The Validity and Reliability of the Turkish Version of TASC and the Relationship Between SMC and Motor Functions

Cerebral Palsy Clinical Trial

Official title:

Validity and Reliability of the Turkish Version of Test of Arm Selective Control and the Relationship Between Upper Limb Selective Motor Control and Motor Functions in Children With Cerebral Palsy

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT04231227
• Other study ID #: Upper Limb SMC in CP
• Status: Completed
• Start date: July 1, 2018
• Est. completion date: June 15, 2019

Study information

• Verified date: January 2020
• Source: Gazi University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

Selective motor control (SMC) impairment in children with cerebral palsy (CP) includes movement patterns dominated by flexor or extensor synergy affecting functional movements. The research was designed to investigate the validity and the reliability of the Turkish version of the Test of Arm Selective Control (TASC) (which is improved to evaluate SMC in children with spastic CP) and in order to provide more understanding of the relationship between SMC and upper extremity and gross motor functions. The study included 21 hemiplegic, 11 diplegic and 4 quadriplegic children with CP whose ages are 4 to 18 years and Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS) level changes from 1 to 4, and their parents. In order to evaluate the gross motor function of children, GMFCS and the ability to hold objects with their hands in daily activities were evaluated with Manual Ability Classification System (MACS). ABILHAND-Kids scale was applied to evaluate upper extremity performance. TASC scale was used to evaluate the upper extremity SMC of children.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 36
• Est. completion date: June 15, 2019
• Est. primary completion date: September 30, 2018
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 4 Years to 18 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• having a diagnosis of spastic CP

• being able to understand the commands required for the test,

• being between the ages of 3-18,

• being GMFCS level I to IV.

Exclusion Criteria: • Having undergone orthopedic surgery or Botulinum Toxin A (BTX-A) within the last 6 months

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Cerebral Palsy
• Cerebral Palsy Quadriplegic
• Cerebral Palsy Spastic Diplegia
• Cerebral Palsy, Monoplegic
• Cerebral Palsy, Spastic
• Muscle Spasticity
• Paralysis

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Turkey	Gazi University	Ankara

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Gazi University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Turkey, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Test of Arm Selective Control	an upper limb selective motor control evaluation tool.	from July to September 2018
Primary	Abilhand- Kids Questionnaire	to assess a child's unimanual and bimanual upper limb activities	from July to September 2018
Primary	Manual Ability Classification System	to assess manual abilities of children	from July to September 2018
Primary	Gross Motor Function Classification System	To assess gross motor functions of children	from July to September 2018