Shock therapy for kids with CP? small trial tests electrical zaps for better arm movement

NCT ID NCT06925425

First seen Apr 15, 2026 · Last updated Jun 23, 2026 · Updated 14 times

Summary

This study tests whether adding task-specific electrical stimulation to standard physical therapy can improve upper limb gross motor skills in children aged 2 to 6 with spastic quadriplegia cerebral palsy. Thirty children will be split into two groups: one gets standard therapy, the other gets standard therapy plus electrical stimulation during weight-bearing exercises. The main goal is to see if the stimulation helps with arm function, measured by the Quality of Upper Extremity Skills Test.

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  • Aalaa Ahmed Farrag

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    Alexandria, Egypt, 21515, Egypt

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What this could mean

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

Active substance

task-specific electrical stimulation (TASES)

What this could lead to

If it works, this could offer a simple therapy to help children with cerebral palsy improve arm and hand function.

What could go wrong

This is a small, early-stage trial with only 30 participants, so results may not apply to all children. The therapy may not lead to meaningful improvements.

Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

cerebral palsy spastic cerebral palsy spastic quadriplegic cerebral palsy

As listed by the trial registrant

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