Clinical trials: Child With Cerebral Palsy
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
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
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
Cerebral Palsy (CP)
TENS With Proprioceptive-Visual Training on Gait Parameters in CP
This study aimed to evaluate the effect of TENS with proprioceptive - visual training on gait parameters in children with spastic diplegic cerebral palsy.
- Trial name
- NCT07338994
- Testing
- TENS, 1. Tekscan Walkway system
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cairo University
Cerebral Palsy
The Effect of Video-based Game Therapy on Treatment Intensity in Children With Cerebral Palsy
In a recent review by Kolobe et al., It was reported that there was no study investigating the effects of treatment intensity on upper or lower extremity function in children with traumatic brain injury and cerebral palsy.
- Trial name
- NCT03883815
- Testing
- Active Video Games Therapy
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medipol University
Cerebral Palsy Children, Healthy Adults
Evaluating the Effects of an Electrical Stimulator on Improving the Walking Ability of Children With Cerebral Palsy
The goal of this study is to see if gentle electrical stimulation can help children with cerebral palsy (CP) walk more easily. This stimulation, called neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES), sends small pulses to muscles to…
- Trial name
- CP (NCT06811545)
- Testing
- Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation (NMES)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 65 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Nebraska
Cerebral Palsy
The Effect of Dual Task on Manual Ability Performance in Children With Cerebral Palsy
The aim of the study is to investigate the effect of dual task conditions on manual dexterity performance in young people and children with CP between the ages of 7-18 and to compare it with their peers.
- Trial name
- NCT06295419
- Testing
- dual task, single task
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Igdir University
Virtual Rehabilitation, CP (Cerebral Palsy)
Virtual Rehabilitation Innovations for Motivation
Children and young people with movement difficulties such as Cerebral Palsy (CP) and Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) report that traditional therapies are highly repetitive and labourious.
- Conditions
- Virtual Rehabilitation, CP (Cerebral Palsy), Brain Injuries, Young Adult
- Trial name
- VR4REHAB-MOT (NCT04430673)
- Testing
- Home-School based VR system trial
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Royal Free Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Cerebral Palsy, Hemiplegic, Sensory Processing Disorder
Sensory Processing, Postural Stability, and Selective Motor Control in Children With Hemiplegia
The goal of this observational case-control study is to examine the relationship between sensory processing abilities, postural stability, and selective motor control (SMC) in children aged 6-10 years with hemiplegic cerebral…
- Conditions
- Cerebral Palsy, Hemiplegic, Sensory Processing Disorder, Postural Balance, Motor Skills Disorders
- Trial name
- HeSPoM (NCT06989034)
- Testing
- Child Sensory Profile 2 (SP2) for Sensory processing abilities, HUMAC Balance System for Postural stability evaluation, Selective Motor Control Evaluation for the upper and lower extremities
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cairo University
Cerebral Palsy
Investigating New Methods to Study Movement in Children and Young Adults With Movement Disorders.
Background: Cerebral palsy (CP) is the most common motor disorder that affects children. People with CP have weak muscles; they may have trouble controlling the movements of their arms and legs.
- Trial name
- NCT06498596
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC)
Cerebral Palsy
Effectiveness of Handwriting Training Program on Handwriting Performance in Cerebral Palsy
Visual perception impairment and upper limb disability will affect the handwriting performance. Children with cerebral palsy (CP) who have good function on upper extremity may associated with visual perception impairment, which…
- Trial name
- NCT01378455
- Testing
- interactive computerized handwriting training program, traditional handwriting training program
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Hemiplegic Cerebral Palsy, Motor Activity
Action Observation Based Rehabilitation of Children With Unilateral Cerebral Palsy
Recent evidence suggested that Action Observation Therapy (AOT), based on observation of actions followed by immediate reproduction, could be a useful rehabilitative strategy for promoting functional recovery of children affected…
- Trial name
- NCT04088994
- Testing
- AOT Pathological Model Experimental Group, AOT Healthy Model Control Group
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 26 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Parma
Cerebral Palsy
The Effects of Electrical Stimulation Gait Training on Walking and Posture for Children With Cerebral Palsy
This proposal is designed to achieve the following specific aims and will test the associated hypotheses: AIM 1: To compare walking ability, standing posture, gait initiation and functional standing and stepping of twenty…
- Trial name
- NCT00292786
- Testing
- Walking Practice with Functional Electrical Stimulation, Walking Practice
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Shriners Hospitals for Children
Cerebral Palsy, Spastic, Posture
The Effect of Trunk Control on Respiratory Muscle Strength
Cerebral palsy (CP) can be defined as a group of disorders of movement and posture, causing activity limitation that are attributed to nonprogressive deficits that take place in the immature brain.
- Conditions
- Cerebral Palsy, Spastic, Posture, Respiratory Muscle Strength, Activities of Daily Living
- Trial name
- NCT03209310
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Gazi University
Cerebral Palsy, Neurologic Disorder
Whole-Body Vibration Therapy in the Gait of Children With Cerebral Palsy
Observation of the effect of vibration therapy on the gait of children with cerebral palsy and the analysis of their functional evolution
- Conditions
- Cerebral Palsy, Neurologic Disorder, Gait Disorders in Children, Hemiplegia
- Trial name
- NCT06314776
- Testing
- Usual physiotherapy without Whole-Body Vibration, Pre-Usual physiotherapy, Post-Usual physiotherapy
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad de Almeria
Cerebral Palsy
Independent Walking Onset of Children With Cerebral Palsy
This study will focus the gait analysis, using an optoelectronic system, of children with unilateral cerebral palsy compared to typically developed children in the first 6 months of independent walking.
- Trial name
- BB-AQM (NCT03902886)
- Testing
- gait analysis
- Where
- 2 sites in France, Romania
- Volunteers
- 27 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Brest
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