Effect of Child friendly Constraint Induced Movement Therapy on unimanual and bimanual function in children with Cerebral Palsy

Effectiveness of Constraint Induced Movement Therapy (CIMT) has been approved in adult persons، while it seems that we need many researches with higher levels of evidence based in children. This research aimed to identify efficacy of CIMT on unimanual and bimanual function in children with Cerebral Palsy.

In this interventional study، were applied twenty eight participants were selected that had inclusion and exclusion criteria and then divided in two groups CIMT and control. The intervention was provided on 10 out of 12 consecutive days in CIMT group and another group was received occupational therapy services. Assessment tools which were utilized in the survey were Bruininks-Oseretsky Motor Proficiency Test، Caregiver Functional Use Survey (CFUS)، Jebsen-Taylor Test in Hand Function. In order to compare two groups Independent t-test was used and to compare each group from pre-test to post-test paired t-test was utilized.

Data showed significant differences between two groups in dexterity، bilateral coordination، bimanual coordination، bimanual function، unimanual function and Caregiver Functional Use Survey (how well & how frequently) (p<0. 05). Also comparison between pre-test and post-test in each group presented improvement in most of data in research.

protocol of child friendly Constraint Induced Movement Therapy was lead to improvement in either unimanual or bimanual hand function in children with cerebral palsy.