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rTMS Treatment of Spasticity in Children With Cerebral Palsy/ Hemiplegia Due to ABI - a RCT
Led by The University of Hong Kong · Updated on 2026-04-02
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Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
133 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
This RCT aims to investigate the effect of repetitive transcranial magnatic stimulation (rTMS) in treating children with hemiplegoc cerebral palsy. The study will measure any improvement in spasticity after using contra-lesional inhibitory rTMS follow by intensive limb training. Participants will attend a 10-day rTMS treatment sessions, follow by intensive training of the impaired limb. They will also undergo MRI scans before and after the treatment to investiagte the underlying neurophysiological mechanisms that lead to changes clinically by using TMS as well as MR-DKI. Researchers will compare the intervention group and the sham group to see if rTMS could result in improvement of participants' spasticity.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
rTMS Treatment of Spasticity in Children With Cerebral Palsy/ Hemiplegia Due to ABI - a RCT
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Patients aged between 7 years and 18 years
- Diagnosis of cerebral palsy with hemiplegia
- Upper limb spasticity 21 1
- IQ 21 50
You will not qualify if you...
- Any contra-indications to rTMS
- Severe spasticity (score of 4 or more in Ashworth scale)
- Uncontrollable epilepsy
- History of Botulinum toxin A injection in previous 6 months
- Upper limb casting in previous 6 months
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine
Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 0000
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Research Team
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Winnie Wan Yee Tso, MBBS
CONTACT
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Chai Yin Charlie Fan, MPhil, OTR
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How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
2
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