Use of Surface Electromyography Biofeedback to Improve Reaching in Children With Cerebral Palsy
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 20
- 试验地点
- 1
研究概览
简要总结
A newly-developed device for biofeedback of surface EMG will be used to either increase or decrease activity in the muscles of children with poor reaching due to cerebral palsy.
详细描述
Children ages newborn to 21 with a diagnosis of arm weakness, hypertonia, or hyperkinesia due to cerebral palsy will be recruited. A muscle that is either over-active or under-active will be selected for each child. The child will be provided with the device to wear for 1 month in order to call attention to the identified muscle. At the beginning and end of the month, reaching will be assessed using three-dimensional kinematic motion capture. The outcome measure will be the speed and curvature of reaching to a target in front of the child.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Observational
- 观察模型
- Cohort
- 时间视角
- Prospective
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 1 Month 至 21 Years（Child, Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •weakness, hypertonia, or hyperkinetic disorder affecting one or both arms
- •reduced speed or quality of reaching
排除标准
- •any condition that would increase the risk of participation
研究者
Terence Sanger
Associate Professor
University of Southern California