Clinical trials: Spastic Cerebral Palsy
Cerebral Palsy, Muscle
How Are the Muscles Affected in Cerebral Palsy? A Study of Muscle Biopsies Taken During Orthopaedic Surgery.
Cerebral palsy (CP) is a motor disorder caused by an injury to the immature brain. Even though the brain damage does not change, children with CP will have progressively weaker, shorter and stiffer muscles that will lead to…
- Conditions
- Cerebral Palsy, Muscle, Muscle Contracture, Muscle Spasticity
- Trial name
- CPTDBiopsy (NCT05506228)
- Testing
- No intervention
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Eva Ponten
Cerebral Palsy, Spastic
Associated Disorders of Locomotion and Postural Control of Axial Segments in Cerebral Palsy
Gait abnormalities, which occur in Cerebral Palsy (CP), are characterized usually by a toe-to-floor or a plantar-to-floor initial contact (equinus gait), followed by an early braking of the tibia's forward progression (during…
- Trial name
- NCT04287673
- Testing
- Rehabilitation involving strongly the trunk
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 17 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Union de Gestion des Etablissements des Caisses d'Assurance Maladie - Nord Est
Diplegia, Spastic
Eye-Hand Coordination in Children With Spastic Diplegia
This study will examine how the brain controls eye-hand coordination (visuomotor skills) in children with spastic diplegia and will determine whether impairment of this skill is related to the learning difficulties in school that…
- Trial name
- NCT00024791
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 144 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Physical Therapy
Feasibility Of Oral Sensorimotor Stimulation On Oropharyngeal Dysphagia In Children With Spastic Cerebral Palsy
Children with CP encounter swallow and feeding impairments, especially in infancy and childhood with long meal times with late development of oral motor skills resulting in poor growth.
- Trial name
- NCT04524559
- Testing
- conventional physical therapy training, oral motor training.
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 64 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cairo University
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
Cerebral Palsy, Spastic
Muscle-tendon Pathology and Metabolic Dysregulation in CP
The main aim of this project is to gain knowledge about the muscle-tendon pathology of moderately to severely affected young people with cerebral palsy and their risk for cardiometabolic diseases and chronic inflammation.
- Trial name
- NCT06330922
- Testing
- Cardiorespiratory fitness training
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Graz
Cerebral Palsy (CP), Spastic Diplegia Cerebral Palsy
Effects of High-Velocity Passive Stretch on Spasticity, Function, and Muscle Structure in Spastic CP Children
One of the traditional exercises applied to cerebral palsy (CP) is passive stretching exercises. Passive stretching exercises can be applied to these patients at various speeds.
- Conditions
- Cerebral Palsy (CP), Spastic Diplegia Cerebral Palsy, Spastic Hemiplegic Cerebral Palsy
- Trial name
- NCT07007858
- Testing
- Exercise
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- TC Erciyes University
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
Spastic Cerebral Palsy
3D-Microscopic Muscle Architecture in Cerebral Palsy
The focus of this study is to understand and define the mechanisms of the altered muscle development and growth on a microscopic level within a long-term perspective in children with cerebral palsy and to relate these findings to…
- Trial name
- 3D-MMAP (NCT06584851)
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 130 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
Cerebral Palsy, Cerebral Palsy Spastic Diplegia
Evaluation of the Applicability and Reliability of the Three Meter Backwalk Test in Children With Cerebral Palsy (CP)
Cerebral palsy (CP) is a non-progressive disturbance in the development of movement and posture that occurs in the prenatal or postnatal period, causing activity limitations.
- Conditions
- Cerebral Palsy, Cerebral Palsy Spastic Diplegia, Hemiplegic Cerebral Palsy, Gait, Hemiplegic
- Trial name
- NCT04653363
- Testing
- assessments
- Where
- 2 sites in Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sanko University
Cerebral Palsy
Brain Control of Movements in Cerebral Palsy
This study will examine how the brain controls movements in patients with certain types of cerebral palsy. In healthy people, one side of the body usually controls movements on the other side of the body.
- Trial name
- NCT00076596
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 130 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Cerebral Stroke, Hemiplegia, Spastic
Compensatory Kinematic Movements in Various Directions After Stroke
This is cross-sectional study. By comparing kinematic analysis between stroke and healthy subjects in various directions, this investigation analyzes the compensatory kinematic movement for reaching task in stroke survivors
- Trial name
- NCT05683158
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 96 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Valencia
Cerebral Palsy, Spastic
Investigation of Motor Imaging Skills in Children With Spastic Cerebral Palsy
The aim of this study was to investigate implicit and explicit motor imagery skills in children with spastic cerebral palsy and typically developing children.
- Trial name
- NCT06343701
- Testing
- Implicit motor imagery, Explicit motor imagery
- Where
- 3 sites in Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Abant Izzet Baysal University
Stroke
Robot Aided Rehabilitation - Multi-joint Evaluations
Sensory and motor impairments following stroke can lead to substantial disability involving the arm and hand. The investigator hypothesized that excessive local and cross-coupled stiffness, diminished individuation and…
- Trial name
- Aim1 (NCT02359812)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 56 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Maryland, Baltimore
Spastic Cerebral Palsy
Evaluation of Multifocal Transcutaneous Electrical Stimulation for Self-treatment Among Children With Cerebral Palsy
The main purpose with this study is to investigate the effectiveness of a garment with integrated electrodes for multifocal transcutaneous electrical stimulation intended for treatment of spasticity in children with cerebral…
- Trial name
- NCT04078321
- Testing
- Mollii ®
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 8 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sormland County Council, Sweden
Cerebral Palsy, Spastic Dysarthria
Application of Vibration Wave Therapy to the Children Suffering From Cerebral Palsy and Tongue Spastic Dysarthria
Vibration therapy is the widely used in many neurological disorders for different type of problems. Recently, it is being used by researchers for the betterment of motor disorders and muscle movements of the cerebral palsy…
- Trial name
- NCT04222049
- Testing
- Vibro Tactile Gadget
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National University of Science and Technology, Pakistan
Cerebral Palsy, Mixed, Cerebral Palsy, Spastic
Movement Characterization in Spastic/Dystonic Cerebral Palsy Using Haptic Feedback in Virtual Reality
This game-like intervention using virtual reality will provide an objective and quantitative characterization of dystonia and spasticity presentations in cerebral palsy, even if combined, through the process of motor learning.
- Trial name
- NCT03744884
- Testing
- Force efforts with haptic feedback in virtual reality.
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 68 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Cerebral Palsy, Spasticity
Spinal Cord Stimulation for Children With Cerebral Palsy
The goal of this clinical trial is to help understand spinal cord excitability in children with cerebral palsy compared to neurologically typical children.
- Trial name
- NCT07516067
- Testing
- Transcutaneous Spinal Cord Stimulation (tSCS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Martin Piazza
Cerebral Palsy, Spastic
The Relationship Between Functional Exercise Capacity, Respiratory Muscle Strength, Trunk Control, Balance and Activities of Daily Living in Individuals With Cerebral Palsi
Cerebral palsy (CP) causes problems in posture, movement, breathing, postural control and balance in individuals. This work; This study was conducted to examine the relationship between functional exercise capacity, respiratory…
- Trial name
- NCT05682079
- Testing
- TCMS, PEDİ, respiration, GMFCS,PBS,functional capacity
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nursena Güçlü
Cerebral Palsy, Spastic Diplegia
Evaluation of Brain MRI Changes in Cerebral Palsy Patients
Cerebral palsy (CP) is a neurodevelopmental syndrome characterized by sensorimotor impairment that arises during early childhood defined as a static insult to the developing brain.
- Conditions
- Cerebral Palsy, Spastic Diplegia, Spastic Quadriplegia, Spastic Hemiplegia
- Trial name
- NCT07433647
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Columbia University