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Case Series_Targeted Training for Trunk Control Cerebral Palsy

NCT02246751 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 10

Last updated 2020-09-07

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Little is known about how children with cerebral palsy (CP) use their sensory systems (touch, sense of body position, balance organs in the inner ear, vision) to help them achieve trunk control for independent sitting. If a child with CP does not achieve trunk control by 4 years of age their prognosis for motor skill development including walking is poor. Clinical researchers at The Movement Centre in Oswestry, England have developed a method called Targeted Training in which children train trunk control in small segments from the top down using a custom fit training device. This study aims to examine how children with moderate to severe CP use sensory information for trunk control before, during and after a program of Targeted Training.

Conditions

  • Cerebral Palsy

Interventions

DEVICE

Targeted Training for trunk control

Orthotics Research and Locomotor Research Unit (ORLAU) standers will be custom fit to help the child train at the segmental level of the trunk where they begin to lose control of posture. The typical course of treatment involves loaning the customized equipment to each family for use in their home or in their child's educational setting. Training occurs once daily usually for 30-45 minutes. This is done 5 or 6 days per week. Training programs typically involve playing with balls or balloons or video games that motivate the child to hold the head erect and to wave the arms and hands and move the upper body. The researchers evaluate children every 8 weeks and adjust the stander to lower levels of support as the child gains control.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Hartford

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Sandra Saavedra, MS, PT, PhD · University of Hartford

  • Adam Goodworth, MS, PhD · University of Hartford

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2014-09-30
Primary Completion
2020-03-30
Completion
2020-03-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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