NCT07310550

A Physical Therapy Program Targeting Lower Extremity Selective Motor Control in Children With Spastic Cerebral Palsy

Completed NA Last updated 9 January 2026

What this trial tests

NA trial testing Selective movement of individual lower limb joints in Spastic Cerebral Palsy in 23 participants. Completed in 7 January 2019.

Timeline

1 May 2014

Primary endpoint
7 January 2019

7 January 2019

Quick facts

Lead sponsor	University of California, Los Angeles
Phase	NA
Status	Completed
Study type	INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation	na
Design	single group
Masking	single
Primary purpose	treatment
Enrollment	23
Start date	1 May 2014
Primary completion	7 January 2019
Estimated completion	7 January 2019
Sites	1 location across United States

Drugs / interventions tested

• Selective movement of individual lower limb joints
• Knee joint strengthening at high velocities
• Ankle controlled gaming
• Functional activities based on child and parental goals
• Sensori-motor exercises

Conditions studied

• Spastic Cerebral Palsy — all drugs for Spastic Cerebral Palsy →

Sponsor

University of California, Los Angeles

Who can join

Adults 5 to 18, any sex, with Spastic Cerebral Palsy. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

The goal of this intervention study is to learn whether a physical therapy exercise camp called will improve leg movement (motor control) and functional ability in children with spastic CP who are between 5 and 18 years. The main questions the study aims to answer are:

* Does the ability to move the knee at high velocities improve?
* Does function such as walking, running, hopping, climbing stairs improve?
* Will the brain tracts that control movement change?
* Will children who have better independent control of joint motion improve more?

All participants will:

* Attend 15 sessions of an exercise camp for 3 hours per day
* Perform a home exercise program after the camp ends

Measurements:

* Lower extremity selective motor control
* Knee muscle strength at high speeds using an exercise machine
* Gross motor function
* Gait analysis (walking patterns)
* Parent's perception of their child's ability and their satisfaction with that ability
* Change in brain motor tracts using a scanner (MRI) for participants that meet the inclusion criteria for MRI

MRI measurements will be taken twice (before and immediately after the treatment). All other measurements and will be taken 3 times (before, immediately after the treatment and approximately 4 months after the treatment).

Publications & conference data

No peer-reviewed publications indexed yet for this trial. Completed trials usually publish results within 12-18 months.