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Natural History of Cerebral Palsy Prospective Study
RecruitingObservational study
Understanding the Early Natural History of Cerebral Palsy - A Prospective Cohort Study
Who can join
3 Months – 24 Months · All sexes
Full eligibility criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
* Infants will be included if they have a diagnosis of CP or "at high risk of CP" and under the age of 12 months.
* Infants at high risk of CP as defined by any two (any combination) of the following:
1. Neuroimaging predictive of a motor disability including the involvement of 1 or more of the following structures: sensori-motor cortex, Basal Ganglia, Posterior Limb of the Internal Capsule, pyramids.
2. Trajectory of cramped synchronized general movements (GMs) on General Movement Assessment (GMA) OR absent fidgety GMs at fidgety age
3. Hammersmith Infant Neurological Exam (HINE) scores \<57 @ 3months or \<60 @ 6months or \<63 @9 months
Infants will also be included if they meet BOTH of the following criteria (even if infants have a HINE score greater than the cut off scores stated above:
i. Unilateral brain injury on neuroimaging (magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) or cranial ultrasound (CUS)) predictive of CP ii. Clinical signs of asymmetry
Exclusion Criteria:
* Infants with progressive or neurodegenerative disorders or genetic disorders not associated with CP
* Infants with other disability diagnoses e.g. Down SyndromeAbout the study
The study will describe the natural history of cerebral palsy (CP) as children develop over the first 2 years of life.
Sponsor: Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati · Participants: 100 · Started: Sep 8, 2022
Contact the study team
- Karen L Harpster, PhD · Phone: 513-803-3604
- Kelly Greve, PhD · Phone: (513) 636-3605
Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT05576948
Locations in the U.S.
| Ohio | Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati |
Conditions
From ClinicalTrials.gov, data retrieved Oct 1, 2026. Each study sets its own eligibility; the study team decides who can join.