Robotic TruST-Postural Intervention for Children With Cerebral Palsy
ConditionCerebral Palsy
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age6-17
SponsorTeachers College, Columbia University
About this trial
The purpose of this study is to test the efficacy of a motor learning-based postural and reaching control intervention delivered with the robotic Trunk-Support-Trainer (TruST) compared to the same motor learning-based intervention delivered with Static Trunk Support Equipment in children with cerebral palsy (CP) classified as III and IV with the Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS).
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Age 6-17 years
Diagnosis of Bilateral CP: diplegia, triplegia, or quadriplegia
Gross Motor Function Classification Systems-Expanded & Review (GMFCS) levels III or IV
Ability to sit 5s with trunk support between mid-ribs and pelvis (SATCo = 3-7)
Disqualifiers
Absent head control (SATCo = 1)
Current medical illness unrelated to CP at the time of the study
Severe dyskinesia that prevents the child from maintaining sitting and recovering balance during reaching movements
History of recurrent seizures (daily) or drug-resistance epilepsy
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Robotic Trunk-Support-Trainer (TruST)
- Static Trunk Support
Treatment groups
82 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsSponsors and collaborators
Teachers College, Columbia University
Lead sponsor
Columbia University
Collaborator
Source ClinicalTrials.gov