegic or asymmetric quadriplegic CP using published algorithms and neurological examination |
| Asymmetric CP using Hammersmith Infant Neurological Examination Asymmetry Score >6 | |
| Exclusion criteria | Congenital brain malformations |
| Receipt of botulinum toxin to the affected extremity within 3 months of study entry | |
| Any prior long-term hard constraint programs | |
| Caregiver | |
| Inclusion criteria | Access to internet connectivity, video conferencing means in order to use platforma |
Abbreviation: CP, cerebral palsy.
a Parents lacking a smartphone or internet connectivity were provided with an internet hotspot and iPad with earbuds.
Participant Characteristics.
| N | Immediate | Waitlist |
| |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance, median [IQR], kilometers | 13 | 150 [13-312] | 152 [146-190] | .65a |
| Corrected age at intervention, median [IQR], completed months | 13 | 12 [10-15] | 10 [9-11] | 14a |
| GMFCS at baseline | 13 | .42b | ||
| Level I | 1 | 0 | ||
| Level II | 0 | 2 | ||
| Level III | 2 | 3 | ||
| Level IV | 4 | 1 | ||
| MACS at baseline | 13 | .85c | ||
| Level I | 2 | 0 | ||
| Level II | 0 | 2 | ||
| Level III | 2 | 3 | ||
| Level IV | 3 | 1 | ||
| HINE AS, median [IQR] | 13 | 10 [7.5-13.5] | 11 [9.5-11.75] | .65a |
| HINE Total, median [IQR] | 13 | 45 [33.5-53.5] | 46 [40.5-48.5] | .85a |
Abbreviations: GA, gestational age; GMFCS, Gross Motor Function Classification System, HINE, Hammersmith Infant Neurological Exam; IQR, interquartile range; MACS, Manual Abilities Classification Scale; N, number of non-missing values.
a One-way group-level analysis of variance.
b Chi-squared.
c Chi-squared performed between I/II and III/IV.
Baseline Upper Extremity Assessments.a
| Dependent variables | N | Immediate M (SD) | Waitlist control M (SD) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Movement units: kinematic measure of reach smoothness | 10 | 6.7 (3.9) | 5.1 (2.3) | .43 |
| Bayley measure of fine motor capacity | 13 | 6.9 (5.9) | 6.7 (4.6) | .95 |
| Bayley measure of bimanual fine motor capacity | 13 | 2.7 (1.6) | 2.8 (1.0) | .88 |
| Bayley measure of gross motor capacity | 13 | 27.4 (9.1) | 25.5 (5.4) | .66 |
a Group-level analysis of variance.
Post-Intervention Outcomes.a
| Dependent variables | N | Immediate M (SD) | Waitlist control M (SD) |
|
|
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Movement unitsb (reach smoothness) | 10 | 3.6 (0.6) | 4.9 (0.5) | 2.1 | 1,7 | .19 |
| Bayley unimanual fine motor | 13 | 9.6 (1.0) | 5.2 (1.1) | 8.2 | 1,10 |
|
| Bayley bimanual fine motor | 13 | 3.5 (0.4) | 2.6 (0.4) | 2.4 | 1,10 | .15 |
| Bayley gross motor | 13 | 29.5 (0.8) | 28.4 (0.8) | 0.8 | 1,10 | .38 |
a Pretest-adjusted immediate posttest means, SDs, tests of significance, and P values for between-group differences. Adjusted means, F, and P for groups of dependent variable outcomes post-intervention.
b For movement units, a lesser number indicates a smoother reach, as a perfectly smooth reach would have only 1 to 2 movement units. P value from analysis of covariance.
Bold P values were significant (P < .05).