NCT00746291

Heart Rate Variability (HRV) Among Children With Brain Damage

Assessment of Autonomic Nervous System With Analysis of Heart Rate Variability in Children With Brain Damage.

• Status: Terminated
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 80 (actual)
• Sponsor: Alyn Pediatric & Adolescent Rehabilitation Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: —
• Age: 6 Years – 12 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

to investigate the function of the autonomic nervous system in children with with post traumatic brain injury and children with cerebral palsy through an analysis of heart rate variability (HRV) occurring with walking performance.

Detailed description

40 children with brain damage (20 with post TBI and 20 with CP)and 40 typically developed children will be participate in this study. ECG signals during rest and walking (for 6 minute and during step climbing) will be recorded.

Conditions

• Brain Injury
• Cerebral Palsy

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	6 min walk test, Step climbing	walking for 6 minute and climbing steps

Timeline

• Start date: 2008-06-01
• Primary completion: 2009-06-01
• Completion: 2009-06-01
• First posted: 2008-09-03
• Last updated: 2012-07-10

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Israel