Clinical trials: Brain Damage, Chronic
Cerebral Palsy (CP), Typically Developing Children
The Effect of Perturbation Training on Reactive Balance in Children With Cerebral Palsy
The aim of this project was to evaluate whether perturbation training influences reflex modulation in children with spastic CP and whether changed reflex modulation leads to improved reactive balance and walking.
- Trial name
- NCT07818928
- Testing
- Balance training on a moving platform
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy
Post-Concussion Syndrome in Professional Athletes: A Multidisciplinary Study
to examine the relationship between repeated concussions and late decline of brain function. In addition, all participants agreeing to participate in the study will be asked to will their brains to The Krembil Neuroscience Centre…
- Trial name
- NCT03218332
- Testing
- Biomarkers for detecting possible CTE invivo
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Health Network, Toronto
Cerebral Palsy, Spastic
Training Balance Control in Children With Cerebral Palsy Using Virtual Reality Games
In this study the clinical relevance of the use of commercially available virtual reality games in the rehabilitation of balance will be assessed in children with cerebral palsy.
- Trial name
- NCT03219112
- Testing
- Balance rehabilitation using X-box One & Kinect
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Ghent
Cerebral Palsy
Urdu Translation of Bimanaual Fine Motor Functional Classification System 2
In 2002, Beckung and Hagberg introduced the Bimanual Fine Motor Function (BFMF) classification system. However, the initial version struggled to clearly distinguish between its five defined levels.
- Trial name
- NCT06484465
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Riphah International University
Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Nighttime Postural Care: Caregiver Training Program and Outcome Measure Feasibility
This experimental study investigated the feasibility of a sleep care positioning training protocol by comparing two educational interventions using a randomized control design.
- Trial name
- NCT04787081
- Testing
- Sleep Care Positioning Training Program GRP1, Sleep Care Positioning Training Program GRP2
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 38 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- St. Catherine University
Cerebral Palsy, Typically Developing Children
Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation on Motor Function and Meta-Plasticity in Cerebral Palsy: TMS-EEG Study
This project examines the use of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) as a therapeutic approach to improve motor function in children with cerebral palsy (CP).
- Trial name
- NCT07567053
- Testing
- MRI, HD-EEG Recording, rTMS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cook Children's Health Care System
Traumatic and/or Non-traumatic Brain Injury
Assessing Special Features of Impaired Gait After Acquired Brain Injury With an Instrumented Treadmill
Hemiparetic gait following acquired brain injury (ABI) is grossly characterized by decreased speed of walking, increased stance time on the unaffected side, and decreased stance time on the affected side.These abnormalities are…
- Trial name
- NCT01413321
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 35 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sheba Medical Center
Cerebral Palsy, Prematurity
Study of Generalized Movements for Early Prediction of Cerebral Palsy
The purpose of this study is to assess the predictive value of generalized movements in preterm and term infants who are at risk for development of cerebral palsy.
- Trial name
- NCT00749008
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 63 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Charles R. Neal,
Cervical Spinal Cord Plasticity
Cervical Spinal Cord Associative Plasticity
Associative plasticity has been used to promote functional recovery from conditions affecting movement. Prior work from the Carmel laboratory has shown that paired associative stimulation protocols timed to converge in the…
- Trial name
- NCT07539025
- Testing
- SCAP, MagPro X100, Digitimer DS8R
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Cerebral Palsy
Functional Exercise Training in Cerebral Palsy: Follow Up
The goal of this cross-sectional study is to compare able-bodied peers to adolescents and young adults with cerebral palsy (CP) who have been regularly performing high-intensity functional training for almost two years.
- Trial name
- FITCP (NCT05859360)
- Testing
- Physical performance and cardiovascular health measures
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 27 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Basel
Cerebral Palsy, Stroke
A Longitudinal Study of Motor Control and Brain Images in Patients With Brain Damage
The primary goal of this study is to establish and evaluate an image-based biomarker for the impaired motor control and sensory information processing present in Cerebral palsy (CP) and stroke patients.
- Trial name
- NCT01883960
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Cerebral Palsy
The Effects of Neurodevelopmental Therapy on Feeding and Swallowing.
Our study is planned to investigate the effects of neck and trunk stabilization exercises, which are structured from Neurodevelopmental therapy method-Bobath concept (NDT-B) principles, on feeding and swallowing activity in…
- Trial name
- NCT04403113
- Testing
- Structured neck and trunk stabilization exercises, Feeding and oral motor intervention strategies, Caregiver training related to feeding
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Marmara University
Cerebral Palsy
Effect of Ergonomic Classroom Furniture on the Printing Legibility of Elementary Students With Cerebral Palsy
The purpose of this pilot study is to gather the data needed to do a larger research study to determine whether children with cerebral palsy print better sitting at an ergonomically-designed, custom-fitted school desk or at an…
- Trial name
- NCT00465686
- Testing
- ergonomic chair and desk (Q-Learn Classic Chair and Q-Learn Desk), ergonomic desk and chair (Q-Learn Desk)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital
Cerebral Palsy
Different Virtual Reality Devices in People With Cerebral Palsy
A computer program was developed with the same task, but with two possibilities of user interaction: a) interface with contact: in which the individual touches the computer screen to finish the task and b) interface without…
- Trial name
- NCT03352440
- Testing
- Cerebral Palsy - Kinect, Cerebral Palsy - Touchscreen, Control Group - Kinect
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 57 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo
Fatigue Symptom, Fatigue Intensity
Monitoring Fatigue In Daily Life In Adults With Cerebral Palsy or Acquired Brain Injury
The goal of this observational study is to learn about levels and patterns of fatigue in adults with cerebral palsy (CP) and acquired brain injury (ABI) in daily life.
- Conditions
- Fatigue Symptom, Fatigue Intensity, Cerebral Palsy (CP), Acquired Brain Injury Including Stroke
- Trial name
- NCT07135791
- Testing
- Real-time monitoring
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet
Traumatic Chronic Encephalopathy
Cerebral and Cognitive Impact of Professional Soccer Practice
The objective of this study is to evaluate, using MRI, the microstructural consequences and the onset of any cognitive impairment in professional soccer players at the end of their career, who have experienced repeated minor head…
- Trial name
- TC-FOOT (NCT04903015)
- Testing
- MRI
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Strasbourg, France
Cerebral Palsy, Gait Disorders, Neurologic
Cognitive and Motor Tasks in Cerebral Palsy
Various gait deviations are observed in children with cerebral palsy. Our aim was to determine the effect of cognitive task (CT) and motor task (MT) on gait in children with cerebral palsy (CP).
- Conditions
- Cerebral Palsy, Gait Disorders, Neurologic, Cognitive Orientation, Motor Activity
- Trial name
- NCT04850690
- Testing
- 2D Gait analysis
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istanbul Medipol University Hospital
Mitochondrial Diseases, Developmental Delay Disorder
Reference Values of Intraepidermal Nerve Fiber Density in Children and Small Fiber Neuropathy in Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Background: Small-Fiber-Neuropathy describes the degeneration of mildly or unmyelinated nerve fibers and causes neuropathic pain and autonomic dysfunction.
- Conditions
- Mitochondrial Diseases, Developmental Delay Disorder, Small Fiber Neuropathy, Cerebral Palsy
- Trial name
- SFN_children (NCT05645874)
- Testing
- Skin biopsy
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 203 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Heinrich-Heine University, Duesseldorf
Cerebral Palsy, Brachial Plexus; Injury, Newborn
Multi-modal Neuroimaging in Children With Cerebral Palsy or Brachial Plexus Birth Palsy
The main goal of this study is to identify abnormal functional and anatomical brain reorganization associated with hand, foot, and shoulder function in children (0-18 years old) with cerebral palsy (CP) due to periventricular…
- Trial name
- NCT03712072
- Testing
- Magnetoencephalography (MEG), Electroencephalography (EEG), Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston Children's Hospital
Cerebral Palsy
Neuromotor Control During Walking in Children With Cerebral Palsy
One out of every three children with cerebral palsy (CP) falls daily, with more than half of the falls occurring while walking. To avoid falling, the nervous system must continuously monitor how the body moves and, when an…
- Trial name
- NCT05233748
- Testing
- Stochastic Resonance (SR)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Delaware