Interaction Between Spasticity and the Initial Response After Balance Perturbations in Children With Spastic Cerebral Palsy

The aim of this study was to investigate the link between spasticity and the initial response after standing balance perturbations in children with spastic cerebral palsy. Reactive balance performance was tested using a moving platform. The investigators provided two types of perturbations, (1) backward translations and (2) rotations towards dorsiflexion, of different magnitudes. Spasticity was assessed using instrumented clinical tests of spasticity as the pendulum test and isolated passive joint rotations. Kinematics and EMG were measured simultaneously.

NCT Number	NCT07616193
Lead Sponsor	Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven Collaborators: KU Leuven
Conditions	Cerebral Palsy (CP), Typically Developing Children
Enrollment	40 participants
Start Date	2020-03-13
Primary Completion	2021-08-30 (estimated)
Study Completion	2021-08-30 (estimated)
Updated on ClinicalTrials.gov	2026-06-01