Effect of Vibration on Muscle Properties, Physical Activity and Balance in Children with Cerebral Palsy

Running, not enrolling · Not applicable · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Cerebral Palsy, Spastic

In brief

The aim of the 6-month randomized controlled trial, with 6-month no treatment follow-up, is to examine the effects of low-magnitude vibration on muscle, physical activity, and balance in children with spastic cerebral palsy.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03484078

Run by

University of Georgia

People needed

44

Starts

2019-01-23

Expected to finish

2026-01-30

Last updated by the study team

2025-01-08

Who can join

Age: 5 and older, up to 11. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Spastic cerebral palsy
• Independent ambulator without an assistive device (Gross Motor Function Classification System level I or II)

You may not qualify if…

• Prior fractures in both femurs or tibias
• Currently taking bisphosphonates
• Unable to stand independently
• Orthopedic surgery on a lower extremity within the last 6 months
• Children with pure athetoid CP
• Baclofen pump in the abdomen
• Botox treatment within the last year

Where it is running

• University of Georgia — Athens, Georgia, United States

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