Journal of pediatric rehabilitation medicine
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J Pediatr Rehabil Med
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J Pediatr Rehabil Med · Jan 2012
Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter StudyConstraint-induced movement therapy (CIMT) for young children with cerebral palsy: effects of therapeutic dosage.
To compare effects of 2 dosage levels of constraint-induced movement therapy (CIMT) for children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy (CP). We hypothesized that high-dosage CIMT would produce larger benefits than moderate-dosage. ⋯ Pediatric CIMT at both moderate and high dosages produced positive effects across multiple reliable, valid outcome measures. The findings refuted the hypothesis of differential dosage benefits. Future research should address long-term effects, enroll larger and more diverse samples, and assess lower dosages to ascertain a minimal-efficacy threshold.