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ReviewPediatric health, medicine and therapeutics2020

Effectiveness of Action Observation Training on Upper Limb Motor Function in Children with Hemiplegic Cerebral Palsy: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials.

Abayneh Alamer, Haimanot Melese, Belaynew Adugna

3 registry-linked trialsOpen access · goldAbstract readReview
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Review in Pediatric health, medicine and therapeutics, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 3 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 16 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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16citing papers in PubMed, 4 pooled it
2.7field-weighted citation impact, top 9% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT04759690 nacompletednot on this map

Effects of Action Observation Training Combined With Exercises on Balance and Risk of Fall Over 65 Years Old

TypeinterventionalSponsorIstanbul Medipol University HospitalRan2020 to 2021Enrolled43ConditionsFall Prevention, ElderlyArmsAction observation, Exercise group
NCT06196229 naunknown statusnot on this mapstarted 2023, after this paper: background citation

Effects of Action Observation Therapy Based on Virtual Reality for Upper Extremity Rehabilitation in Stroke

TypeinterventionalSponsorRiphah International UniversityRan2023 to 2024Enrolled36ConditionsStrokeArmsAction Observation Therapy, Action Observation Therapy combined with Virtual Reality
NCT07612371 narecruitingnot on this mapstarted 2026, after this paper: background citation

Investigation of the Effects of Motor Imagery and Action Observation Therapy on Gross Motor Function, Upper Extremity Functional Skills, Activity, and Participation in Children With Unilateral Cerebral Palsy

TypeinterventionalSponsorBahçeşehir UniversityRan2026 to 2026Enrolled48ConditionsCerebral Palsy (CP)Armsmotor imagery, Action observation therapy, Conventional physiotherapy group
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

16 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 29 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Abayneh AlamerDepartment of Physiotherapy, School of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, Ayder Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Mekelle University, Mekelle, Ethiopia.ORCID 0000-0002-4781-8307
Haimanot MeleseDepartment of Physiotherapy, School of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, Ayder Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Mekelle University, Mekelle, Ethiopia.ORCID 0000-0001-8617-0032
Belaynew AdugnaDepartment of Physiotherapy, School of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, Tibebe Ghion Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Bahirdar University, Bahirdar, Ethiopia.
Mekelle University · ETBahir Dar University · ET

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The purpose of this review was to evaluate and examine the current best evidence for the effectiveness of action observation therapy on upper limb function rehabilitation in children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy. A comprehensive search of literature published between September 2010 and May 2020 was conducted using the following electronic databases: PubMed, Google Scholar, the Physiotherapy Evidence Database (PEDro), EMBASE, Cochrane library, and Scopus. Only randomized controlled trials evaluating the effect of action observation therapy on upper limb motor function in children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy were included. PEDro scale was used to assess the risk of bias of included trials. This study was reported according to the guideline of the PRISMA statement. The overall methodological quality of the studies was done using the PEDro scale and GRADE approach. The primary outcome measures of this review were the Melbourne Assessment Scale, Assisting Hand Assessment scale to evaluate physical function and structures. Furthermore, the ABILHAND-Kids test, and Box and Block Test primary outcome measures were used to determine the subjects' activities and participation. Nine randomized controlled trials involving 234 participants were analyzed. The overall quality of evidence was rated from moderate to high. This review suggests action observation therapy was found to be a promising intervention for upper limb rehabilitation in children with cerebral palsy.

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action observation traininghemiplegic CPsystematic reviewupper extremity motor function

Identifiers

PMID32982541
PMCPMC7501989
OpenAlexW3085946655

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