Trials / Not Yet Recruiting
Not Yet RecruitingNCT04725019
Enhancing Motor Learning in Children With Cerebral Palsy Using Transcranial Direct-current Stimulation
- Status
- Not Yet Recruiting
- Phase
- N/A
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 60 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- Boston University Charles River Campus · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 6 Years – 17 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
The goal of this study is to test the effects of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) on motor learning and brain plasticity in children with unilateral spastic cerebral palsy (USCP).
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| DEVICE | active transcranial direct current stimulation | Participants will receive 20 min of tDCS over the scalp during 20 min of motor training. |
| BEHAVIORAL | Motor training | Participants will engage in a high number of repetition of movements that use both hands while playing with toys and games. Training will be provided 20 min/day, for 5 consecutive days. |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2021-08-01
- Primary completion
- 2026-07-31
- Completion
- 2026-07-31
- First posted
- 2021-01-26
- Last updated
- 2021-01-26
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT04725019. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.