Non-Invasive Measurement of Pulmonary Dysfunction in Children With Cerebral Palsy
ConditionCerebral Palsy
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age5-17
SponsorNemours Children's Clinic
This proposal addresses pulmonary dysfunction in severe cerebral palsy by using a novel non-invasive respiratory sensor. The two aims of the project are to 1) provide a screening tool to detect respiratory distress and 2) Find a correlation between the degree of pulmonary dysfunction and scoliosis in children with cerebral palsy.
Subjects should have cerebral palsy a GMFCS levels IV, V
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Nemours Children's Clinic
Lead sponsor
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Collaborator