Background: Hand-arm bimanual intensive therapy (HABIT) has been shown to be an effective method for improving upper-extremity function. However, owing to ambiguity within the evidence of HABIT's effects on hand function among children with unilateral spastic cerebral palsy (CP), this meta-analysis sought to elucidate whether the same was true in this patient population.
Summary: A computerized database search yielded 468 studies. After meticulous scrutiny and screening of these studies according to the selection criteria, 4 full-text articles were included in the meta-analysis. All 4 studies underwent a methodological quality assessment according to the Physiotherapy Evidence Database Scale (PEDro), with a score of greater than 8. Five comparisons were then made involving the 4 selected randomized controlled trials (RCTs). The effect size was measured using the correlation coefficient (r value). The effect sizes of the individual studies were 0.006, 0.03, 0.04, 0.22, and 0.15. The total effect size was 0.06. Key Message: This meta-analysis determined that there is a trivial benefit using HABIT when compared to constraint-induced movement therapy or structured and unstructured bimanual therapy in pediatric patients with unilateral spastic CP. More RCTs are needed to substantiate our evidence.
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