Status:
COMPLETED
The Effects of Electrical Stimulation Gait Training on Walking and Posture for Children With Cerebral Palsy
Lead Sponsor:
Shriners Hospitals for Children
Conditions:
Cerebral Palsy
Eligibility:
All Genders
7-14 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
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 ...
Detailed Description
This is a single blinded, randomized, controlled pre-test/post-test study design (Figure 4). The twenty children with spastic diplegia or hemiplegia CP will be randomized by a statistician to one of t...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- A diagnosis of spastic diplegia or spastic hemiplegia or a history of typically development for the measurement only group.
- A Level I, II or III gross motor function classification.
- The subject classified as Level I or II is able to walk indoors and outdoors and climb stairs holding onto a railing but experiences limitations walking in crowds or confined spaces. Subjects classified as Level III's need to walk with assistive devices and have limitations in their ability to ambulate outdoors and in the community. Children have at best only minimal ability to perform gross motor skills such as running and jumping.
- Male or female between the ages of 7 and 14 years of age.
- Family able and willing to provide adequate care to electrodes and electrode sites.
- Must be orthopedically cleared without imminent risk of hip subluxation or dislocation and no significant scoliosis.
- Seizure-free.
- Visuoperceptual skills and cognitive/communication skills sufficient to follow multiple step commands and to attend to tasks associated with data collection.
- Absence of severe tactile hypersensitivity in the lower extremities.
- Willingness to stay in Philadelphia for extended period of time to train and return for follow-up data.
- Written, informed consent.
- One year post soft tissue releases to the lower extremities.
- Passive range of motion of lower extremity joints: \<10 degrees contracture of hip in extension as measured by the Thomas Test; \<5 degrees knee flexion contracture and popliteal angle \<45 degrees; at least 0 degrees of ankle dorsiflexion with knee extended and foot in varus.
Exclusion
- Children with "mixed" types of CP (ie:Athetosis) or other movement disorders (ie:Ataxia).
- Allergy or sensitivity to non-latex tape placed in the skin
- Female children cannot be pregnant. A pregnancy test will be given if it is possible that the child can become pregnant, to ascertain whether or not the child is pregnant.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
June 1 2005
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
January 1 2008
Estimated Enrollment :
60 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00292786
Start Date
June 1 2005
End Date
January 1 2008
Last Update
February 5 2008
Active Locations (1)
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Shriners Hospital for Children Philadelphia
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19140