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NCT04725019
Enhancing Motor Learning in Children With Cerebral Palsy Using Transcranial Direct-current Stimulation
NA trial testing active transcranial direct current stimulation in Cerebral Palsy in 60 participants. Not yet recruiting.
31 July 2026
Quick facts
| Lead sponsor | Boston University Charles River Campus |
|---|---|
| Phase | NA |
| Status | Not yet recruiting |
| Study type | INTERVENTIONAL |
| Allocation | randomized |
| Design | parallel |
| Masking | triple |
| Primary purpose | treatment |
| Enrollment | 60 |
| Start date | 1 August 2021 |
| Primary completion | 31 July 2026 |
| Estimated completion | 31 July 2026 |
Drugs / interventions tested
- active transcranial direct current stimulation
- Motor training
Conditions studied
- Cerebral Palsy — all drugs for Cerebral Palsy →
Sponsor
Boston University Charles River Campus
Who can join
Adults 6 to 17, any sex, with Cerebral Palsy. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.
Sponsor's own description
The goal of this study is to test the effects of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) on motor learning and brain plasticity in children with unilateral spastic cerebral palsy (USCP).
Publications & conference data
1 peer-reviewed publication reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):
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sPinal cOrd neUromodulatioN to treat Cerebral palsy in pEdiatrics: POUNCE Multisite Randomized Clinical Trial.
Girshin K, Sachdeva R, Cohn R, Gad P, et al · · 2023 · cited 2× · PMID 37564370 · DOI 10.3389/fnins.2023.1221809
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Verify against primary sources
- ClinicalTrials.gov — authoritative US registry record
- WHO ICTRP — international registry index
- EU Clinical Trials Register
- Sponsor press releases (Google)
- Trial protocol + status: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT04725019 (US National Library of Medicine, public domain)
- Publications: Europe PMC API search by NCT ID, retrieved 10 June 2026
- Drug + disease cross-links: matched in real time against Drug Landscape's normalised drug + company + condition tables
- Sponsor: as reported to ClinicalTrials.gov by Boston University Charles River Campus
- Last refreshed: 26 January 2021
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