Could a wearable device replace hospital sleep tests for kids with cerebral palsy?
NCT ID NCT03915418
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study is testing whether simple wearable devices can accurately screen for sleep disorders in children with cerebral palsy. About 140 children aged 6 to 15 will wear the devices at home and then undergo a standard hospital sleep test. The goal is to see if the wearable method can reliably identify children who need further sleep evaluation, potentially making screening easier and more accessible.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Connected tools (wearable sleep monitors)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a simple, at-home screening method to identify children with cerebral palsy who need further sleep evaluation.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage validation study with only 140 participants. The wearable devices may not be as accurate as hospital-based sleep tests, and results may not apply to all children with cerebral palsy.
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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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About 140 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2021
- Expected to finish
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Feb 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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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6 to 15 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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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: * Boy or girl between 6 and 15 years old * Confirmed diagnosis of cerebral palsy * GMFCS class\> 3 * Parents and child agreement Exclusion Criteria: * Pharmacological treatment of sleep disorders * Diurnal and / or nocturnal ventilatory support * Difficulty understanding and / or participation * Subjects under 6 and over 15 * Refusal to participate * Not affiliated with and not a beneficiary of a health insurance plan
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
6 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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AP-HP Hôpital Trousseau
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGParis, 75012, France
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CHRU Brest
RECRUITINGBrest, 29200, France
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CHU Angers
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGAngers, 49000, France
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ESEAN Nantes
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGNantes, 44200, France
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Fondation Ildys Ty-Yann
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGBrest, 29218, France
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Kerpape
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGPloemeur, 56275, France
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