Robot suit aims to boost walking in kids with cerebral palsy
NCT ID NCT07146932
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study tests a wearable robotic exoskeleton called Bambini Teens in 20 children aged 5 to 14 with cerebral palsy. The device assists leg movement during walking training. Researchers will check if it is safe and easy to use, and if it improves walking speed after six 30-minute sessions over about three weeks.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Bambini Teens Exoskeleton (wearable robotic device)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could provide a new gait training tool to improve walking ability in children with cerebral palsy.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small early trial with only 20 participants, so results may not apply to all children. The device may not improve walking or could cause discomfort.
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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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About 20 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Oct 2025
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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 14 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: * Between the age of 5 and 14 years and diagnosed with cerebral palsy; * have joint range of motion within normal functional limits for ambulation as determined by study staff; * Be able and willing to comply with study procedures, including follow-up requirements; * Patient cognitive status and ability to communicate must be at a level consistent with that required to participate in standard motor rehabilitation; * can follow directions as determined by study staff; * be able to physically fit into exoskeleton device; height from 110 to 160 cm (43 to 62 inches) and weighing up less than 65 kg (145 lbs); * be able to walk 10 meters with the aid of a walking assistive device and/or a single human assistant; * bilateral lower limb spasticity that allows lower limb range of motion within the device. Exclusion Criteria: * any medical issue that precludes full weight-bearing and ambulation (e.g. orthopedic injuries, pain, severe spasticity); * skin issues that would prevent wearing the device; * pre-existing condition that caused exercise intolerance; * uncontrolled seizure disorder, spasticity or joint contracture that would interfere with walking; * neuromuscular, neurological, cardiovascular or orthopedic pathologies that will interfere with neuromuscular function, ambulation, or limit the range of motion of the lower limbs; * severe spasticity (Modified Ashworth Scale = or \> 3); * hip extension range of motion \< 0 degrees, knee flexion contracture \> 20 degrees, knee valgus \> 40 degrees, 2 or more fractures within the past year, hip subluxation (\> 40% migration), * existing Baclofen pump, and/or Botox injections within the past 4 months of study enrollment;
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Kessler Foundation
West Orange, New Jersey, 07052, United States
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