Video games may boost speech and arm movement in kids with cerebral palsy
NCT ID NCT06817941
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether home-based video games can improve speech clarity and arm movement in children with cerebral palsy. Fifteen children aged 8-17 will play specially designed computer games for 30 minutes a day, 5 days a week, for 8 weeks. Researchers will measure changes in speech, hand movement, and brain activity before, during, and after the training.
What this could mean
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- Active substance
- computer-based therapy games for speech and arm movement
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a fun, home-based way to improve speech clarity and arm function in children with cerebral palsy.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small early study (15 children) with no control group, so results may not apply to everyone. The games are new and may not work as hoped.
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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 15 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2025
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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8 to 17 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * (1) diagnosis of CP * (2) age between 8-17 years (i.e., pediatric age) * (3) use speech as the primary mode of communication * (4) mild to moderate dysarthria * (5) Manual Ability Classification System (MACS) level I to III * (6) Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS) level I to IV * (7) mild to moderate muscle spasticity of the arm with a Modified Tardieu Scale of 0-3 * (8) pass bilateral pure-tone hearing screening at 25 dB HL (at 500, 1000, 2000, and 4000 Hz) * (9) able to follow simple task-related directions, including repeating short phrases. Exclusion Criteria: * (1) severe vision impairment that limits the child's ability to interact with the entire computer screen * (2) dyskinetic CP or spastic diplegia * (3) English is not their first or primary language.
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Locations
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Rutgers School of Health Professions
RECRUITINGNewark, New Jersey, 07101, United States
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