Logistic regression analyses for predicting clinically important differences in motor capacity, motor performance, and functional independence after constraint-induced therapy in children with cerebral palsy

► Longer restraint hours were predictive of better motor capacity after pediatric constraint-induced therapy (CIT). ► Longer restraint hours were predictive of better functional performance. ► This study supported “the-earlier-the-better” rule of pediatric CIT. ► Age and restraint time were better predictors than initial hand impairment.