New balance training shows promise for kids with cerebral palsy
NCT ID NCT06721650
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This completed study tested a special balance training that uses controlled pushes or movements to help children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy improve their balance and body awareness. Thirty children aged 8 to 10 years participated. The training aims to help them react quickly to avoid falls and improve daily movement.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Perturbation-based balance training (a type of physical therapy that uses controlled pushes or movements to improve balance reactions)
- What this could lead to
- If effective, this training could become a standard therapy to improve balance and reduce fall risk in children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed trial with only 30 participants, so results may not apply to all children with cerebral palsy. The training requires specialized equipment and supervision.
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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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30 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Dec 2024
- Finished
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May 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
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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8 to 10 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: * \- Thirty-eight children hemiplegic cerebral palsy * Age will range as (8:10) years old * Spastic hemiplegic cerebral palsy * Normal body mass index ranged from 1SD to -2SDaccording to BMI-for age Z score charts include an age and sex- specific BMI for children (WHO, 2007). * Gross motor function classification system: level I\&II Exclusion Criteria: * • Difficulty to communicate or to understand program instructions * any other neurological deficits or orthopaedic abnormalities, * secondary musculoskeletal complication * vestibular problems * any mental impairment
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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October 6 University
Giza, El-Sheikh Zayed City Giza 1133 Egypt, Egypt
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