Operant Conditioning of the Soleus Stretch Reflex in Adults With Cerebral Palsy
Recruiting
N/A
Interventional Study
Cerebral Palsy
Spastic Cerebral Palsy
No Placebo Group
Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo.
Healthy Volunteers Welcome
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
At a Glance
- Age
- 18 and older
- Sex
- Any
- Study type
- Interventional
- Purpose
- Treatment
- Participants needed
- 12 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- Burke Medical Research Institute · Other
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About This Trial
12 adults with spastic CP will complete 6 baseline sessions and 24 down conditioning sessions held 3 times/week. All clinical and physiological assessments collected at baseline will be reassessed after study completion, and follow ups after 2 weeks, 1 month and 3 months. The soleus H reflex (electric analogue of the stretch reflex) will be elicited in all sessions. In each session, participants w…
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
1. Age 18 and above
2. Diagnosis of spastic Cerebral Palsy
3. Gross Motor Function Classification System level I-III
4. Stable medical background
5. Current medication will remain unchanged for 3 months
6. Provides informed consent
7. can walk at least 10 meters with or without …
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