Can electrical stimulation help kids with weakness walk better?
NCT ID NCT07648511
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether combining task-oriented training with functional electrical stimulation (FES) can improve balance and ankle strength in children aged 6-9 with hemiparesis (weakness on one side). Thirty-six children will participate in a structured exercise program three days a week. The goal is to see if this combination therapy helps them balance and move better.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Functional electrical stimulation (FES) and task-oriented training program
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could point toward a more effective rehabilitation approach to improve balance and strength in children with hemiparesis.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with only 36 children, so results may not apply to everyone. The intervention is a combination of therapies, making it hard to know which part works best.
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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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About 36 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2026
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2026
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 9 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: 1. The age of the selected children will be ranged from 6 to 9 years. 2. Able to follow simple instructions. 3. Degree of spasticity is ranging from 1to 1+ according to modified Ashworth scale. 4. The level of motor function of the children will be levels I-II according to Gross Motor Function Classification System. Exclusion Criteria: The children will be excluded if they have one or more of the following criteria: 1. Visual, hearing disorders. 2. Recent Botox injection or orthopedic surgery in the lower limb in the last 6 months before the start of the study. 3. Any fixed deformity of lower limb.
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Damietta general hospital.
RECRUITINGDamietta, Egypt
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