| Aarts PB et al.(17) |
n = 52 (2 dropouts) CIMT-BIT = 28 Control = 22 |
2.5 to 8 years CP with unilateral, bilateral or severely asymmetrical impairment MACS I, II or III |
Both groups provided with games and functional activities CIMT-BIT: Unimanual activities with affected limb in first 6 weeks with unaffected limb constrained in sling; goal-oriented bimanual activities in last 2 weeks Control: Conventional therapy involving goal-oriented activities with affected limb; training performed at home and school by parents and teachers |
CIMT-BIT: 8 weeks x 3 sessions/week x 3 hr = 72 hr (at rehabilitation center) Control: 8 weeks x 2 sessions/week x 1 hour = 12 hr (at rehabilitation center); 8 weeks x 7.5 hr/week = 60 hr (at home) |
Primary outcomes: Assisting Hand Assessment (AHA) ABILHAND-KIDS Secondary outcomes: Melbourne Assessment of Unilateral Upper Limb Function (MUUL) Canadian Occupational Performance Measure (COPM) Goal Attainment Scaling (GAS) |
Two children withdrawn from control group due to family circumstances after randomization, impeding true intention-to-treat analysis |
| Aarts PB et al.(18) |
n = 50 CIMT-BIT = 28 Control = 22 |
2.5 to 8 years CP with unilateral, bilateral or severely asymmetrical impairment MACS I, II or III |
Both groups provided with games and functional activities CIMT-BIT: Unimanual activities with affected limb in first 6 weeks with unaffected limb constrained in sling; goal-oriented bimanual activities in last 2 weeks Control: Conventional therapy involving goal-oriented activities with affected limb; training performed at home and school by parents and teachers |
CIMT-BIT: 8 weeks x 3 sessions/week x 3 hr = 72 hr (at rehabilitation center) Control: 8 weeks x 2 sessions/week x 1 hour = 12 hr (at rehabilitation center); 8 weeks x 7.5 hr/week = 60 hr (at home) |
Determine Developmental Disregard module of Video Observations Aarts and Aarts, (VOAA-DDD) Active and passive range of motion of wrist and elbow (goniometer) |
Two children withdrawn from control group due to family circumstances after randomization, impeding true-to-treat analysis |
| Brandão MB et al.(19) |
n = 16 CIMT = 8 HABIT = 8 |
3 to 10 years Hemiparesis with difference of at least 50% between limbs on timed motor tasks of Jebsen-Taylor Hand Function Test Wrist extension capacity at least 20°; fingers with 10° of complete flexion Normal cognitive skills |
Both groups provided with games, fine and gross motor activities (individual and group activities) CIMT: Unimanual activities involving affected limb with unaffected limb constrained in sling, complemented with unimanual or bimanual practice of activities of daily living and games at home HABIT: Bimanual activities in accordance with appropriate age, complemented with unimanual or bimanual practice of activities of daily living and games at home |
CIMT: 15 days x 6 hr./day = 90 hr. (rehabilitation center); 15 days x 1 hr./day = 15 hr. (at home) HABIT: 15 days x 6 hr./day = 90 hr (rehabilitation center); 15 days x 1 hr/day = 15 hr (at home) |
Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory (PEDI) Canadian Occupational Performance Measure (COPM) |
Not possible to administer COPM directly to children since some participants were too young to understand the content of the questionnaire and provide a reliable result. |
| Brandão MB et al.(20) |
n = 16 (1 dropout) Intervention = 8 Control = 7 |
4 to 8 years Spastic hemiparetic CP Understand verbal commands Execute proposed activities |
Intervention: Unimanual fine motor tasks involving affected limb in first 2 weeks with unaffected limb constrained in sling during therapy and at home (total: 10 h); routine daily bimanual activities during last week Control: Conventional therapy with functional activities, bimanual activities and sensory stimulation |
Intervention: 2 weeks x 5 sessions/week x 3 hr = 30 hrs; 1 week x 3 sessions/day x 45 min = 11 hr 15 min Control: 3 weeks x 1 session/week x 45 min = 2 hr 15 min |
Jebsen-Taylor Hand Function Test (JTHF) Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory (PEDI) |
One child in control group interrupted study due to family problems. |
| Chen HC et al.(21) |
n = 48 (3 dropouts) Home CIT = 23 Traditional rehabilitation (TR) = 22 |
6 to 12 years Spastic unilateral CP Considerable non-use of affected limb Wrist and MCP joints ≥ 10º Absence of excessive muscle tone in affected limb |
Both groups received individualized at-home intervention with functional activities Home-Based CIT: Unimanual activities involving affected limb with unaffected limb constrained by elastic band and mitt; encouraged by parents to perform daily functional activities with affected limb TR: Guided unimanual and bimanual activities; encouraged by parents to perform daily functional unilateral and bilateral activities |
Home-Based CIT: 4 weeks x 2 sessions/week x 3.5 to 4 hr = 32 hr TR: 4 weeks x 2 sessions/week x 3.5 to 4 hr = 32 hr |
Primary outcomes Bruininks-Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency (BOTMP) Peabody Developmental Motor Scales, Second Edition (PDMS-2) Secondary outcomes Functional Independence Measure for children (WeeFIM) Kinematic and clinical evaluations |
One child in TR group unable to complete follow-up due to family schedule and lack of transportation to post-intervention evaluation One child in each group excluded due to insufficient motor skills to conclude kinematic evaluation of reaching task |
| Chen CL et al.(22) |
n = 48 (1 dropout) CIMT = 24 Traditional rehabilitation (TR) = 23 |
6 to 12 years Unilateral spastic CP Considerable non-use of affected limb (score on PMAL “how often” scale less than 2.5) Wrist and MCP joints ≥ 10º Absence of excessive muscle tone in affected limb (≤ 2 on Ashworth scale) |
Both groups received individualized intervention with functional activities CIMT: Unimanual activities involving affected limb with unaffected limb constrained by elastic band and mitt; encouraged by parents to perform daily functional activities with affected limb TR: Guided unimanual and bimanual activities; encouraged by parents to perform daily functional unilateral and bilateral activities |
CIMT: 4 weeks x 2 sessions/week x 3.5 to 4 hr = 32 hr TR: 4 weeks x 2 sessions/week x 3.5 to 4 hr = 32 hr |
Peabody Developmental Motor Scales, Second Edition (PDMS-2) Pediatric Motor Activity Log (PMAL) Kinematic and clinical evaluations |
One child in TR group unable to complete follow-up due to family schedule and lack of transportation to post-intervention evaluation |
| Choudhary A et al.(23) |
n = 31 (1 dropout) CIMT = 15 Control = 15 |
3 to 8 years Hemiparetic CP with minimum difference between upper limbs of 10 points on QUEST Understand simple commands Sit without support See objects at distance of 1 m |
CIMT: Unimanual reaching activities involving paretic limb with unaffected limb wrapped in triangular bandage Control: Conventional therapy with stretching, strengthening, bimanual activities and practice of activities of daily living |
CIMT: 10 days distributed over 4 weeks x 2 h/day = 20 hr (at rehabilitation center) Control: 4 weeks x 20 min/day = 10 hr (at home) |
Primary outcomes Quality of Upper Extremity Skills Test (QUEST) Secondary outcomes QUEST score Nine-hole pegboard |
One patient in CIMT group received 5 supervised intervention sessions, but did not return for scheduled visits afterward. |
| Hsin YJ et al.(24) |
n = 22 CIMT = 11 Control = 11 |
6 to 8 years Spastic unilateral CP Considerable non-use of affected limb (score on PMAL “how often” scale less than 2.5) Wrist and MCP joints ≥ 10º Absence of excessive muscle tone in affected limb (≤ 2 on Ashworth scale) |
Both groups received individualized intervention with functional activities at home CIMT: Unimanual activities involving affected limb with unaffected limb constrained by elastic bandage and mitt; encouraged by parents to perform daily functional activities with affected limb Control: Guided unimanual and bimanual activities; encouraged by parents to perform daily unimanual and bimanual functional activities |
CIMT: 4 weeks x 2 sessions/week x 3.5 to 4 hr = 32 hr Control: 4 weeks x 2 sessions/week x 3.5 to 4 hr = 32 hr |
Primary outcome Subtest 8 - Bruininks-Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency (BOTMP) Secondary outcomes Pediatric Motor Activity Log (PMAL) Cerebral Palsy-Specific Quality of Life (CPQOL) |
No difficulties described |
| Sakzewski L et al.(25) |
n = 64 (3 dropouts) CIMT = 31 BIT = 30 |
5 to 16 years Congenital hemipareiss Understand commands Muscle tone of affected limb grade 1 to 3 on Ashworth scale |
Both groups provided with fine and gross motor activities, functional reach activities and balance activities in setting with circus theme CIMT: Unaffected limb constrained by mitt during unilateral activities BIT: Guided bimanual activities |
6 hr/day x 10 days = 60 hr (daily camping) |
Primary outcomes Melbourne Assessment of Unilateral Upper Limb Function (MUUL) Assisting Hand Assessment (AHA) Canadian Occupational Performance Measure (COPM) |
Three children did not complete intervention program. |
| Sakzewski L et al.(26) |
n= 53 (9 dropouts) Hybrid-CIMT = 25 Standard Care = 19 |
5 to 16 years Unilateral CP Understand commands Muscle tone of affected limb grade 1 to 3 on Ashworth scale |
Both groups provided with fine and gross motor activities, functional reach activities and balance activities in setting with circus theme Hybrid-CIMT: Unaffected limb constrained by mitt during unilateral activities; bimanual activities performed in second week Standard Care: Bimanual activities; at-home training with parents |
Hybrid-CIMT: 6 hr/day x 10 days = 60 hr (daily camping) Standard Care: 1.5 hr/day x 6 days = 9 hr (daily camping) 12 weeks x 6 sessions/week x 30 min = 36 hr (at home) |
Primary outcomes MUUL AHA Secondary outcomes COPM JTTHF Box and Block Test Children’s Hand-use Experience Questionnaire (CHEQ) |
Six children withdrew from Standard Care group and 3 withdrew from Hybrid-CIMT One child had seizure due to fever during intervention program. |
| Case-Smith J et al.(27) |
n = 18 3-hr = 9 6-hr = 9 |
3 to 6 years Unilateral CP |
Both groups submitted to intensive intervention in natural environment - functional activities, activities of daily living, reaching and sensory perception First 18 days - Unilateral activities involving affected limb with unaffected limb constrained by cast Last 3 days - bimanual activities |
3-hr: 4 weeks x 21 days x 3 hr = 63 hr 6-hr: 4 weeks x 21 days x 6 hr = 126 hr (performed in three different clinical settings) |
Assisting Hand Assessment (AHA) Quality of Upper Extremity Skills Test (QUEST) Pediatric Motor Activity Log (PMAL) |
One child in 3-hr group and two in 6-hr group did not undergo six-month follow-up evaluation due to scheduling difficulties. |
| Wallen M et al.(28) |
n = 50 CIMT = 25 Intensive occupational therapy (IOT) = 25 |
1.5 to 8 years Spastic hemiparetic CP 10º wrist and finger extension of affected limb Functional passive range of motion of affected limb Cooperation |
Both groups provided with functional and play activities CIMT: Unilateral activities involving affected limb with unaffected limb constrained by mitt IOT: Bimanual activities complemented with at-home program supervised by parents |
8 weeks x 7 sessions/week x 2 hr = 112 hr |
Primary outcomes Canadian Occupational Performance Measure (COPM) Secondary outcomes Goal Attainment Scaling(GAS) Assisting Hand Assessment (AHA) Pediatric Motor Activity Log (PMAL) Modified Tardieu Scale (MTS) Ashworth |
No difficulties described |