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Spasticity in Cerebral Palsy We do not want the Botox substudy to be listed on Be The Cure.

Cerebral Palsy | Spasticity | Electromyography | Adults | Muscles | Botox

We want to understand why spasticity develops in cerebral palsy. Spasticity is involuntary contractions that make voluntary contractions more difficult. Spasticity may also produced stiffer muscles. We are examining if the neurons in the spinal cord respond to inputs from the brain differently compared to typically developing children and when during development may this occur. This information will help us to develop new treatment strategies for spasticity in cerebral palsy.

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Conditions de participation

  • Sexe:

    Female, Intersex, Any, Male

  • Âges admissibles:

    4 to 75

Critères de participation

Inclusion Criteria:
Children between the ages of 4 and 17 years with a diagnosis of cerebral palsy who can voluntarily move their ankle up and down and follow simple experiment tasks.

Adults with cerebral palsy between the ages of 18 and 75 years who can voluntarily move their ankle up and down and follow simple experiment tasks.

Adults and children between the ages of 3 and 75 with no known neurological deficit or injury.
Exclusion Criteria:
Children with severe motor weakness in the ankle and who cannot follow experiment tasks. Children or adults who have had botulinum toxin injected into their ankle muscles 6 months earlier or who have had surgery 6 months prior.

Lieu de l'étude

University of Alberta
University of Alberta
Edmonton, Alberta
Canada

Contactez l'équipe d'étude

Primary Contact

Monica Gorassini

[email protected]
7804309259
Étude parrainée par
University of Alberta
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ID de l'étude: Pro00076790