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01-12-2020 | Acupuncture | Study protocol

Integrative medicine rehabilitation for children with cerebral palsy: a study protocol for a multicenter pragmatic randomized controlled trial

Authors: Mi-Joo Lee, Young-Ju Yun, Sun-ae Yu, Yong-Beom Shin, Soo-Yeon Kim, Jun-hee Han

Published in: Trials | Issue 1/2020

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Abstract

Background

Traditional Korean medicine (TKM) has been employed for the treatment of children with cerebral palsy in Korea; however, the addition of TKM to usual rehabilitation (UR) treatment is hindered by insufficient evidence of clinical improvement with TKM in patients with cerebral palsy. In this study, we will evaluate the effectiveness and safety of integrative medicine rehabilitation (IMR) for cerebral palsy through a randomized controlled clinical study.

Methods

Eighty children (2–6 years old) diagnosed with cerebral palsy will be recruited and randomly divided into groups A and B. Patients in group A will receive IMR with UR, while those in group B will receive only UR during weeks 1–12 of the study. IMR includes acupuncture treatment (head and limb acupuncture) three times a week and the administration of herbal medicine (Yukgunza-tang and Yukmijihwang-tang extracts) twice a day in parallel with UR. Evaluations will be conducted at the beginning of the study and at 12 and 24 weeks (follow-up). The primary outcome is the Gross Motor Function Measure-88 score, and the secondary outcomes are the scores for the Goal Attainment Scale, Korean Bayley Scales of Infant Development III, and the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory, and adverse events.

Discussion

This will be the first pragmatic randomized controlled trial to evaluate the efficacy and safety of IMR in children with cerebral palsy in Korea. The results will help to demonstrate if IMR is an effective therapeutic approach for cerebral palsy.

Trial registration

Ministry of Food and Drug Safety 31361 (http://​www.​mfds.​go.​kr). Registered on 29 June 2017. Clinical Research Information Service KCT0002620 (https://​cris.​nih.​go.​kr/​cris/​search/​search_​result_​st01.​jsp?​seq=​9819). Registered on 29 December 2017.
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Metadata
Title
Integrative medicine rehabilitation for children with cerebral palsy: a study protocol for a multicenter pragmatic randomized controlled trial
Authors
Mi-Joo Lee
Young-Ju Yun
Sun-ae Yu
Yong-Beom Shin
Soo-Yeon Kim
Jun-hee Han
Publication date
01-12-2020
Publisher
BioMed Central
Keyword
Acupuncture
Published in
Trials / Issue 1/2020
Electronic ISSN: 1745-6215
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-020-04639-x

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