Surgical treatments for muscle stiffness in children
Part of Bones, joints & muscles, Brain & nervous system clinical trials.
This study looks at how well two surgeries help reduce muscle stiffness in children. It may help improve movement and comfort.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are 6 years old or older
- You are having one of these two surgeries at Boston Children's Hospital: a baclofen pump (a device that releases medicine to relax muscles) or a rhizotomy (a surgery on nerves to reduce stiffness)
- You are willing to be followed after surgery to see how you do
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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