Operant Conditioning of the Soleus Stretch Reflex in Adults With Cerebral Palsy

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorBurke Medical Research Institute

About this trial

12 adults with spastic CP will complete 6 baseline sessions and 24 down conditioning sessions held 3 times/week. All clinical and physiological assessments collected at baseline will be reassessed after study completion, and follow ups after 2 weeks, 1 month and 3 months. The soleus H reflex (electric analogue of the stretch reflex) will be elicited in all sessions. In each session, participants will complete 20 baseline trials and 225 down conditioning trials to decrease the magnitude of the H-Reflex.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Age 18 and above

Diagnosis of spastic Cerebral Palsy

Gross Motor Function Classification System level I-III

Stable medical background

Disqualifiers

Pregnancy

uncontrolled diabetes

weak dorsiflexion

History of cardiac conditions

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Spinal reflex conditioning

Treatment groups

12 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment group