Robot suit aims to ease pain for kids with cerebral palsy
NCT ID NCT02669160
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether a motorized orthosis (Innowalk) that mimics walking is better tolerated by children with cerebral palsy than standard standing devices. The trial included 25 children aged 6-16 who had never walked. Researchers measured pain, muscle stiffness, and joint movement over 6 weeks. The goal was to see if the device could reduce discomfort and improve mobility.
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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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25 people
The number who actually took part.
- Start date
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Nov 2015
- Finished
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Nov 2018
- 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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6 to 16 years
- 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: * CP children from 6 to 16 years old, and being less than 150 cms, able to receive a 30 minutes verticalization session (standard practice) without sign of discomfort or intolerance * Communicating children * Children who had never walked Exclusion Criteria: * Children presenting uncontrolled epileptic seizures * No social insurance affiliation * Refuse to participate in the study * Orthopaedic surgery in 6 months which precede the inclusion. * Injection of botulinum toxin in the 6 months which precede the inclusion. * Previous neurotomy
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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IEM Christian Dabbadie
Villeneuve-d'Ascq, Hauts-de-France, 59653, France
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IEM Ellen Poidatz
Saint-Fargeau-Ponthierry, 77310, France
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IEM Sévigné
Béthune, Hauts-de-France, 62400, France
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IEM Vent de Bise
Liévin, Hauts-de-France, 62803, France
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