Operant Conditioning for Spastic Cerebral Palsy
This study is testing a behavioral intervention called spinal reflex conditioning to help adults with spastic cerebral palsy. This intervention aims to reduce spasticity (muscle stiffness) in the calf muscle of your more-affected leg. Researchers will measure the size of your soleus H-reflex (an electrical measurement of your stretch reflex) before and after the intervention to see if it decreases. They will also track how many sessions you complete. You may be able to join if you are 18 or older, have spastic cerebral palsy, can walk at least 10 meters, and meet other health criteria. The study plans to enroll 12 participants, but its current recruitment status is unclear.
- Study design
- This is an interventional study with 12 participants, where each person serves as their own control. The study is not blinded.
- What's involved
- You would attend 30 sessions, 3 times a week. The first 6 sessions involve baseline measurements, and the remaining sessions focus on learning to decrease your reflex activity. You will also have follow-up assessments after 2 weeks, 1 month, and 3 months.
- Compensation
- Not stated in the trial record.
- Follow-up
- You will be followed for 2 weeks, 1 month, and 3 months after the intervention ends.
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Operant Conditioning of the Soleus Stretch Reflex in Adults With Cerebral Palsy
At a glance
Conditions
Where it's being run
1 sites across 1 statesStudy leadership
- Kathleen Friel, PhD · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · Burke Neurological Institute
Who to contact
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What this trial measures
- Soleus H-Reflex sizeWithin one week before first intervention session to within one week after the end of intervention
Size of h-reflex as measured by EMG
- AttendanceAt the end of the intervention, we will count the number of sessions each participant completed
Measure of feasibility of protocol, whether or not people can attend all sessions