Does somatosensory discrimination therapy alter sensorimotor upper limb function differently compared to motor therapy in children and adolescents with unilateral cerebral palsy: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.

"Declarations Ethics approval and consent to participate {24}Ethical approval for this trial was obtained from the Ethical Committee Research UZ/KU Leuven (S67467) on June 29, 2023. The trial will be performed in accordance with the ethical principles described in the Declaration of Helsinki and the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Before participation in any study-related intervention, including performance of the eligibility screening, written informed consent, and assent will be obtained. Consent for publication {32}N/a—There were no data, details, or images included in the study protocol. Competing interests {28}N/a—The authors declare that they have no competing interests. Competing interests {28} N/a—The authors declare that they have no competing interests."

"Funding{4} Financial support for this study will be provided by the Flemish Research Foundation (FWO project, G0C4919N; FWO-fellowship Lize Kleeren, 11PP224N). The funding body was not involved in the conception or writing of this study protocol. The funding body will not be involved in the collection, management, analysis, or interpretation of data."

"Trial registration ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT06006065). Registered on August 8, 2023."