Mobility Exercises for Gait (MEG Neuroplasticity Project)
Last updated on July 2021Recruitment
- Recruitment Status
- Recruiting
- Estimated Enrollment
- Same as current
Summary
- Conditions
- Cerebral Palsy
- Type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Design
- Allocation: RandomizedIntervention Model: Parallel AssignmentMasking: Triple (Participant, Care Provider, Outcomes Assessor)Primary Purpose: Treatment
Participation Requirements
- Age
- Between 9 years and 18 years
- Gender
- Both males and females
Description
This study is directed at identifying a the neurophysiological changes seen in children with cerebral palsy (CP) after undergoing physical therapy. The specific aims of the study will: (1) determine the changes in the sensorimotor cortical activity after physical therapy, (2) determine the mobility,...
This study is directed at identifying a the neurophysiological changes seen in children with cerebral palsy (CP) after undergoing physical therapy. The specific aims of the study will: (1) determine the changes in the sensorimotor cortical activity after physical therapy, (2) determine the mobility, participation and muscular performance improvements after therapy, and (3) determine the changes in a child's participation in activities outside of the laboratory environment. The study consists of a cohort of children with CP that will undergo an action-perception training protocol, a cohort that will undergo a high velocity power training protocol and a cohort that will undergo body weight supported treadmill training. Participants will be between the ages of 9-18 years and have gross motor function classification score levels between I-III. All participants will complete final initial baseline measures of their brain activity, mobility, muscle performance, and participation activity outside of the laboratory. After completing these tests, the children will undergo the respective physical therapy protocols for 8-weeks (3 days a week). After the 8-weeks of therapy, both groups will repeat the same tests that were completed at baseline. Follow-up assessment will consist of a physical therapist scheduling a time to visit the family at their house and ask them questions about the child's participation in activities.
Tracking Information
- NCT #
- NCT03555708
- Collaborators
- Not Provided
- Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Max J Kurz, PhD Director of the Sensorimotor Learning Laboratory