Improving Neck Control in Children With Cerebral Palsy Using Robotics
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Conditions studied: Cerebral Palsy, Neck Disorder
In brief
The goal of this study is to characterize the head-neck motion of children with cerebral palsy and investigate how robotics can be used to improve the head-neck coordination of these children. Aim 1 is a cross-sectional study. In this single-session, kinematic and muscle activity data will be collected during the postural static, active-proactive, and reactive postural head tasks. Gross Motor Functional Classification System (GMFCS) levels will also be collected to categorize the sample into subgroups. Aim 2 is a prospective cohort quasi-experimental study. The data will be collected at baseline, across 12 intervention sessions, 1 week post-intervention, and 3 months follow-up. Functional assessments will be used to compare across the pre, mid, and post training. Participants will be assessed in Gross Motor Functional Measures (GMFM), Seated Posture and Reaching Control (SP\&R-co), and Canadian Occupational and Performance Measure (COPM). The primary outcomes will be SP\&R-co test and COPM pre- and post-intervention.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT06533293
- Run by
- Columbia University
- People needed
- 30
- Starts
- 2025-03-06
- Expected to finish
- 2026-12-30
- Last updated by the study team
- 2025-09-09
Who can join
Age: 11 and older, up to 21. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.
You may qualify if…
- CP, as medical diagnosis
- GMFCS IV-V classification
You may not qualify if…
- severe cognitive deficits
- uncontrolled epilepsy
- severe dyskinesia
- spinal cord malformations
- severe vertebral column deformities (scoliosis >40° and/or kyphosis >45º)
- blindness
- chemo-denervation 3 months before study
Where it is running
- ROAR Lab, Mudd Hall — New York, New York, United States (enrolling)
- Columbia University Irving Medical Center — New York, New York, United States
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