Anxiety's hidden toll on kids with cerebral palsy
NCT ID NCT07346430
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at 40 children with cerebral palsy, ages 4 to 8, to see if anxiety is linked to worse balance, muscle stiffness, and movement. Researchers measured anxiety, spasticity, balance, and gross motor function. The goal was to understand these connections better, not to test a treatment.
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Study facts
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- Participants
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40 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Aug 2025
- Finished
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Dec 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
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Who is studied
POWER statistical programming was used to test size estimation \[Exact Correlation: Bivariate normal model, α = 0.05, β = 0.20, number of variables = 2, correlation ρH0 = 0, correlation ρH1 = 0.81, and coefficient of determination ρ2 = 0.66 and shown that the suitable sample size of current study was N = 13\]. This coefficient of determination ρ2 was calculated from a pilot study of ten participants (between grades of spasticity and gross motor function).
- Ages
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4 to 6 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * age 4-8 years from both genders * diagnosed as hemiplegia and diplegia * Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS) levels I or II * spasticity grade of 1 or I+ on the modified Ashworth Scale Exclusion Criteria: * significant visual, auditory, or perceptual deficits * uncontrolled seizures * acute illness
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Cairo University
Cairo, 11432, Egypt
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