Feasibility Study: Nutritional Supplements to Support Muscle Growth in Children With Cerebral Palsy
Status: Recruiting
Location: See location...
Intervention Type: Dietary supplement
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY
The purpose of this study is to investigate the feasibility of a 10-week plan with a nutritional supplement (leucine) and to perform pilot analyses on the effect of leucine on macroscopic muscle morphology in children with cerebral palsy.
Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 4
Maximum Age: 10
Healthy Volunteers: f
View:
⁃ Spastic Cerebral Palsy (diagnosed by a neuro-pediatrician from the CP Reference Centre of the University Hospital Leuven)
• Uni- of bilateral involvement
• Level II or III on the Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS)
• Muscle volume for the medial gastrocnemius (target muscle) of at least 20% compared to the expected muscle volume in age-matched typically developing children
Locations
Other Locations
Belgium
UZ Leuven
RECRUITING
Leuven
Contact Information
Primary
Ineke Verreydt
ineke.verreydt@kuleuven.be
+3216341016
Backup
Lauraine Staut
lauraine.staut@kuleuven.be
Time Frame
Start Date: 2023-07-31
Estimated Completion Date: 2027-12
Participants
Target number of participants: 5
Treatments
Experimental: Intervention group
Receive leucine on a daily basis for 10 weeks.
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Leads: Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven