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Improving Gait and Balance in Children With Hemiplegic Cerebral Palsy: Gait Myoelectric Stimulator Study

NCT03226860 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 15

Last updated 2017-07-24

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This research study will see if electrical stimulation increases heel strike (heel hits the floor first when walking), decreases limp, helps muscle contraction, and improves balance in children with a hemiplegic leg. An experimental electrical stimulation device called the Gait MyoElectric Stimulator (GMES) will be used to stimulate the shin and calf muscles.

Conditions

  • Hemiplegic Cerebral Palsy

Interventions

DEVICE

Gait Myoelectric Stimulator

Electrical stimulation during gait for children with CP

OTHER

5210

Children will eat 5 fruits/vegetables each day, watch 2 hours or less of screen time, perform 1 hour or more of physical activity, and drink 0 sugar-sweetened beverages.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • MultiCare Health System Research Institute

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Brenna Brandsma, PT, DPT, PCS · Physical Therapist for Mary Bridge Children's Therapy at Good Samaritan

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
5 Years
Max Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2015-08-03
Primary Completion
2016-08-15
Completion
2016-12-01

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