Brief Summary

The goal of this intervention study is to learn whether a physical therapy exercise camp called will improve leg movement (motor control) and functional ability in children with spastic CP who are between 5 and 18 years. The main questions the study aims to answer are:

Does the ability to move the knee at high velocities improve?
Does function such as walking, running, hopping, climbing stairs improve?
Will the brain tracts that control movement change?
Will children who have better independent control of joint motion improve more? All participants will:
Attend 15 sessions of an exercise camp for 3 hours per day
Perform a home exercise program after the camp ends Measurements:
Lower extremity selective motor control
Knee muscle strength at high speeds using an exercise machine
Gross motor function
Gait analysis (walking patterns)
Parent's perception of their child's ability and their satisfaction with that ability
Change in brain motor tracts using a scanner (MRI) for participants that meet the inclusion criteria for MRI MRI measurements will be taken twice (before and immediately after the treatment). All other measurements and will be taken 3 times (before, immediately after the treatment and approximately 4 months after the treatment).

Trial Health

On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment

participants targeted

Target at below P25 for not_applicable

Timeline

Completed

Started May 2014

Longer than P75 for not_applicable

Geographic Reach

1 country

1 active site

Status

completed

Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

4.7 years study duration

Study Start

First participant enrolled

May 1, 2014

Completed

4.7 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

January 7, 2019

Completed

Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

January 7, 2019

Completed

6.9 years until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

December 16, 2025

Completed

14 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

December 30, 2025

Completed

Last Updated

January 9, 2026

Status Verified

January 1, 2026

Enrollment Period

4.7 years

First QC Date

December 16, 2025

Last Update Submit

January 7, 2026

Conditions

Spastic Cerebral Palsy

Keywords

cerebral palsyspasticphysical therapyselective motor controlinterventioncorticospinal tracts

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

Gross Motor Function Measure
Children are asked to perform functional activities including standing, walking, running, balancing and stair climbing. The data are entered into a computer program to create a score ranging from 0-100. A higher score indicates better function.
nine months

Secondary Outcomes (3)

Knee joint torque
nine months
Canadian Occupational Performance Measure
nine months
Brain MRI - Diffusion tensor imaging
nine months

Study Arms (1)

Participants who have the intervention

EXPERIMENTAL

physical therapy exercise intervention

Other: Selective movement of individual lower limb jointsOther: Knee joint strengthening at high velocitiesOther: Ankle controlled gamingOther: Functional activities based on child and parental goalsOther: Sensori-motor exercises

Interventions

Knee joint strengthening at high velocitiesOTHER

In sitting, the thigh and trunk are secured to a seat and the lower leg to a moving arm that provides resistance at exercise velocities progressing up to a maximum of 300 deg/s.