Electric suit aims to ease spasticity and boost balance in kids with cerebral palsy
NCT ID NCT05885139
First seen Aug 05, 2026 · Last updated Aug 06, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This trial tests whether a wearable suit called EXOPULSE Mollii, which sends gentle electrical pulses to muscles, can help children with cerebral palsy. The study focuses on kids aged 5 to 12 who have spasticity and some walking ability. Researchers will measure changes in balance, spasticity, and pain to see if the suit offers a non-invasive way to improve daily life.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- EXOPULSE Mollii Suit, a wearable garment with embedded electrodes that delivers low-intensity electrical pulses to muscles
- What this could lead to
- If effective, this non-invasive suit could offer a new way to improve balance, mobility, and quality of life while reducing spasticity and pain in children with cerebral palsy.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small early-stage trial, so results may not apply broadly. The suit's benefits are uncertain, and individual responses may vary.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- 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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34 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Apr 2023
- Finished
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Dec 2025
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
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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5 to 12 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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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: Patients will be included if they * are between 5 and 12 years of age. * have a clinical diagnosis of unilateraal or bilateral spastic CP by birth \[15\]. * have a PBS score between a minimum of 15 and a maxmimum of 44 points. * are able to walk freely, with slight limitation or using ancillary equipment's (GMFCS score ≤3) \[49\]. * are German speakers, able to understand verbal instructions. * have spasticity with a score of at least 1+ on the MAS Exclusion Criteria: Patients will not be included if they * are included in another research protocol during the study period. * are unable to undergo clinical procedures for the study purposes due to geographical or social reasons. * have a cardiac stimulator, a ventriculoperitoneal shunt, intrathecal baclofen pump. * have a change in their pharmacological therapy over the last three months or are planning to do so during the study. * suffer from other somatic or neuropsychiatric diagnoses (e.g., arrhythmias, uncontrolled epilepsy, diseases causing osteoarticular and muscular pain). * have a body mass index above 35 kg/m2, * have contraindications to wearing Exopulse Mollii Suit, receive a medical device other than Exopulse Mollii during the study period. * have received botulinum toxin (botox) therapy in the last 3 months before the start of 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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Medizinische Hochschule Hannover (MHH)
Hanover, Germany
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Pohlig GmbH
Traunstein, Bavaria, Germany
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