NCT06667518

Knee Neuromuscular Assessment in Children With Cerebral Palsy

Reliability and Feasibility of Knee Traction Dynamometry and Electromyography Assessment in Children With Cerebral Palsy

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 20 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Thessaly · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 5 Years – 16 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the reliability (intra-rater and inter-rater) of the K-Pull dynamometer and the K-Myo non-invasive electromyography sensor (assessing neuromuscular activity) in the evaluation of the lower limbs in children with cerebral palsy. Specific objectives include: * Examining differences in neuromuscular activity among children with CP classified at functional levels I to III on the GMFCS scale. * Deriving conclusions from the correlation between electromyographic activity, muscle tone, and generated muscle strength. * Assessing the applicability of neuromuscular activity assessment devices in clinical settings.

Conditions

• Force Measurement
• Electromyography
• Children
• Cerebral Palsy
• Lower Limb

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Neuromuscular Activity Assessment	K-Pull dynamometer is an assessment tool used to quantify muscle strength. It uses traction through a non-elastic strap to facilitate isometric contractions. K-Myo (non-invasive EMG sensor) is an assessment tool used to detect muscle activation and tracking patient's improvement.

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-09-20
• Primary completion: 2025-01-01
• Completion: 2025-03-01
• First posted: 2024-10-31
• Last updated: 2025-12-29

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Greece