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Improving Neck Control in Children With Cerebral Palsy Using Robotics
Promoting Functional Neck Motion in Patients With Cerebral Palsy Using a Dynamic Neck Brace
Who can join
Ages 11 to 21 · All sexes · Healthy volunteers welcome
Full eligibility criteria
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
About the study
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.
What is being tested
- Neck Brace Device (device)
Sponsor: Columbia University · Participants: 30 · Started: Mar 6, 2025
Contact the study team
- Sunil K Agrawal, PhD · Phone: 2128542841
Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT06533293
Locations in the U.S.
| New York | Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York (Not yet recruiting) ROAR Lab, Mudd Hall, New York |
Conditions
From ClinicalTrials.gov, data retrieved Sep 30, 2026. Each study sets its own eligibility; the study team decides who can join.