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SynthesisBrazilian journal of physical therapy

Effects of interventions with therapeutic suits (clothing) on impairments and functional limitations of children with cerebral palsy: a systematic review.

Kênnea M Almeida, Sérgio T Fonseca, Priscilla R P Figueiredo, Amanda A Aquino, Marisa C Mancini

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Synthesis in Brazilian journal of physical therapy. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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22citing papers in PubMed, 4 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

22 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 58 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Kênnea M AlmeidaDepartamento de Educação Integrada em Saúde, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Vitória, ES, Brazil.
Sérgio T FonsecaPrograma de Pós-Graduação em Ciências da Reabilitação, Escola de Educação Física, Fisioterapia e Terapia Ocupacional, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
Priscilla R P FigueiredoAssociação Mineira de Reabilitação, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
Amanda A AquinoUniversidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
Marisa C ManciniPrograma de Pós-Graduação em Ciências da Reabilitação, Escola de Educação Física, Fisioterapia e Terapia Ocupacional, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil. Electronic address: mcmancini@ufmg.br.
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais · BRUniversidade Federal do Espírito Santo · BR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundTherapeutic suits or clothing whether associated with intensive protocols or not, became popular in the rehabilitation of children with cerebral palsy. Studies have reported positive effects of these suits on children's posture, balance, motor function and gait. A summary of current literature may help guide therapeutic actions.

objectiveTo evaluate the available evidence on the effects of interventions based on the use of therapeutic suits in the treatment of impairments and functional limitations of children with cerebral palsy.

methodThree independent reviewers searched for experimental studies on MEDLINE, SciELO, BIREME, LILACS, PEDro and CENTRAL databases, between October and December 2015 and updated in May 2016. The reviewers evaluated the methodological quality of selected studies using the Checklist for Measuring Quality. The Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation was used to synthesize the quality of evidence and strength of recommendation.

resultsFrom the 13 studies, two evaluated the Full Body Suit, two tested the Dynamic Elastomeric Fabric Orthose, three evaluated TheraTogs and six tested the TheraSuit/AdeliSuit protocols. The quality of evidence for the Full Body Suit, the Dynamic Elastomeric Fabric Orthose and the TheraSuit/AdeliSuit protocols was very low for body structure and function outcomes, while the evidence for TheraTogs was low quality. Regarding the activity outcomes, the Full Body Suit and TheraSuit showed very low quality evidence while the evidence for TheraSuit/AdeliSuit protocols were of low quality.

conclusionEnthusiasm with new therapeutic approaches that argue modifications in the neuromusculoskeletal impairments and functional limitations of children with cerebral palsy need to be guided by scientific evaluation. The low quality of evidence suggests caution in recommending the use of these therapeutic suits. New studies could change the findings of this review.

Indexed as

ClothingAdolescentCerebral PalsyChildGaitHumansMotor SkillsPostureCerebral palsyDynamic orthosisMovementPostureRehabilitationTherapeutic vests

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PMID28712784
PMCPMC5628369
OpenAlexW2734148911

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