tDCS plus robotic training for Hemiplegia

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Research Sponsored by Blythedale Children's Hospital

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

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Must have

Be younger than 18 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up within one week after the intervention ends

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Study Summary

This trial will test if a combination of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) + robotic upper extremity therapy can help improve upper extremity function in children with hemiplegia.

Eligible Conditions

Hemiplegia
Cerebral Palsy

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ within one week after the intervention ends

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~within one week after the intervention ends

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and within one week after the intervention ends for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

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Primary outcome measures

Change in Assisting Hand Assessment after intervention

Change in Box and blocks test after intervention

Change in Jebsen-Taylor Test of Hand Function after intervention

Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Placebo Group

Group I: Real tDCS plus robotic trainingExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

Children will receive 20 min of real tDCS stimulation per session, followed by robotic training for 1 hr.

Group II: Sham tDCS plus robotic trainingPlacebo Group1 Intervention

Children will receive 20 min of sham tDCS stimulation per session, followed by robotic training for 1 hr.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Blythedale Children's HospitalLead Sponsor

5 Previous Clinical Trials

182 Total Patients Enrolled

2 Trials studying Hemiplegia

95 Patients Enrolled for Hemiplegia

Frequently Asked Questions

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Is enrollment for this experiment open to the public?

"Clinicaltrials.gov's records demonstrate that this medical trial, which was initially released on the 12th of June 2017, is not currently seeking patients. Though recruitment for this study has ceased, there are 175 other clinical trials looking for volunteers at present."

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What criteria must one meet in order to be able to join this research program?

"For this study, 40 participants between the ages of 6 and 17 with hemiplegia need to be enrolled. Furthermore, these patients must have functional wrist extension of 20 degrees as well as metacarpophalangeal and proximal interphalangeal joint mobility at 10 degrees or more. Both participant/caregiver are required to provide informed consent/assent in order for a patient to partake in the trial."

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