Status:
NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Lateral Cord Stimulation as a New Treatment for Refractory Spastic Cerebral Palsy
Lead Sponsor:
Juan Carlos M. Andreani MD
Collaborating Sponsors:
Fundación CENIT
Conditions:
Cerebral Palsy
Spasticity
Eligibility:
All Genders
16+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The aim of our work is to investigate whether electrical Lateral Cord Stimulation (LCS) causes an inhibitory and modulatory action by indirect cerebellar activation, so releasing spasticity and the sp...
Detailed Description
PROJECT Lateral Cord Stimulation was thought by the author to be employed in patients with spastic cerebral palsy with the aim to improve tonus, motor function and speech. Nevertheless, as it has bee...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Aged sixteen or older
- Spastic Cerebral Palsy with stable condition
- Motor disability unilateral or predominantly unilateral.
- Troubles of speech clinically evident.
- Normal or Slightly sub-normal I.Q
- No psychiatric disorders.
Exclusion
- Severe cardiac or respiratory troubles
- Fixed abnormal postures (except if previously corrected by orthopedic surgery)
- Chronic recurrent bronchial or pulmonary infections
- Chronic recurrent urinary infections
- Severe osteoporosis on affected limbs
- Chronic skin ulcerations.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
June 1 2025
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
December 31 2027
Estimated Enrollment :
40 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT02199015
Start Date
June 1 2025
End Date
December 31 2027
Last Update
November 21 2023
Active Locations (2)
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1
Provincial Program of Neuromodulation
La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1045
2
Klinikummagdeburg
Magdeburg, Germany, 399130