Table 1.
Participant Characteristics (N = 28)
Characteristic | Received Two Treatments of pCIMT (n = 20) | Received Three Treatments of pCIMT (n = 8) |
Mean age, mo (SD) | ||
Treatment 1 | 30.1 (20.9) | 42.9 (49.6) |
Treatment 2 | 44.6 (24.9) | 54.3 (49.1) |
Treatment 3 | — | 72.1 (55.8) |
Age range | ||
Treatment 1 | 11 mo–8 yr, 3 mo | 13 mo–10 yr, 10 mo |
Treatment 2 | 1 yr, 8 mo–10 yr, 2 mo | 24 mo–11 yr, 9 mo |
Treatment 3 | — | 3 yr–15 yr, 1 mo |
Gender, n (%) | ||
Boys | 12 (60) | 2 (25) |
Girls | 8 (40) | 6 (75) |
Side of hemiparesis, n (%) | ||
Right | 13 (65) | 4 (50) |
Left | 7 (35) | 4 (50) |
Diagnosis, n (%) | ||
Cerebral palsy | 14 (70) | 6 (75) |
Stroke | 4 (20) | 1 (13) |
Acquired brain injury | 2 (10) | 0 |
Hemispherectomy | 0 | 1 (13) |
MACS level, n (%) | ||
I (least impaired) | 0 | 0 |
II | 6 (30) | 1 (13) |
III | 10 (50) | 5 (63) |
IV | 3 (15) | 2 (25) |
V (most impaired) | 1 (5) | 0 |
Mean interval between treatments (SD), mo | ||
Between Treatments 1 and 2 | 14.8 (6.2) | 11.6 (4.9) |
Between Treatments 2 and 3 | — | 17.9 (9.8) |
Note. Percentages may total more than 100% because of rounding. — = not applicable; MACS = Manual Ability Classification System; pCIMT = pediatric constraint-induced movement therapy; SD = standard deviation.