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The Effect of AFOs on the EMG of Children With CP

NCT06532981 · Status: RECRUITING · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 30

Last updated 2026-02-12

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Summary

Children with cerebral palsy (CP) have altered gait patterns as a result of primary and secondary symptoms. Ankle-foot orthoses (AFOs) are frequently used to improve their gait. Despite evidence of AFO-effects on gait kinetics and -kinematics, the effects on muscle activity remain unclear.

This study will investigate the effect of AFOs on the amplitude and timing, as well as the co-activation of lower limb muscle activity in children with spastic CP.

Conditions

  • Spastic Cerebral Palsy

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Kaat Desloovere, Prof. dr. · Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, KU Leuven, Belgium

Eligibility

Min Age
6 Years
Max Age
17 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-01-06
Primary Completion
2026-12-31
Completion
2026-12-31

Countries

  • Belgium

Study Locations

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