Early intervention may ease cerebral palsy in infants
NCT ID NCT06180291
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether starting a personalized home therapy program early (before age 2) can improve motor skills in babies at high risk for cerebral palsy. Researchers will compare children who receive this early program with those who get standard care. The goal is to see if early treatment helps reduce the long-term impact of the condition.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 66 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2025
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2029
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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Up to 3 months
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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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: * New born presenting on transfontanellar ultrasound and confirmed on brain MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) at least one of the following brain lesions at high risk of cerebral palsy : * Stage 3 intraventricular hemorrhage, requiring at least 2 subtractive lumbar punctures and/or the establishment of a ventriculoperitoneal bypass * Stage 4 intraventricular hemorrhage * Periventricular leukomalacia : extensive unilateral or bilateral * Sequelae of perinatal anoxo-ischemic encephalopathy * Extensive neonatal stroke * Less than 3 months old (corrected age in case of prematurity) * Hospitalized in neonatology or hospitalized in pediatric intensive care unit or within two months following return home (follow-up visit after initial hospitalization) * Affiliate to social security * Parental or legal representative consent to participate in the study (free and informed written consent) Exclusion Criteria: * Children who have had an Antenatal Diagnosis of a pathology causing fear of the onset of developmental delay * Children presenting with a congenital pathology with neonatal revelation, whether of metabolic, genetic or malformative origin * Palliative care offered by the neonatology team (LATA: Limitation and Discontinuation of Active Therapeutics) * Children participating simultaneously in another screening and early care program (excluding the COCON program (Soins préCOces et COordonnés du Nouveau-né vulnérable))
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The places running it
8 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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CH de Annecy
RECRUITINGAnnecy, 74370, France
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Service de Réanimation Néonatale, Hôpital de la Croix-Rousse, Hospices Civils de Lyon
RECRUITINGLyon, 69317, France
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Service de Réanimation et médecine néonatale
RECRUITINGChambéry, 73011, France
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Service de néonatologie et de réanimation néonatale, CHU Saint-ELOI
RECRUITINGMontpellier, 34295, France
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Service de néonatologie et de réanimation néonatale, Hôpital Femme Mère Enfant, Hospices Civils de Lyon
RECRUITINGLyon, 69677, France
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Service de néonatologie et de réanimation néonatale, Hôpital Universitaire Carémeau
RECRUITINGNîmes, 30029, France
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Service de néonatologie, Hôpital des enfants
RECRUITINGToulouse, 31300, France
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Service de réanimation pédiatrique, Hôpital des enfants
RECRUITINGToulouse, 31059, France
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