Actively Recruiting
Improving Neck Control in Children With Cerebral Palsy Using Robotics
Led by Columbia University · Updated on 2025-09-09
30
Participants Needed
2
Research Sites
94 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
C
Columbia University
Lead Sponsor
N
New York Medical College
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
The goal of this study is to characterize the head-neck motion of children with cerebral palsy and investigate how robotics can be used to improve the head-neck coordination of these children. Aim 1 is a cross-sectional study. In this single-session, kinematic and muscle activity data will be collected during the postural static, active-proactive, and reactive postural head tasks. Gross Motor Functional Classification System (GMFCS) levels will also be collected to categorize the sample into subgroups. Aim 2 is a prospective cohort quasi-experimental study. The data will be collected at baseline, across 12 intervention sessions, 1 week post-intervention, and 3 months follow-up. Functional assessments will be used to compare across the pre, mid, and post training. Participants will be assessed in Gross Motor Functional Measures (GMFM), Seated Posture and Reaching Control (SP\&R-co), and Canadian Occupational and Performance Measure (COPM). The primary outcomes will be SP\&R-co test and COPM pre- and post-intervention.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Improving Neck Control in Children With Cerebral Palsy Using Robotics
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Diagnosed with cerebral palsy
- Classified as GMFCS level IV or V
- Aged between 11 and 21 years
You will not qualify if you...
- Severe cognitive deficits
- Uncontrolled epilepsy
- Severe dyskinesia
- Spinal cord malformations
- Severe vertebral column deformities (scoliosis >40° and/or kyphosis >45°)
- Blindness
- Received chemo-denervation within 3 months before the study
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 2 locations
1
ROAR Lab, Mudd Hall
New York, New York, United States, 10027
Actively Recruiting
2
Columbia University Irving Medical Center
New York, New York, United States, 10032
Not Yet Recruiting
Research Team
S
Sunil K Agrawal, PhD
CONTACT
V
Victor Santamaria
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
NA
Model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
1
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