Australian Cerebral Palsy Child: a prospective cohort study of motor development and brain structure in young children with cerebral palsy.

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: cerebral palsy; Musculoskeletal - Other muscular and skeletal disorders; Neurological - Other neurological disorders

• Registration Number: ACTRN12612001269820
• Lead Sponsor: Professor Roslyn Boyd

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2012-12-04
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 240

Inclusion Criteria

All children diagnosed with cerebral palsy, born in Victoria between 1 January 2004 and 31 December 2005; and in Queensland between 1 January 2006 and 31 December 2009.
We define cerebral palsy a a group of permanent disorders of movement and posture that attributed to non-progressive disturbances that occurred in the developing foetal or infant brain. The characteristic signs are spasticity, movement disorders, muscle weakness, ataxia and rigidity.

Exclusion Criteria

Children with a progressive or neurodegenerative lesion will be excluded from the study.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
ongitudinal measurement of Gross Motor Function (GMFM 66)[18 months, 2 years, 30 months, 3 years, 4 years and 5 years of age];Classification of brain injury by Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI).<br>The brain will be classified by the anatomical features of the lesion, the presumed aetiology and the presumed timing of the insult that caused the lesion.[MRI from 2 years]