Operant Conditioning of the Soleus Stretch Reflex in Adults With Cerebral Palsy (NCT05571033) | Clinical Trial Compass
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Operant Conditioning of the Soleus Stretch Reflex in Adults With Cerebral Palsy
United States12 participantsStarted 2022-09-30
Plain-language summary
12 adults with spastic CP will complete 6 baseline sessions and 24 down conditioning sessions held 3 times/week. All clinical and physiological assessments collected at baseline will be reassessed after study completion, and follow ups after 2 weeks, 1 month and 3 months. The soleus H reflex (electric analogue of the stretch reflex) will be elicited in all sessions. In each session, participants will complete 20 baseline trials and 225 down conditioning trials to decrease the magnitude of the H-Reflex.
Who can participate
Age range18 Years
SexALL
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Inclusion criteria
✓. Age 18 and above
✓. Diagnosis of spastic Cerebral Palsy
✓. Gross Motor Function Classification System level I-III
✓. Stable medical background
✓. Current medication will remain unchanged for 3 months
✓. Provides informed consent
✓. can walk at least 10 meters with or without assistive device
✓. meets minimum study procedure requirements (elicitation of H-reflex).
Exclusion criteria
✕. Pregnancy
✕. uncontrolled diabetes
✕. weak dorsiflexion
✕. History of cardiac conditions
✕. cognitive deficits that interfere with study procedure and steps for completion
✕. Botox within 2 months of the study
✕. H/O ankle surgeries in affected leg (Dorsal root rhizotomy etc.)
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What they're measuring
1
Soleus H-Reflex size
Timeframe: Within one week before first intervention session to within one week after the end of intervention
2
Attendance
Timeframe: At the end of the intervention, we will count the number of sessions each participant completed