New study explores balance and movement in kids with cerebral palsy
NCT ID NCT06378723
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at how trunk control, balance, and upper body function are connected in children with cerebral palsy. Researchers measured these abilities in 53 children and compared them to healthy kids. The goal was to better understand these relationships to guide future therapy.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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53 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Feb 2024
- Finished
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Apr 2024
- 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
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Cerebral Palsy and healthy children between the ages of 8 and 18 will be included in the study. Children with hearing and vision loss will be excluded from the study in order not to affect balance disorders. In order to standardize their mobility, those with GMFC levels 1 and 2 will be included in the study.
- Ages
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8 to 18 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Between the ages of 8-18, * Gross Motor Function Classification System level 1-2, * Do not have severe visual or hearing impairment, * Does not have any cooperation problems that would hinder communication, * Children who have had Botulinum Toxin-A injection Exclusion Criteria: * Those with GMFC level 3-4-5, * Children who had surgery within the last six months were not included in the study.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Eastern Mediterranean University
Famagusta, 99628, Cyprus
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Yeni Sihirli Eller Özel Eğitim ve Rehabilitasyon Merkezi
Adana, Çukurova, 01170, Turkey (Türkiye)
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