Sleep positioning for children with cerebral palsy

This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (Intervention). The objectives are as follows: The overall aim of this systematic review is to determine whether commercially available night-time postural management systems, compared with usual care, reduce hip migration in children with cerebral palsy. Secondary objectives include: to determine the effect of sleep positioning systems on sleep patterns and quality. to determine the effect of sleep positioning systems on the quality of life of the child. to determine the effect of sleep positioning systems on the quality of life of the family. to determine the effect of sleep positioning systems on pain. to determine the effect of sleep positioning systems on physical functioning to determine any adverse effects of sleep positioning systems.