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Strength Training Using Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation For Children With Cerebral Palsy

NCT00356343 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: PHASE1 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 45

Last updated 2011-01-11

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Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine if using high-intensity, short-duration, intermittent neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) is better than volitional exercise in increasing quadriceps femoris and triceps surae force-generating potential and gross motor function in children with cerebral palsy.

Conditions

  • Spastic Diplegic Cerebral Palsy

Interventions

DEVICE

NMES Strength Training

Subjects will complete 12 weeks of NMES isometric strength training using implanted electrodes in bilateral quadriceps and triceps surae muscles.

OTHER

Volitional Strength Training

Subjects will complete 12 weeks of volitional isometric strength training of bilateral quadriceps and triceps surae muscles.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Shriners Hospitals for Children

    collaborator OTHER

  • University of Delaware

    collaborator OTHER

  • Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)

    lead NIH

Principal Investigators

  • Samuel CK Lee, PhD, PT · University of Delaware, Shriners Hospitals for Children

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
7 Years
Max Age
12 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2004-07-31
Primary Completion
2009-09-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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