Table 1.
Physical therapy in children with CP, 24 groups, n = 560.
| References | Treatments | n | Age (months) | Treatment duration (months) | GMFM initial (%) | GMFM final (%) | GMFM gain | ENE | GMFMER | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun et al. 2017 | (24) | Common PT | 31 | 37.2 | 12.0 | 52.0 | 58.9 | 6.9 | 4.4 | 1.6 |
| Sel et al. 2023 | (25) | Common PT | 20 | 56.4 | 5.3 | 42.1 | 42.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.1 |
| Stark et al. 2016 | (26) | Common PT | 12 | 19.4 | 3.2 | 32.2 | 35.5 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 1.2 |
| Kwon et al. 2015 | (27) | Common PT | 46 | 70.8 | 2.0 | 61.4 | 61.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 2.1 |
| Kwon et al. 2011 | (28) | Common PT | 16 | 76.8 | 2.0 | 69.8 | 70.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 1.4 |
| Boyd et al. 2001 | (29) | Common PT | 20 | 39.0 | 12.0 | 40.4 | 43.2 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 1.1 |
| Trahan et Malouin 1999 | (30) | Common PT | 24 | 48.4 | 8.0 | 42.1 | 48.3 | 6.2 | 1.1 | 5.7 |
| Steinbok et al. 1997 | (31) | Common PT | 69 | 87.6 | 12.0 | 69.0 | 70.9 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 3.1 |
| Tsorlakis et al. 2004 | (32) | Common PT | 17 | 85.2 | 4.0 | 65.9 | 67.1 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 5.2 |
| Mean | 57.9 | 6.7 | 52.9 | 55.4 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 2.5 | |||
| SD | 23.7 | 4.4 | 14.2 | 13.3 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 1.8 | |||
| Steinbok, Reiner, et Kestle 1997 | (33) | Intensive PT | 14 | 47.0 | 9.0 | 62.7 | 67.8 | 5.1 | 2.8 | 1.8 |
| Wright et al. 1998 | (34) | Intensive PT | 12 | 58.3 | 12.0 | 56.5 | 60.9 | 4.4 | 1.5 | 3.0 |
| K. H. Lee et al. 2017 | (35) | Intensive PT | 24 | 68.3 | 9.0 | 55.3 | 58.5 | 3.2 | 0.7 | 4.8 |
| Knox et Evans 2002 | (36) | Intensive PT | 15 | 88.0 | 18.0 | 54.7 | 55.6 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 6.3 |
| S. H. Lee et al. 2015 | (37) | Intensive PT | 20 | 27.6 | 3.0 | 32.1 | 34.4 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 1.8 |
| Sel et al. 2023 | (25) | Intensive PT | 23 | 55.2 | 5.3 | 40.2 | 44.2 | 4.1 | 0.5 | 8.6 |
| McLaughlin et al. 1998 | (38) | Intensive PT | 17 | 86.4 | 12.0 | 71.3 | 75.5 | 4.2 | 0.7 | 6.0 |
| Mean | 61.5 | 9.8 | 53.3 | 56.7 | 3.4 | 1.1 | 4.4 | |||
| SD | 21.5 | 4.9 | 13.2 | 13.9 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 2.7 | |||
| Yi et al. 2013 | (39) | Very intensive PT | 45 | 41.0 | 1.7 | 48.3 | 55.5 | 7.2 | 0.6 | 13.0 |
| Polovina et al. 2010 | (40) | Very intensive PT | 12 | 17.0 | 50.5 | 15.2 | 52.4 | 36.8 | 7.3 | 5.0 |
| Tsorlakis et al. 2004 | (32) | Very intensive PT | 17 | 90.0 | 4.0 | 62.2 | 64.5 | 2.3 | 0.2 | 14.4 |
| Chaturvedi et al. 2013 | (41) | Very intensive PT | 18 | 52.8 | 6.0 | 44.0 | 50.0 | 6.0 | 0.7 | 8.5 |
| Huang et al. 2018 | (42) | Very intensive PT | 27 | 90.0 | 24.0 | 85.0 | 89.8 | 4.8 | 1.8 | 2.8 |
| Mukherjee et al. 2014 | (43) | Very intensive PT | 20 | 42.0 | 6.0 | 29.6 | 32.4 | 2.8 | 0.7 | 3.8 |
| Christy, Chapman, et Murphy 2012 | (44) | Very intensive PT | 17 | 91.2 | 3.0 | 61.8 | 64.0 | 2.2 | 0.1 | 18.0 |
| M. Lee et al. 2015 | (45) | Very intensive PT | 24 | 28.3 | 1.0 | 24.5 | 29.6 | 5.1 | 0.3 | 17.1 |
| Mean | 56.5 | 12.0 | 46.3 | 54.7 | 8.4 | 1.5 | 10.3 | |||
| SD | 29.9 | 17.2 | 23.1 | 19.2 | 11.6 | 2.4 | 6.1 |
ENE, expected natural evolution; GMFM, gross motor function measure; GMFMER, gross motor function measure evolution ratio; PT, physical therapy.