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Can gait training help young people with cerebral palsy walk better?

NCT ID NCT04360395

Symptom relief Sponsor: Father Flanagan's Boys' Home Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 31, 2026 · Updated 2 times

Summary

This study tests whether a structured walking therapy program can improve mobility in 120 adolescents and young adults with cerebral palsy. Participants undergo 24 gait training sessions over 8 weeks, with before-and-after tests of walking speed, brain activity, and muscle control. A separate group of neurotypical peers provides comparison data but does not receive therapy.

What this could mean

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Active substance
gait therapy (physical therapy exercises focused on walking)
What this could lead to
If successful, this could point toward a structured gait training program that improves walking ability and independence in young people with cerebral palsy.
What could go wrong
This is a small, early-stage study without a control group for the intervention, so results may not apply broadly. The therapy requires many sessions and may not work for everyone.

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Study facts

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Phase

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

About 120 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

Aug 2020

Expected to finish

May 2027

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

13 to 18 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Accepted

You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.

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Inclusion Criteria: * For Cerebral Palsy participants: * Cerebral Palsy diagnosis * For Non-Cerebral Palsy Controls: * No known atypical neurodevelopment (e.g autism, Down Syndrome, ADHD, etc.) Exclusion Criteria: * No orthopedic surgery in the last 6 months or metal in their body that would preclude the use of an MRI.

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Conditions

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cerebral palsy

As listed by the trial registrant

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Cerebral palsy

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Boys Town National Research Hospital

    Boys Town, Nebraska, 68010, United States

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