Journal article
Discovering the sense of touch: Protocol for a randomised controlled trial examining the efficacy of a somatosensory discrimination intervention for children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy
B McLean, M Blakeman, L Carey, R Ward, I Novak, J Valentine, E Blair, S Taylor, N Bear, M Bynevelt, E Basc, S Rose, L Reid, K Pannek, J Angeli, K Harpster, C Elliott
BMC Pediatrics | BMC | Published : 2018
Abstract
Background: Of children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy, 75% have impaired somatosensory function, which contributes to learned non-use of the affected upper limb. Currently, motor learning approaches are used to improve upper-limb motor skills in these children, but few studies have examined the effect of any intervention to ameliorate somatosensory impairments. Recently, Sense© training was piloted with a paediatric sample, seven children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy, demonstrating statistically and clinically significant change in limb position sense, goal performance and bimanual hand-use. This paper describes a protocol for a Randomised Controlled Trial of Sense© for Kids training, hyp..
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Funding Acknowledgements
This study will be funded by the Telethon New Children's Hospital Research Fund. The preparation of this protocol has been supported by the following funding sources: Australian Postgraduate Award (BM, ST), Princess Margaret Hospital Foundation PhD top up scholarship (BM, ST), National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) project grant 1022694 and the James S. McDonnell Foundation Collaborative Award (# 220020413) (LMC). The funding bodies have not had a role in the design of this study or the writing of this manuscript. The funding body will not have a role in collection, analysis, and interpretation of data or in writing subsequent manuscripts.