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Sitting Postural Control in Infants With Cerebral Palsy

NCT01200927 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 35

Last updated 2023-09-01

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Summary

The overall goal of this research is to understand the mechanisms underlying the development of postural control in sitting using new methodology, in order to provide a scientific basis for evaluation and treatment of posture and movement disorders in infants with cerebral palsy. The development of early posture control remains poorly understood despite considerable therapeutic effort. Infants with cerebral palsy show their first delays in the acquisition of sitting, with subsequent problems developing adequate posture and movement control. Identifying the delay, determining the nature of the problem, and evaluating the effectiveness of treatment quickly, are vital in the early part of an infant's life, since this is the time of greatest plasticity. Tools from nonlinear dynamics, which are increasingly being used to examine other biological rhythms, are used in this study to analyze postural sway from center of pressure data during the development of sitting postural control.

Conditions

  • Cerebral Palsy

Interventions

OTHER

Physical therapy

Perceptual motor therapy, comparing twice weekly to once weekly home program

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Nebraska

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Nicholas Stergiou, PhD · University of Nebraska

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
5 Months
Max Age
24 Months
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2004-12-01
Primary Completion
2008-06-01
Completion
2008-06-01

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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