Feasibility of an In-home Standing and Walking Intervention for Infants With and at High R
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the feasibility and begin to evaluate the effect of an intensive in-home standing and walking intervention for infants with or at high risk of cerebral palsy.
| Condition(s) | Cerebral Palsy |
|---|---|
| Status | Recruiting |
| Phase | NA |
| Study type | Interventional |
| Summary | The purpose of this study is to evaluate the feasibility and begin to evaluate the effect of an intensive in-home standing and walking intervention for infants with or at high risk of cerebral palsy. |
| Who can participate | Inclusion Criteria: * Infants with or at high risk of cerebral palsy (CP) who either: * have been diagnosed with CP by a medical professional, or * are at high risk of CP defined as having both: * clinical brain imaging indicating CP, such as (i) white matter injury (cystic periventricular leukomalacia or periventricular hemorrhagic infarctions), (ii) hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy, or (iii) neonatal stroke, and * a score less than 63 or more than 5 asymmetries on the Hammersmith Infant Neurological Examination (HINE). Exclusion Criteria: * prenatal substance abuse, * congenital malformations, * drug-resistant epilepsy, * visual impairment that hinders the infant from seeing toys, * hearing impairment that hinders the infant from responding to sound, * living in a location inaccessible by |
| Ages | 5 Months to 2 Years |
| Sex | All |
| Lead sponsor | University of Southern California |
| Locations | Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Start date | 2023-03-26 |
| NCT ID | NCT05781438 |
| Official listing | https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05781438 |