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Improving Neck Control in Children With Cerebral Palsy Using Robotics

Columbia University · with New York Medical College · NCT06533293

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Key facts

Compensation
Not posted. Ask the study team before screening.
Who can join
Ages 11–21 · All sexes
Healthy volunteers
Accepted
Study type
Interventional · Not applicable
Target enrollment
30
US sites recruiting
1
Study start
March 6, 2025
Record last updated
September 9, 2025

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What the study is about

The goal of this study is to characterize the head-neck motion of children with cerebral palsy and investigate how robotics can be used to improve the head-neck coordination of these children.

Aim 1 is a cross-sectional study. In this single-session, kinematic and muscle activity data will be collected during the postural static, active-proactive, and reactive postural head tasks. Gross Motor Functional Classification System (GMFCS) levels will also be collected to categorize the sample into subgroups.

Aim 2 is a prospective cohort quasi-experimental study. The data will be collected at baseline, across 12 intervention sessions, 1 week post-intervention, and 3 months follow-up.

Functional assessments will be used to compare across the pre, mid, and post training. Participants will be assessed in Gross Motor Functional Measures (GMFM), Seated Posture and Reaching Control (SP\&R-co), and Canadian Occupational and Performance Measure (COPM). The primary outcomes will be SP\&R-co test and COPM pre- and post-intervention.

Being studied: Neck Brace Device

Conditions: Cerebral Palsy; Neck Disorder

Eligibility criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

  • CP, as medical diagnosis
  • GMFCS IV-V classification

Exclusion Criteria

  • severe cognitive deficits
  • uncontrolled epilepsy
  • severe dyskinesia
  • spinal cord malformations
  • severe vertebral column deformities (scoliosis >40° and/or kyphosis >45º)
  • blindness
  • chemo-denervation 3 months before study

Recruiting US locations

  • ROAR Lab, Mudd Hall

    New York, NY 10027

    Site contact: Sunil Agrawal, PhD · 212-854-2841 · sunil.agrawal@columbia.edu

Study contacts (from the official record)

  • Sunil K Agrawal, PhD · 2128542841 · sunil.agrawal@columbia.edu
  • Victor Santamaria · vsantama@nymc.edu
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