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Exercise after nerve surgery may boost trunk control in kids with CP

NCT ID NCT05006144

Disease control Sponsor: Cairo University Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study looked at whether physical training after a type of nerve surgery (selective dorsal rhizotomy) can improve trunk control and arm function in children aged 4-7 with severe cerebral palsy who cannot walk. The training included exercises to strengthen the trunk and improve balance. The trial involved 90 children and compared those who received training plus standard care to those who received standard care alone.

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Active substance
physical therapy exercises
What this could lead to
If successful, this could show that targeted physical training after surgery helps children with cerebral palsy gain better trunk control and arm function.
What could go wrong
This is a small, completed trial with 90 children. Results may not apply to all children with cerebral palsy, and the benefits of physical training after surgery remain uncertain.

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Phase

Not a phased trial

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Participants

90 people

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Started

Aug 2022

Finished

Dec 2025

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

4 to 7 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * CP, spastic diplegia * 4-7 years of age * On Level IV-V on Gross Motor Function Classification System * Partial trunk control (sitting with support). Exclusion Criteria: * Structural non-reducible deformities or musculoskeletal surgery in the lower extremities in the past 12 months * Ankle clonus * Exaggerated deep tendon reflex in the legs * Babinski sign; * Moderate to severe signs of dystonia, athetosis or ataxia.

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Conditions

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cerebral palsy spastic diplegia

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Bilateral cerebral palsy

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Amira Mahmoud Abd-elmonem

    Giza, 12662, Egypt

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