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Upper limb children action-observation training (UP-CAT): a randomised controlled trial in Hemiplegic Cerebral Palsy by Giuseppina Sgandurra; Adriano Ferrari; Giuseppe Cossu; Andrea Guzzetta; Laura Biagi; Michela Tosetti; Leonardo Fogassi; Giovanni Cioni is a Medicine article available to read on EtoBox.
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## Background Rehabilitation for children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy (HCP) aimed to improve function of the impaired upper limb (UL) uses a wide range of intervention programs. A new rehabilitative approach, called Action-Observation Therapy, based on the recent discovery of mirror neurons, has been used in adult stroke but not in children. The purpose of the present study is to design a randomised controlled trial (RCT) for evaluating the efficacy of Action-Observation Therapy in improving UL activity in children with HCP. ## Methods/Design The trial is designed according to CONSORT Statement. It is a randomised, evaluator-blinded, match-pair group trial. Children with HCP will be randomised within pairs to either experimental or control group. The experimental group will perform an Action-Observation Therapy, called UP-CAT (Upper Limb-Children Action-Observation Training) in which they will watch video sequences showing goal-directed actions, chosen according to children UL functional level, combined with motor training with their hemiplegic UL. The control group will perform the same tailored actions after watching computer games. A careful revision of psychometric propertie
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- Author
- Giuseppina Sgandurra; Adriano Ferrari; Giuseppe Cossu; Andrea Guzzetta; Laura Biagi; Michela Tosetti; Leonardo Fogassi; Giovanni Cioni
- Publisher
- BioMed Central; Springer (Biomed Central Ltd.); London: BioMed Central, 2001-; Springer Science and Business Media LLC; Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration Inc. (ISSN 1471-2377)
- Published
- 2011
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Medicine (Health Sciences)