Functional Effects and Impact on Motor Neuronal Activity of Early and Intensive Motrice (Hand and Arm Bimanual Intensive Therapy Including Lower Extremities: HABIT-ILE) Reeducation in Children With Pre-school Bilateral Cerebral Palsy (MOOV)

Functional Effects and Impact on Motor Neuronal Activity of Early and Intensive MOtrice (Hand and Arm Bimanual Intensive Therapy Including Lower Extremities: HABIT-ILE) Reeducation in Children With Pre-school Bilateral Cerebral Palsy: a Trial Multicentre Randomized Control With Medico-economic Evaluation

One of the urgent priorities in the field of pediatric neuro-rehabilitation is the development of efficient early motor interventions for children with cerebral palsy (CP). Animal studies suggest that early intensive interventions are likely to have a significant impact on the organization of the brain and corticospinal tracts, reducing motor impairments and their medium and long-term consequences in children with cerebral palsy. Although most of the growth, development and cortical organization takes place in the time course of the first 2 years of life, most studies investigating the effectiveness of intensive rehabilitation and associated neurophysiological mechanisms have been conducted in school-aged children (> 6 years). In addition, the vast majority of these studies were conducted in children with unilateral CP, while the bilateral form of the pathology has the highest prevalence. It is therefore a priority to investigate the effectiveness of early interventions on the overall motor function of children with CP, especially in children with bilateral form of CP.

Hand and Arm Bimanual Intensive Therapy Including Lower Extremities (HABIT-ILE) makes it possible to apply the concepts of structured motor learning and intensive treatment to both the upper limbs and the lower limbs and demonstrated improvements at both levels in school-aged children with unilateral CP and bilateral and then at all three International Classification of Functioning and Disability levels. The principles and content of HABIT-ILE can be applied to pre-school children and this method is promising for early neuro-rehabilitation.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Cerebral Palsy
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: MRI; Other: 3D and EMG analysis; Other: care and classic activities; Other: Electro-Encephalography-High Density

Detailed Description

The main objective of this study is to evaluate the effect of 10 days (i.e. 50 hours) of early HABIT-ILE (HABIT-ILE) on the overall motor function of children aged 1 to 4 with bilateral cerebral palsy in comparison to 10 days (50h) of spontaneous overall motor activity including usual rehabilitation (control group).

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 36
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• France
  • Angers
    • Angers, Angers, France, 49000
      • Les Capucins
  • Brest
    • Brest, Brest, France, 29000
      • Fondation ILDYS - Site de Ty Yann

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 1 year to 4 years (Child)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Child with bilateral cerebral palsy proven to be spastic or dyskinetic
• 1 to 4 years old inclusive (12 to 59 months) (age corrected if premature) able to follow instructions and to be able to carry out all the assessments, in accordance with his age
• Being matched to a child according to age, etiology of CP / classification of motor function (GMFCS)
• Signature of consent by the two holders of parental authority

Exclusion Criteria:

• Exceed 4 years and 11 months (59 months) during the internship evaluation period.
• Uncontrolled epilepsy.
• History of toxin injection or surgery in the 6 months preceding the study period or scheduled within 3 months (during the study period).
• Visual or cognitive deficit preventing the child from seeing the games and interacting
• Usual contraindications to magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) such as metal implants.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

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

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Interventional; 10 days of intensive and structured motor therapy, 5 hours a day = 50h	Other: MRI; MRI at baseline and J90; Other: 3D and EMG analysis; 3D and EMG analysis at baseline and J90; Other: care and classic activities; physiotherapy and psychomotility. As needed weekly sessions of speech therapist or orthoptist and daily activities of the child.; Other: Electro-Encephalography-High Density; Electro-Encephalography-High Density (children with unilateral PC only) at baseline and J90
Placebo Comparator: Control; 10 days of care and classic activities	Other: MRI; MRI at baseline and J90; Other: 3D and EMG analysis; 3D and EMG analysis at baseline and J90; Other: care and classic activities; physiotherapy and psychomotility. As needed weekly sessions of speech therapist or orthoptist and daily activities of the child.; Other: Electro-Encephalography-High Density; Electro-Encephalography-High Density (children with unilateral PC only) at baseline and J90

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Gross Motor Function Measure (GMFM)	Measures change in gross motor function over time in children with cerebral palsy. The score range from 0 to 100 as a percentage. 100 is the best outcome.	1 hour

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Both Hands Assessment	Assess the extent to which the more severely affected hand can assist during two-handed activities	up to 90 days
Melbourne Assessment 2	Assess the quality of movement in children with neurological disorders	up to 90 days
ACTIVLIM-CP	Assess the child's overall performance during daily activities.	up to 90 days
Young Children's Participation and Environment Measure	Assess the participation of young children with disabilities and delays in terms of patterns of participation at home, in daycare/preschool, and in the community; perceived environmental supports and barriers to participation; and activity-specific parenting strategies to promote participation	up to 90 days
Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory Computer Adaptive Test	assess functional abilities in four areas: activities of daily living, mobility, social/cognitive functioning, and self-care.	up to 90 days
Canadian Occupational Performance Measure	define therapeutic goals and measure the child's progress and the parents' level of satisfaction for each functional goal.	up to 90 days
Visual-spatial functions	Assessment of tracking ability, visual field exploration, and oculomotor coordination using the assessment kit developed by Prof. Chokron of the Adolphe de Rothschild Ophthalmological Foundation in Paris, France	up to 90 days
Healthcare Economic Analysis	to demonstrate the effectiveness of early intensive rehabilitation compared to traditional care through a cost-effectiveness study	through study completion

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: University Hospital, Brest

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): January 19, 2021
• Primary Completion (Actual): September 17, 2021
• Study Completion (Actual): September 17, 2021

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: April 23, 2020
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: April 24, 2020
• First Posted (Actual): April 27, 2020

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): May 7, 2026
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: May 1, 2026
• Last Verified: May 1, 2026

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: cerebral palsy (CP); pre-school children with bilateral CP
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Brain Diseases; Central Nervous System Diseases; Nervous System Diseases; Brain Damage, Chronic; Cerebral Palsy
• Other Study ID Numbers: MOOV (29BRC20.0046)

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: YES
• IPD Plan Description: All collected data that underlie results in a publication
• IPD Sharing Time Frame: Data will be available after the publication of result and ending fifteen years following the last visit of the last patient
• IPD Sharing Access Criteria: Data access requests will be reviewed by the internal committee of Brest UH. Requestors will be required to sign and complete a data access agreement.
• IPD Sharing Supporting Information Type: STUDY_PROTOCOL

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No