Which therapy helps kids with One-Sided paralysis use their hands better?
NCT ID NCT06955247
First seen Jun 29, 2026 · Last updated Jun 30, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This trial compares two approaches—sensory motor integration and the Bobath technique—to see which better improves hand skills in children aged 6 to 12 with hemiplegic cerebral palsy. Fifty children will receive one of the two therapies for 45 minutes, three times a week, over three months. The study measures changes in manual dexterity, fine motor precision, and muscle spasticity.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- sensory motor integration therapy and Bobath technique
- What this could lead to
- If one approach proves better, it could point toward a more effective therapy for improving hand function in children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with only 50 children, so results may not apply to all. Neither therapy is expected to cure the condition, only to improve function.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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50 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Feb 2025
- Finished
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Apr 2026
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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6 to 12 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Age ranges from 6 to 12 years. 2. Both genders. 3. Diagnosis of hemiplegia. 4. Level II-III on Manual Ability Classification System (MACS) 5. Spasticity grade 1to 1+ on Modified Ashworth Scale (MAS) 6. Level II-III on Gross Motor Classification System (GMCS) Exclusion Criteria: 1. Significant mental or psychological problems. 2. Significant visual/auditory problem. 3. Botox injection and/or surgery of the affected upper limb in the past 12 months. 4. Surgical procedures of the affected upper limb. 5. Fixed deformities in the affected upper limb. 6. Comorbid physical diseases such as myopathy, neuropathy, and other central and peripheral nervous system disorders. \-
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Faculty of physical therapy Dokki,Giza Egypt,
Giza, Egypt
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