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IntelliStretch for Cerebral Palsy

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Waitlist Available
Led By Li-Qun Zhang, Ph.D.
Research Sponsored by University of Maryland, Baltimore
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Be younger than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up mas will be assessed at 3 time points: at the beginning and the end of 6-week training, and follow-up at 6 weeks after the training ends.
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Study Summary

This trial is designed to study whether home-based robot-guided therapy is as effective as laboratory-based robot-guided therapy for children with impaired ankles due to spastic cerebral palsy.

Eligible Conditions
  • Cerebral Palsy

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~pbs will be assessed at 3 time points: at the beginning and the end of 6-week training, and follow-up at 6 weeks after the training ends.
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and pbs will be assessed at 3 time points: at the beginning and the end of 6-week training, and follow-up at 6 weeks after the training ends. for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Changes of Active Range of Motion (AROM)
Secondary outcome measures
Changes of 6 Minute Walk Test (6MWT)
Changes of Modified Ashworth Scale (MAS)
Changes of Passive Range of Motion (PROM)
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Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Group I: Lab groupExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Lab-based intervention includes 18 training sessions using the IntelliStretch in the lab .
Group II: Home groupExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Home-based intervention includes 18 training sessions using the IntelliStretch at home.
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
IntelliStretch
2019
N/A
~10

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Who is running the clinical trial?

University of Maryland, BaltimoreLead Sponsor
687 Previous Clinical Trials
374,641 Total Patients Enrolled
Li-Qun Zhang, Ph.D.Principal Investigator - University of Maryland, Baltimore
University of Maryland, Baltimore
3 Previous Clinical Trials
268 Total Patients Enrolled

Frequently Asked Questions

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Recent research and studies
Developmental Medicine & Child NeurologyJournal
Ankle Spasticity and Strength in Children with Spastic Diplegic Cerebral Palsy
Engsberg, Jack R, Sandy A Ross, Kenneth S Olree, and Tae Sung Park. 2000. “Ankle Spasticity and Strength in Children with Spastic Diplegic Cerebral Palsy”. Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology. Wiley. doi:10.1017/s0012162200000086.
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics of North AmericaJournal
New Clinical and Research Trends in Lower Extremity Management for Ambulatory Children with Cerebral Palsy
Damiano, Diane L., Katharine E. Alter, and Henry Chambers. 2009. “New Clinical and Research Trends in Lower Extremity Management for Ambulatory Children with Cerebral Palsy”. Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics of North America. Elsevier BV. doi:10.1016/j.pmr.2009.04.005.
IEEE Transactions on Rehabilitation EngineeringJournal
Robot-aided Neurorehabilitation
Krebs, H.I., N. Hogan, M.L. Aisen, and B.T. Volpe. 1998. “Robot-aided Neurorehabilitation”. IEEE Transactions on Rehabilitation Engineering. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). doi:10.1109/86.662623.
Archives of Physical Medicine and RehabilitationJournal
Feedback-controlled and Programmed Stretching of the Ankle Plantarflexors and Dorsiflexors in Stroke: Effects of a 4-week Intervention Program
Selles, Ruud W., Xiaoyan Li, Fang Lin, Sun G. Chung, Elliot J. Roth, and Li-Qun Zhang. 2005. “Feedback-controlled and Programmed Stretching of the Ankle Plantarflexors and Dorsiflexors in Stroke: Effects of a 4-week Intervention Program”. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Elsevier BV. doi:10.1016/j.apmr.2005.07.305.
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