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Can a beat help kids with cerebral palsy learn to dance?

NCT ID NCT06137625

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: University Hospital, Toulouse Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study looks at whether a regular beat in music helps children with cerebral palsy and typical development learn dance moves. Researchers will teach 68 kids a short dance with and without a steady rhythm, then check how well they remember it. The goal is to understand if rhythm can boost motor learning and support rehabilitation.

What this could mean

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Active substance
dance choreography with and without regular rhythm music
What this could lead to
If rhythm proves helpful, it could lead to better dance-based therapies for children with motor disorders, improving their movement and daily skills.
What could go wrong
This is a small, early-stage study with only 68 participants. Results may not apply to all children, and the benefit of rhythm may be small or unclear.

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Study facts

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Phase

Not a phased trial

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Participants

About 68 people

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

Started

Jul 2024

Expected to finish

Jan 2027

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

8 to 16 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: For all the participants: * Aged from 8 to 16 include. * Free, informed, written, and signed consent of the holders of parental authority * Free and informed consent of the minor * Affiliation with or benefiting from a social security scheme. * Ability to understand the instructions (investigator's assessment) For the participant with Motor disorders (MD): 1. For children with CP: * CP diagnosis * Gross Motor Function Classification System level between I to IV. * Manual Ability Classification System level between I to IV. 2. For children with DCD: * A diagnosis of DCD For the participant with typical development: * No CP diagnosis * No neurological trouble nor functional disfunction including developmental coordination disorder. Exclusion Criteria: * -Autism spectrum disorder diagnosed according to the DSM-5 (APA, 2015) * Hearing deficiency diagnosed according to the DSM-5 (APA, 2015) or uncorrected hearing deficiency that doesn't allows the participant to hear a music with a sound level between 45 and 70 decibels. * Visual deficiency diagnosed according to the DSM-5 (APA, 2015) * Intellectual developmental disorder diagnosed according to the DSM-5 (APA, 2015) * Behavioural disorders diagnosed according to the DSM-5 (APA, 2015) * Diagnosed epilepsia * Pregnancy (check in young pubescent and sexually active women) or breastfeeding. * Children already include in ongoing interventional study. * Children with both parent who benefit of legal protection (guardianship, curatorship, safeguard of justice).

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Conditions

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cerebral palsy developmental coordination disorder

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Cerebral palsy (CP)

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  • Toulouse Hospital

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    Toulouse, France

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