Camp High 5 2016: Evaluation of the Effect on Upper Limb Function

Are you eligible to participate in this study?

You may be eligible for this study if you meet the following criteria:

  • Conditions:
    Hemiplegia
  • Age: Between 24 years - 143 years
  • Gender: Male or Female
  • Other Inclusion Criteria:
    1. Participants will range from 24 months to 143 months of age at time of enrollment. Children under 5 years of age will attend a morning session and children 6 years and older will attend an afternoon session.
    2. hemiplegia resulting from a neurological Injury
    3. Children 4- 143 months will be classified according to the Manual Ability Classification System (MACS) based on the handling of objects in daily activities. Children 1-4 years old will be classified according to the Mini Manual Ability Classification System.

You may not be eligible for this study if the following are true:

    1. Botox injection within past 6 months or planned for within 6 months post camp.
    2. Inability to follow commands.
    3. Family unable to commit to daily sessions for 4 weeks
    4. Unable to tolerate assigned casting protocol (3-24 hours) daily for 4 weeks



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