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ArticleJournal of pediatric rehabilitation medicine2023

Frequency, facilitators, and barriers for range of motion to prevent shoulder contracture in brachial plexus birth injury: A pilot study.

Jennifer Wingrat, Matthew J Elrick

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Article in Journal of pediatric rehabilitation medicine, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06623357 (Pilot Test of Caregiver Training Protocol for Brachial Plexus Birth Injury), which is not on this map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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NCT06623357 narecruitingnot on this mapstarted 2025, after this paper: background citation

Pilot Test of Caregiver Training Protocol for Brachial Plexus Birth Injury

TypeinterventionalSponsorHugo W. Moser Research Institute at Kennedy Krieger, Inc.Ran2025 to 2027Enrolled20ConditionsBrachial Plexus Birth Palsy, Erbs PalsyArmsPilot Training Protocol, Standard Training Protocol
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Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Jennifer WingratDepartment of Occupational Therapy and Occupational Science, Towson University, Towson, MD, USA.
Matthew J ElrickDepartment of Neurology and Developmental Medicine, Kennedy Krieger Institute, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Kennedy Krieger Institute · US

Funding

Sleep and Circadian Dysfunction, Brain and Neurobehavioral Development in AutismP50HD103538 · NICHD · HUGO W. MOSER RES INST KENNEDY KRIEGER · PI S. Ali Fatemi, Bradley L Schlaggar · 2020 to 2026
$9.9M
NICHD NIH HHS P50 HD103538
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThis pilot study investigated the efficacy of passive range of motion (PROM) during the first year of life to prevent development of shoulder contractures in children with brachial plexus birth injury (BPBI) and identified facilitators and barriers to caregiver adherence with daily PROM.

methodsFive caregivers of children with upper trunk BPBI participated in retrospective interviews about the frequency with which they performed PROM during their child's first year of life including facilitators and barriers to daily adherence. Medical records were reviewed for documentation of caregiver-reported adherence and documented evidence of shoulder contracture by age one.

resultsThree of the five children had documented shoulder contractures; all three had delayed initiation or inconsistent PROM in the first year of life. Two without shoulder contractures received consistent PROM throughout the first year of life. Making PROM part of the daily routine was a facilitator to adherence while family contextual factors were barriers.

conclusionAbsence of shoulder contracture may be related to consistent PROM throughout the first year of life; decreased frequency of PROM after the first month of life did not increase the risk of shoulder contracture. Consideration of family routines and context may facilitate adherence with PROM.

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Birth InjuriesBrachial PlexusBrachial Plexus NeuropathiesContractureShoulder JointChildHumansPilot ProjectsRange of Motion, ArticularRetrospective StudiesShoulderBrachial plexus birth injurycaregiver adherencecontracture preventionpassive range of motion

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PMID37005904
PMCPMC10895927
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