DIET, ACTIVITY AND MEDICAL CO-MORBIDITIES IN ADOLESCENTS and ADULTS WITH CEREBRAL PALSY: WHAT ARE THE EFFECTS ON THE METABOLIC PROFILE?

Shirley Ryan AbilityLab1 site in 1 country47 target enrollmentJune 2014

ConditionsCerebral Palsy

Overview

Phase: Not Applicable
Intervention: Not specified
Conditions: Cerebral Palsy
Sponsor: Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
Enrollment: 47
Locations: 1
Primary Endpoint: Calories per day
Status: Completed
Last Updated: 8 years ago

Overview Investigators Eligibility Criteria Outcomes Sites Similar Trials

Overview

Brief Summary

This study aims to fill a gap in the literature, identify relevant clinical measures, and provide insight into the independent modifiable risk factors of obesity in the CP population with the long-term goal of improving screening, management and prevention of obesity in this at-risk and underserved population.

Registry

clinicaltrials.gov

Start Date

June 2014

End Date

March 2017

Last Updated

8 years ago

Study Type

Observational

Sex

All

Investigators

Sponsor

Shirley Ryan AbilityLab

Responsible Party

Principal Investigator

Christina Marciniak

Professor, Northwestern University and Attending Physician Shirley Ryan AbilityLab

Northwestern University

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

•Adolescent and adult subjects 16-89 years with a diagnosis of Cerebral Palsy

Exclusion Criteria

•Concurrent severe neurologic or other medical diagnosis that is likely to be contributing to the subject's functional impairment, as determined by the study investigators. For example, associated spinal cord injury.
•Subjects with major limb amputations
•Pregnant or lactating females