RecruitingNot ApplicableNCT06450158

Robot-assisted Training in Children With CP

Robot-assisted Hand Training to Induce Manual Functional Change and Cerebral Neural Plasticity in Children With Cerebral Palsy

Sponsor

Cook Children's Health Care System

Enrollment

80 participants

Start Date

Sep 25, 2021

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Conditions

Cerebral Palsy

Summary

Cerebral palsy (CP) is the most common physical disability in early childhood causing serious motor and sensory impairments. Effective interventions for the recovery of motor functions are of profound significance to children with CP, their families, caregivers, and health professionals. Robot-assisted rehabilitation represents a frontier with potential to improve motor functions and induce brain reorganization in children with CP.

Eligibility

Min Age: 6 YearsMax Age: 18 Years

Plain Language Summary

Simplified for easier understanding

This clinical trial is studying a medical device called Robot (Amadeo)-assisted Training for people with cerebral palsy. The study is currently recruiting participants at 1 location. People eligible for this study include aged 6 Years to 18 Years.

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Interventions

DEVICERobot (Amadeo)-assisted Training

Amadeo® is an FDA Class I Exempt hand/finger robot that has the capacity to precisely measure hand/finger functions. To use Amadeo, a participant will be seated in a chair. The height of the robot arm support will be adjusted to achieve a comfortable position for the participant. One of the participant's arms will be will be placed on the robot arm support. Magnetic finger tips will then be attached to fingers and thumb. After this, fingers and thumb will be connected to the robot finger sliders. To use Amadeo, the movement range and maximal force of each finger will be configured according to the finger's capability. The following four types of function assessments will be performed with Amadeo: Force, range of motion, tone, and spasticity. Each session will last approximately one hour.