Bimanual Training in Children With Hemiplegia (HABIT)

April 13, 2021 updated by: Andrew Gordon, Teachers College, Columbia University

Randomized Clinical Trial of Hand Arm Bimanual Intensive Therapy (HABIT)

A randomized control trial of bimanual training in children with hemiplegia. The protocols have been developed at Columbia University to be child friendly and draws upon our experience since 1997 with constraint-induced movement therapy in children with cerebral palsy. The investigators will test the hypothesis that bimanual training (HABIT) will result in improved hand function in children with hemiplegia.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

A new treatment involving bimanual (Hand-Arm Bimanual Intensive Therapy (HABIT). The protocols have been developed at Columbia University to be child friendly and draws upon our experience since 1997 with constraint-induced movement therapy in children with cerebral palsy. The investigators developed HABIT in 2004 as an alternative to constraint-therapy that avoids use of a restraint. The interventions are performed in a 15 day day-camp setting with several children and at least one therapist per child. The investigators have conducted 24 day camps to date since 2002, and are now collaborating with clinicians worldwide to expand our treatment availability. The aim is to promote the use of and improve the coordination of movement of both hands together. PARTICIPATION IS FREE. Please check out our website for more information: http://www.tc.edu/centers/cit/

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

22

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • New York
      • New York, New York, United States, 10027
        • Teachers College, Columbia University

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

1 year to 16 years (Child)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

*willingness to agree to intervention and testing procedures and travel to the University for participation and testing

Exclusion Criteria:

  • health problems not associated with CP
  • uncontrollable seizures
  • visual problems that would interfere with carrying out the intervention or testing
  • botulinum toxin therapy in the upper extremity musculature during the last six months or who wish to receive it within the period of study

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: HABIT
Hand-Arm Bimanual Intensive Therapy (HABIT)
Behavioral: HABIT
90 hours of bimanual training over 3 weeks in a day camp environment
Other Names:
  • constraint-induced movement therapy, bimanual training, occupational therapy, physical therapy
No Intervention: Ongoing usual and customary rehabilitation care
Subjects are tested over 6 months while receiving their ongoing usual and customary care schedule of physical and occupational therapy or following constraint-induced movement therapy received as usual and customary care independent of the study, and then are crossed-over to receive HABIT.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Change from baseline in quality of bimanual hand use at 12 months
Time Frame: 12 months
Changes in quality of how the two hands are used during manual activity as determined from video analysis.
12 months
Change from baseline in manual dexterity at 12 months
Time Frame: 12 months
Change from baseline in timed performance of standardized manual activities
12 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Change from baseline in upper extremity strength at 12 months
Time Frame: 12 months
12 months
Change from baseline in range of upper extremity motion at 12 months
Time Frame: 12 months
12 months
Change from baseline in goal achievement at 12 months
Time Frame: 12 months
Change in caregiver ratings of activities identified as important goals by the caregiver
12 months

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Teachers College, Columbia University

Collaborators

Thrasher Research Fund

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Andrew M Gordon, PhD, Teachers College, Columbia University

Publications and helpful links

The person responsible for entering information about the study voluntarily provides these publications. These may be about anything related to the study.

General Publications

Helpful Links

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

July 1, 2011

Primary Completion (Actual)

December 1, 2014

Study Completion (Actual)

December 1, 2014

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

August 8, 2011

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 9, 2011

First Posted (Estimate)

August 10, 2011

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

April 19, 2021

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 13, 2021

Last Verified

April 1, 2021

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 11204 (Registry Identifier: DAIDS ES Registry Number)

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

Undecided

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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