Title |
UP-BEAT (Upper Limb Baby Early Action–observation Training): protocol of two parallel randomised controlled trials of action–observation training for typically developing infants and infants with asymmetric brain lesions
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Published in |
BMJ Open, February 2013
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DOI | 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-002512 |
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Authors |
Andrea Guzzetta, Roslyn N Boyd, Micah Perez, Jenny Ziviani, Valentina Burzi, Virginia Slaughter, Stephen Rose, Kerry Provan, Lisa Findlay, Imogen Fisher, Francesca Colombini, Gessica Tealdi, Viviani Marchi, Koa Whittingham |
Abstract |
Infants with asymmetric brain lesions are at high risk of developing congenital hemiplegia. Action-observation training (AOT) has been shown to effectively improve upper limb motor function in adults with chronic stroke. AOT is based on action observation, whereby new motor skills can be learnt by observing motor actions. This process is facilitated by the Mirror Neuron System, which matches observed and performed motor actions. This study aims to determine the efficacy of AOT in: (1) influencing the early development of reaching and grasping of typically developing infants and (2) improving the upper limb activity of infants with asymmetric brain lesions. |
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