Status:
COMPLETED
Functional Electrical Stimulation During Walking in Cerebral Palsy
Lead Sponsor:
Maastricht University Medical Center
Conditions:
Cerebral Palsy
Spastic
Eligibility:
All Genders
4-18 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Children with spastic cerebral palsy (CP) often walk with insufficient ankle dorsiflexion in the swing phase. A pathological gait, known as drop-foot gait, can be the result and this has 2 major compl...
Detailed Description
Children with spastic cerebral palsy often walk with insufficient ankle dorsiflexion in the swing phase or with eversion of the foot. A pathological gait, known as drop-foot gait, can be the result an...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Unilateral foot drop of central origin, particularly the absence of initial heel contact
- Participants are currently treated with ankle-foot orthoses or (adapted) shoes to wear on a daily basis
- Participants ambulate independently, and thus classified as Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS) levels I or II and have a gait type 1 according to Winters et al (4).
- Participants are able to walk for at least 15 minutes
- Confirmed cerebral abnormality with MRI (showing medial infarction, maldevelopment of the brain, or porencephaly).
- Participants are aged 4-18 years at time of inclusion
Exclusion
- Plantarflexion ankle contracture of more than 5 degrees plantarflexion with the knee extended
- Botulinum toxin A injection to the plantar or dorsiflexor muscle groups within the 6 months before the study
- Orthopaedic surgery to the legs in the previous year
- Uncontrolled epilepsy with daily seizures
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
August 1 2018
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
September 30 2021
Estimated Enrollment :
25 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03440632
Start Date
August 1 2018
End Date
September 30 2021
Last Update
October 4 2021
Active Locations (1)
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Maastricht University Medical Center
Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands, 6229 HX