Use of Surface Electromyography Biofeedback to Improve Reaching in Children With Cerebral Palsy

Completed

Conditions studied: Cerebral Palsy, Weakness, Hypertonia

In brief

A newly-developed device for biofeedback of surface EMG will be used to either increase or decrease activity in the muscles of children with poor reaching due to cerebral palsy.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00473161

Run by

University of Southern California

People needed

20

Starts

2007-05-01

Last updated by the study team

2014-05-23

Who can join

Age: 0 and older, up to 21. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• weakness, hypertonia, or hyperkinetic disorder affecting one or both arms
• reduced speed or quality of reaching

You may not qualify if…

• any condition that would increase the risk of participation

Where it is running

• Stanford University — Stanford, California, United States

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