Clinical trials: Upper Extremity Paralysis
Cerebral Palsy
Strength and Dexterity of Less Affected Hand of Hemiparetic Cerebral Palsy Children
The contralateral hand deficits are often masked by the complex clinical presentation of the more affected hand in children with spastic hemiparesis.
- Trial name
- NCT05546164
- Testing
- Assessment of hand grip strength, Assessment of pinch strength, Assessment of upper limb dexterity
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cairo University
Hemiparetic Cerebral Palsy
Evaluation of Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation as an Adjunct to Modified Constraint Induced Movement Therapy in Improving Upper Limb Function in Children With Hemiparetic Cerebral Palsy Aged 5 - 18 Years
The investigators aim to evaluate efficacy of TMS as an adjunct to CIMT, assess its safety and tolerability and study cortical excitability with help of TMS which are both rehabilitative therapies for hemiplegic cerebral palsy.
- Trial name
- NCT03792789
- Testing
- mCIMT with real rTMS
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- All India Institute of Medical Sciences
Neurological Injury, Hemiplegia
Camp High 5: Evaluation of the Effect on Upper Limb Function
Randomized control trial to evaluate uni-manual and bimanual upper limb function as well as compare outcomes of varied cast wear in children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy (CP) following a hybrid camp model of modified constraint…
- Trial name
- NCT02875054
- Testing
- Constraint induced movement therapy (CIMT), Hand-arm bimanual intensive training (HABIT)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- NYU Langone Health
Cerebral Palsy (CP)
Virtual Hand-Arm Assessments for Children With Cerebral Palsy
Cerebral palsy (CP) affects approximately 1 in 500 Canadian children, and the majority experience hand and arm limitations that impact independence, participation in daily activities, and overall quality of life.
- Trial name
- NCT07383753
- Testing
- Upper-Limb Virtual and In-Person Assessment
- Where
- 3 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital
Cerebral Palsy
Comparison of Tendon Transfer, Botox Injections and Ongoing Treatment in Hemiplegic Cerebral Palsy
Doctors use different treatments for people with Cerebral Palsy. Surgery is one option. Botulinum toxin injections are another option; these are given directly into spastic muscles to weaken them temporarily.
- Trial name
- UECP (NCT00250081)
- Testing
- Upper Extremity Tendon transfer, Botulinum Toxin injections in Upper Extremity, Regularly ongoing therapy
- Where
- 10 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 38 people
- Sponsor
- Shriners Hospitals for Children
Cerebral Palsy
Music Therapy In Adolescents With Cerebral Palsy
Purpose of the study; To improve the upper extremity motor functions of patients with adolescent cerebral palsy, Prevent treatment interruptions as age progresses, Increase the hand functions of children with cerebral palsy and…
- Trial name
- NCT03778398
- Testing
- Neurologic music therapy
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- Istanbul Medeniyet University
Autism Spectrum Disorder, Cerebral Palsy
Upper Extremity Function Before and After Hippotherapy in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder and/or Cerebral Palsy
The goal of this feasibility trial is to learn if hippotherapy and physical therapy in the equine environment can be used to improve upper extremity function in children with cerebral palsy or autism spectrum disorder who present…
- Trial name
- NCT06530680
- Testing
- Hippotherapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- Ohio State University
Cerebral Palsy
Scapular Alignment and Upper Limb Function in Children With Cerebral Palsy
Purpose: To determine the effect of scapular alignment on upper limb function in hemiparetic children and to find relation between scapular alignment of the affected, less affected limb and the upper limb function in children…
- Trial name
- Hemiparesis (NCT04644588)
- Testing
- Children with hemiparetic cerebral palsy being assessed for scapular alignment and upper limb function.
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Cairo University
Cerebral Palsy
Strength Training Combined With Blood Flow Restriction and Cerebral Palsy
load resistance exercises are performed while partially restricting venous blood flow to the exercising limb using a pneumatic cuff.
- Trial name
- NCT07748052
- Testing
- strength training combined with blood flow restriction and designed physical therapy program, a specially designed physical therapy program
- Volunteers
- 26 people
- Sponsor
- Cairo University
Tetraplegia/Tetraparesis, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
Control of Assistive Devices Via Brain-Computer Interface Technology
The CONVOY Study is a clinical trial designed to explore the feasibility of participants from the PRIME Study (NCT06429735) using the N1 Implant to control various assistive devices.
- Conditions
- Tetraplegia/Tetraparesis, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), Quadriplegia, Spinal Cord Injury (SCI)
- Trial name
- CONVOY (NCT06710626)
- Testing
- Assistive Robotic Arm
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3 people
- Sponsor
- Neuralink Corp
Stroke, Acute, Hemiplegia
Effects of High Frequency rTMS Combined Motor Learning on Upper Limb Motor Function in Subacute Stroke
This study is to present the effect of a program combining high frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation with motor learning on upper limb motor function and grip strength and activities of daily motion in patients…
- Trial name
- NCT05176613
- Testing
- HF-rTMS, ML
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Chungnam National University Sejong Hospital
Physical Disability
Virtual Reality in Children With Hemiparesis
children with cerebral palsy have impaired selective motor control and upper limb functions that affect their performance
- Trial name
- NCT04679779
- Testing
- designed occupational therapy program, Wii virtual reality games
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Cairo University
Cerebral Palsy
Development of Kinect-assisted Home-based Bilateral Arm Training Program for Cerebral Palsy
The purpose of the present study is to develop a long term cost-effectiveness (efficient protocol, playful context, and practical strategy) training program for school-age children with Cerebral Palsy.
- Trial name
- NCT02801279
- Testing
- Conventional bilateral arm training, Kinect-based bilateral arm training
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Spastic Diplegia
Arm Ergometer Versus Stabilization Exercises on Trunk Control and Upper Extremity Functions in cp
The purposes of the current study are to: Define and compare between the efficacy of arm ergometer versus stabilization exercises on trunk control, hand grip power and upper limb quality of functions in children with diplegia.
- Trial name
- NCT05032703
- Testing
- Arm ergometer
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 42 people
- Sponsor
- Cairo University
Cerebral Palsy, Spastic
Analyzing the Effect of Trunk Training on Limbs in Children With Spastic Cerebral Palsy
The purpose of this study is to analyze if trunk training has effects on trunk, upper, lower extremity motor functions in children with spastic Cerebral Palsy.
- Trial name
- FTT (NCT02643160)
- Testing
- Functional Trunk Training
- Volunteers
- 38 people
- Sponsor
- Abant Izzet Baysal University
Cerebral Palsy, Hemiplegia
Adaptive Arm Training for Children With Hemiplegia
The goal of this research is to provide limb training in children with hemiplegia using a bimanual-to-unimanual training approach.
- Conditions
- Cerebral Palsy, Hemiplegia, Hemiparesis, Acquired Brain Injury
- Trial name
- NCT03387449
- Testing
- Bimanual Arm Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Blythedale Children's Hospital
Cerebral Palsy (CP), Spastic Cerebral Palsy
Effect of Task Specific Electrical Stimulation on Upper Limb Gross Motor Skills in Children With Spastic Quadriplegia
Cerebral palsy is a non-progressive lesion of the brain occurring before 2 years of age resulting in disorders of posture and movement.( Ostensjo S, 2004)( Keles MN, 2018).
- Conditions
- Cerebral Palsy (CP), Spastic Cerebral Palsy, Quadriplegic Cerebral Palsy, Upper Limb Function
- Trial name
- NCT06925425
- Testing
- Task specific electrical stimulation ( TASES ), Designed Physical therapy program
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Kafrelsheikh University
Diplegic Cerebral Palsy
Action Observation in Children With Diplegic Cerebral Palsy
A new rehabilitative approach, called AOT, based on the discovery of mirror neuron system (MNS), has been used with promising results on the Upper Limb (UL) function in some studies in children with Cerebral Palsy (CP).
- Trial name
- NCT05223257
- Testing
- AOT
- Where
- 3 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 54 people
- Sponsor
- IRCCS Fondazione Stella Maris
Cerebral Palsy
FES in Young Children With Perinatal Stroke
Every year about 1 out of every 1,600-5,000 infants has a stroke around the time of birth. Many of these children will have lifelong physical problems. For example, the arm muscles are often paralyzed.
- Trial name
- NCT02975180
- Testing
- FES, Conventional
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 11 people
- Sponsor
- University Health Network, Toronto
Hemiplegia and Hemiparesis, Cerebral Palsy Infantile
Effectiveness of the Functional Hand Splint and Specific Tasks in the Domiciliary Environment Applied to Children With Unilateral Cerebral Palsy
The main objective: To determine the effectiveness of a treatment that combines the application of a functional upper limb orthosis together with a home-based program of specific tasks in children with unilateral cerebral palsy…
- Trial name
- NCT03282422
- Testing
- Home-based protocol in specific tasks, Upper-limb splint
- Where
- 2 sites in Spain
- Volunteers
- 33 people
- Sponsor
- Universidad San Jorge