Physical Therapy Department, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Hashemite University, Jordan.
Disabil Rehabil. 2011;33(21-22):2006-12. doi: 10.3109/09638288.2011.555594. Epub 2011 Feb 18.
The aim of this study was to investigate the feasibility of implementing constraint-induced movement therapy (CIMT) in Jordan, a country with a different culture to that of the western world where CIMT has previously been investigated.
Twenty children with unilateral cerebral palsy (CP) were randomised to either CIMT or neurodevelopmental treatment (NDT). NDT is the usual treatment method in Jordan for children with CP and was used in the control group. Fourteen children fulfilled the treatment; mean age was 47 months (SD 19 months) in the CIMT group and 65 months (SD26 months) in the NDT group. Jordanian therapists learned the CIMT method in a 2-day workshop. CIMT was based on 2-h per day for eight weeks, with the families being responsible for the training aside from a weekly session with the therapist, i.e. a home-based model. Children in the NDT group had 2 h of training per week by therapists.
Hand function, measured with Assisting Hand Assessment on a scale of 0-100 AHA-units, improved from 41.6 (12.6) to 48 (11.6) in the CIMT group and from 56 (18.7) to 56.6 (18.8) among controls. ANOVA show a group effect of treatment (F(1,12) = 7.77; p = 0.016).
A treatment effect of CIMT can be seen after a 2-day workshop in a novel environment.
本研究旨在探讨在约旦实施强制性运动疗法(CIMT)的可行性,约旦的文化与之前开展 CIMT 研究的西方国家不同。
20 名单侧脑瘫儿童被随机分为 CIMT 组或神经发育治疗(NDT)组。NDT 是约旦治疗脑瘫儿童的常用方法,用于对照组。14 名儿童完成了治疗;CIMT 组的平均年龄为 47 个月(SD 19 个月),NDT 组为 65 个月(SD 26 个月)。约旦治疗师在为期两天的研讨会上学习 CIMT 方法。CIMT 每天进行 2 小时,共 8 周,除了每周与治疗师进行一次治疗外,家庭负责训练,即家庭为基础的模式。NDT 组的儿童每周接受 2 小时的治疗。
手功能采用 0-100 AHA 单位的辅助手评估量表进行测量,CIMT 组从 41.6(12.6)提高到 48(11.6),对照组从 56(18.7)提高到 56.6(18.8)。方差分析显示治疗组有显著差异(F(1,12)=7.77;p=0.016)。
在新环境下进行为期两天的研讨会后,CIMT 可产生治疗效果。