Non-Invasive Measurement of Pulmonary Dysfunction in Children with Cerebral Palsy
Status: Recruiting
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Intervention Type: Device
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY
This proposal addresses pulmonary dysfunction in severe cerebral palsy by using a novel non-invasive respiratory sensor. The two aims of the project are to 1) provide a screening tool to detect respiratory distress and 2) Find a correlation between the degree of pulmonary dysfunction and scoliosis in children with cerebral palsy.
Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 5
Maximum Age: 17
Healthy Volunteers: f
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• Subjects should have cerebral palsy a GMFCS levels IV, V
Locations
United States
Delaware
Nemours Children's Hospital
RECRUITING
Wilmington
Contact Information
Primary
Tariq Rahman, PhD
trahman@nemours.org
6104539376
Time Frame
Start Date: 2023-10-02
Estimated Completion Date: 2025-12
Participants
Target number of participants: 250
Treatments
Experimental: cerebral palsy group
Respiratory sensor will measure breathing in patients with Cerebral palsy
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Leads: Nemours Children's Clinic
Collaborators: National Institutes of Health (NIH)