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Single-session tDCS in Cerebral Palsy

NCT03635775 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 20

Last updated 2021-04-13

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Summary

The goal of this study is to characterize individual responses to a single application of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) in children with unilateral cerebral palsy (UCP), and to test which electrode configuration produces changes in brain excitability and motor function. Participants with UCP, ages 7-21 years, will be assigned to one of four tDCS groups. Using single-pulse transcranial magnetic stimulation, the investigators will assess cortical excitability before and at regular intervals up to 1 hour following tDCS. The knowledge gained from this study will advance the field through more targeted approaches of neuromodulatory techniques in this population and others, using individual characteristics to guide optimal treatment

Conditions

  • Cerebral Palsy
  • Perinatal Stroke
  • Periventricular Leukomalacia

Interventions

DEVICE

Active tDCS

Low-level (1.5 milliampere) current delivered to the scalp using saline-soaked sponges.

DEVICE

Sham tDCS

Sham-setting--no electrical current delivered.

Sponsors & Collaborators

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

    collaborator NIH

  • University of Minnesota

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
7 Years
Max Age
21 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-05-01
Primary Completion
2020-02-21
Completion
2020-02-21
FDA Device
Yes

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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