Could your Baby's cord blood improve cerebral palsy?

NCT ID NCT01147653

Completed Disease control Sponsor: Joanne Kurtzberg, MD Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study tested whether a single infusion of a child's own stored umbilical cord blood could improve motor skills in children with spastic cerebral palsy. Sixty-three children aged 1 to 6 years received either cord blood or a placebo, and their gross motor function was measured over a year. The goal was to see if this biological treatment could offer a safe way to ease the condition.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance: autologous umbilical cord blood
What this could lead to: If it works, this could point toward a treatment that improves motor function in children with cerebral palsy.
What could go wrong: This is a small, early-phase trial with only 63 children. The results may not apply to all types of cerebral palsy, and the benefit may be modest or absent.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

cerebral palsy spastic cerebral palsy

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

CEREBRAL PALSY CP SPASTIC CEREBRAL PALSY

Contacts and locations

Locations

Duke University Medical Center

Durham, North Carolina, 27705, United States

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