Neuromuscular Mechanisms of Specific Trunk Interventions in Children With CP

Part of paid clinical trials in Chicago, Illinois.

Sponsor
Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
Study ID
NCT05805410
Status
Recruiting
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Conditions

  • Child Behavior

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
4 Years - 12 Years
Healthy Volunteers
Not accepted

Interventions

  • robotic hippotherapy — BEHAVIORAL
    A custom designed cable-driven robotic system that mimics horseback movement during walking was used in this study.
  • Conventional physical therapy — BEHAVIORAL
    Stretching of trunk and leg muscles, followed by sitting and standing balance training, and conventional treadmill walking.

Study Details

Determine the effect of repeated pelvis perturbation training on trunk posture and locomotor function in children with CP.

Key Dates

Start date
Nov 1, 2022
Status verified
May 2025
Primary completion
Dec 31, 2025
Completion
Dec 31, 2026

Study Design

Enrollment
44 participants (estimated)
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT

Arms

  • Experimental: Robotic hippotherapy
    For the robotic training group, each subject will be trained for 40 minutes. Specifically, each participant will sit astride on a robotic horse with the force perturbation will be applied in the anterior-posterior direction and up/down direction.
  • Active Comparator: Conventional physical therapy
    For the conventional physical therapy group, each subject will be trained for 40 minutes, which will include 10 minutes of stretching, followed by 10 minutes of sitting and 10 minutes of standing balance training, and 10 minutes of treadmill walking.

Primary Outcome Measure

Change in Trunk Control Measurement Scale (TCMS) score from baseline. [ Time Frame: baseline, post 6 weeks of training and 8 weeks after the end of training. ]

Central Contacts

Locations (1)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
Shirley Ryan AbilityLabChicagoIllinois60611
Ming Wu, PhD
[email protected]
3122380700

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