This study is currently recruiting.
Description: I-ACQUIRE, a form of constraint-induced movement therapy (CIMT), is being evaluated - in two dosages – compated to typical treatments for children with hemiparesis, such as one hour weekly each of occupational therapy and physical therapy. Both dosages involve therapy fice days a week for four consecutive weeks, provided by a therapist trained in I-ACQUIRE. You’re infant or toddler may be eligible if he or she had a stroke very early in life and shows motor weakness or poor movement control on one side (hemiparesis.
Eligibility & Criteria
IRB #: IRB00219451
Principal Investigator: Dr. Joan Carney
Eligible Age Range: 8 months-36 months
Gender: All
Diagnosis: Perinatal Arterial Ischemic Stroke (PAIS)