Treatment for crouch gait in cerebral palsy
Part of Brain & nervous system clinical trials.
This trial tests a treatment for children with cerebral palsy who have a crouched walking pattern, a forward-tilted pelvis, and weak calf muscles. It uses EMG to check muscle activity and aims to improve walking.
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Who can take part
- You are between 4 and 10 years old
- You have cerebral palsy and walk with a crouched gait (knees bent while standing)
- Your pelvis tilts forward when standing
- You have weakness in your calf muscle (soleus) as shown by an EMG test
- Your BMI is between 18.5 and 21
- You have not had surgery called Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy (SDR)
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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