U.S., Aug. 13 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07116798) titled 'Upper Extremity Strengthening Interventions in Children With UCP' on Aug. 07.
Brief Summary: This study aims to compare the effects of two different upper extremity strengthening exercise approaches-bilateral strengthening exercises based on Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation (PNF) patterns and plyometric exercises-on muscle thickness, joint range of motion, muscle strength, and functional performance in children with unilateral spastic cerebral palsy (USCP). Although strengthening exercises targeting the affected upper limb in children with USCP have been investigated in numerous studies, to our knowledge, no previous resear...