Psychostimulant Medications for Physical Function and Spasticity in Children With Cerebral Palsy: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial

Mansour Alotaibi   ^{1, 2 *} , MBA, PT, PhD ;   Anwar B Almutairi   ^{3 *} , PT, PhD ;   Saleh Alhirsan   ^{4 *} , PT, PhD ;   Afrah Alkazemi   ^{5 *} , BCPS, MSc, PharmD ;   Maha Alharbi   ^{5 *} , BCPS, MSc, PharmD ;   Naif Alrashdi   ^{6, 7} , MSRS, PT, PhD ;   Ahmad Taqi   ⁵ , MSc, PharmD ;   Bibi Alamiri   ⁸ , MD, SCD ;   Laura Vogtle   ⁹ , PhD ;   Mohammed M Alqahtani   ^{10, 11} , RRT-NPS, PhD

¹ Department of Rehabilitation, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, Northern Border University, Arar, Saudi Arabia

² Center for Health Research, Northern Border University, Arar, Saudi Arabia

³ Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Allied Health, Kuwait University, Kuwait City, Kuwait

⁴ Department of Physical Therapy, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Jouf University, Aljouf, Saudi Arabia

⁵ Department of Pharmacy Practice, College of Pharmacy, Kuwait University, Kuwait City, Kuwait

⁶ Department of Physical Therapy and Health Rehabilitation, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Majmaah University, Al-Majmaah, Saudi Arabia

⁷ The Health and Scientific Research Center, Majmaah University, Majmaah, Saudi Arabia

⁸ Kuwait Center for Mental Health, Public Authority for Disability Affairs, Almanara, Kuwait

⁹ Department of Occupational Therapy, School of Health Professions, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, United States

¹⁰ Department of Respiratory Therapy, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

¹¹ King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

*these authors contributed equally