Intensive training of motor function and functional skills among young children with cerebral palsy: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Tinderholt Myrhaug, Hilde; Østensjø, Sigrid; Larun, Lillebeth; Odgaard-Jensen, Jan; Jahnsen, Reidun

doi:10.1186/s12887-014-0292-5

Table 1 Characteristics of the included interventions (Ѵ = characteristic is present)

From: Intensive training of motor function and functional skills among young children with cerebral palsy: a systematic review and meta-analysis

	Intensity												Context of intervention
			Amount				Duration			Setting			Organisation				Goals					Parent involvement
Study	N=	Outcome	Sessions* 2-7/ wk + home training	Sessions 3–7 /wk*	> 1 hr/day	>1 hr/day + home training	≤ 4 wks	5-12 wks	>12 wks	Home	Kindergarten	Clinic	Individual	Group	Home program	In daily activities at home	General	Specific	Parent set	Therapist set	Shared set	Facilitator	Performer	Parent-directed training
Al-Oraibi [19]	14	HF				Ѵ		Ѵ		Ѵ		Ѵ	Ѵ		Ѵ								Ѵ	Ѵ
Aarts [20],[21]	52	HF,FS	Ѵ					Ѵ		Ѵ		Ѵ	Ѵ	Ѵ		Ѵ		Ѵ	Ѵ			Ѵ		Ѵ
			Ѵ					Ѵ		Ѵ	Ѵ	Ѵ	Ѵ		Ѵ								Ѵ	Ѵ
Eliasson [22]	25	HF			Ѵ			Ѵ		Ѵ	Ѵ		Ѵ		Ѵ								Ѵ	Ѵ
Facchin [23]	105	HF	Ѵ					Ѵ		Ѵ		Ѵ	Ѵ		Ѵ		Ѵ			Ѵ			Ѵ	Ѵ
			Ѵ					Ѵ		Ѵ		Ѵ	Ѵ		Ѵ		Ѵ			Ѵ			Ѵ	Ѵ
Gordon [24]	42	HF				Ѵ	Ѵ			Ѵ		Ѵ	Ѵ	Ѵ	Ѵ			Ѵ	Ѵ				Ѵ	Ѵ
Smania [25]	10	HF				Ѵ		Ѵ		Ѵ	Ѵ	Ѵ	Ѵ		Ѵ	Ѵ						Ѵ		Ѵ
Charles [26]	22	HF				Ѵ	Ѵ			Ѵ		Ѵ	Ѵ	Ѵ	Ѵ							Ѵ
Eliasson [27]	41	HF			Ѵ			Ѵ		Ѵ	Ѵ	Ѵ	Ѵ			Ѵ							Ѵ	Ѵ
Law [28]	72	HF	Ѵ						Ѵ	Ѵ		Ѵ	Ѵ		Ѵ		Ѵ						Ѵ	Ѵ
Case-Smith [29]	18	HF,FS			Ѵ		Ѵ			Ѵ	Ѵ		Ѵ			Ѵ						Ѵ		Ѵ
Hsin [30]	22	HF,FS	Ѵ				Ѵ			Ѵ			Ѵ		Ѵ	Ѵ						Ѵ
Rostami [31]	14	HF,	Ѵ				Ѵ			Ѵ	Ѵ		Ѵ		Ѵ	Ѵ		Ѵ	Ѵ				Ѵ	Ѵ
		FS	Ѵ				Ѵ					Ѵ	Ѵ		Ѵ			Ѵ	Ѵ				Ѵ	Ѵ
Lin [32]	22	HF,FS	Ѵ				Ѵ			Ѵ			Ѵ			Ѵ						Ѵ		Ѵ
			Ѵ				Ѵ			Ѵ			Ѵ			Ѵ						Ѵ
Taub [33]	20	HF,FS			Ѵ		Ѵ			Ѵ	Ѵ		Ѵ		Ѵ	Ѵ							Ѵ	Ѵ
Wallen [34]	50	HF,FS	Ѵ					Ѵ		Ѵ	Ѵ	Ѵ	Ѵ		Ѵ	Ѵ		Ѵ	Ѵ				Ѵ	Ѵ
			Ѵ					Ѵ		Ѵ	Ѵ	Ѵ	Ѵ			Ѵ		Ѵ	Ѵ				Ѵ	Ѵ
De Luca [35], Taub [36]	18	HF, FS			Ѵ		Ѵ					Ѵ	Ѵ											Ѵ
					Ѵ		Ѵ			Ѵ		Ѵ	Ѵ				Ѵ		Ѵ			Ѵ		Ѵ
Law [37]	52	HF,FS	Ѵ						Ѵ	Ѵ		Ѵ	Ѵ		Ѵ		Ѵ						Ѵ	Ѵ
Brandao [60 ]	16	HF,FS				Ѵ	Ѵ			Ѵ		Ѵ	Ѵ		Ѵ							Ѵ		Ѵ
Sung [38]	31	HF,FS	Ѵ					Ѵ		Ѵ		Ѵ	Ѵ			Ѵ		Ѵ				Ѵ		Ѵ
Carlsen [39]	20	HF,GM	Ѵ					Ѵ		Ѵ		Ѵ	Ѵ	Ѵ	Ѵ	Ѵ							Ѵ	Ѵ
Choi [40]	10	GM		Ѵ				Ѵ				Ѵ	Ѵ
Kwon [41]	32	GM		Ѵ				Ѵ				Ѵ	Ѵ
Shamsodini [42]	27	GM		Ѵ				Ѵ				Ѵ		Ѵ
				Ѵ				Ѵ		Ѵ			Ѵ										Ѵ	Ѵ
Christiansen [43]	25	GM		Ѵ					Ѵ			Ѵ	Ѵ										Ѵ	Ѵ
Lee [44]	17	GM		Ѵ				Ѵ				Ѵ	Ѵ
Kanda [45]	10	GM	Ѵ						Ѵ	Ѵ		Ѵ	Ѵ		Ѵ								Ѵ	Ѵ
Bower [46]	56	GM		Ѵ					Ѵ			Ѵ	Ѵ					Ѵ			Ѵ
				Ѵ					Ѵ			Ѵ	Ѵ				Ѵ			Ѵ
Bower [47]	44	GM		Ѵ			Ѵ					Ѵ	Ѵ				Ѵ			Ѵ
				Ѵ			Ѵ					Ѵ	Ѵ					Ѵ			Ѵ
Sherzer [48]	24	GM	Ѵ						Ѵ	Ѵ		Ѵ	Ѵ		Ѵ								Ѵ	Ѵ
Weindling [49]	88	GM,FS	Ѵ						Ѵ	Ѵ		Ѵ	Ѵ		Ѵ		Ѵ					Ѵ		Ѵ
Løwing [50]	44	GM,FS	Ѵ					Ѵ		Ѵ	Ѵ	Ѵ	Ѵ	Ѵ		Ѵ		Ѵ			Ѵ		Ѵ	Ѵ
Hur [51]	40	GM,FS		Ѵ					Ѵ			Ѵ		Ѵ
				Ѵ					Ѵ		Ѵ			Ѵ
Brandao [52]	16	FS				Ѵ	Ѵ			Ѵ		Ѵ	Ѵ	Ѵ	Ѵ			Ѵ	Ѵ				Ѵ
Dalvand [53]	45	FS		Ѵ				Ѵ				Ѵ	Ѵ
				Ѵ				Ѵ				Ѵ		Ѵ
				Ѵ				Ѵ				Ѵ		Ѵ										Ѵ
McConahie [54]	85	FS		Ѵ					Ѵ			Ѵ		Ѵ		Ѵ							Ѵ	Ѵ
Stiller [55]	21	HF,GM,		Ѵ				Ѵ				Ѵ	Ѵ	Ѵ
		FS		Ѵ				Ѵ				Ѵ	Ѵ	Ѵ
				Ѵ				Ѵ				Ѵ	Ѵ	Ѵ
Reddihough [56]	34	HF,GM,		Ѵ					Ѵ			Ѵ	Ѵ	Ѵ
		FS		Ѵ					Ѵ			Ѵ						Ѵ
Coleman [57]	26	HF,GM,FS		Ѵ					Ѵ	Ѵ	Ѵ	Ѵ		Ѵ		Ѵ

*One sessions = 30-60 minutes, HF (hand function), GM (gross motor function), and FS (functional skills).

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