RECRUITING

Cerebral Palsy and the Study of Brain Activity During Motor Tasks

Study Overview

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Description

Background: \- Two ways to study the brain while people are moving are near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) and electroencephalography (EEG). NIRS uses light to look at blood flow in the brain when it is active. EEG records electrical activity in the brain. Both have been used safely for many years, even in very young children. NIRS or EEG can be used while a person is moving to show which parts of the brain are the most active. Researchers want to use NIRS and EEG to study brain activity during movement in people with cerebral palsy and healthy volunteers. Learning more about how people with and without cerebral palsy use their brain to control their muscles may lead to new ways of training people with cerebral palsy to move better. Objectives: \- To study how the brain controls body movement in people with and without cerebral palsy. Eligibility: * Individuals at least 5 years of age who have cerebral palsy. * Healthy volunteers at least 5 years of age. Design: * This study has three parts. People with cerebral palsy will be selected for all three. Healthy volunteers will be asked to do only two of them. Everyone who participates will have NIRS and/or EEG exams during movement. People with cerebral palsy may also have biofeedback sessions to train coordination of movement and brain activity. * Participants will be screened with a physical exam and medical history. Urine samples may be collected. * All participants will have at least one session of NIRS and/or EEG imaging studies. Sessions may also include the following tests: * Magnetic resonance imaging to look at the brain * Electromyography to measure electrical activity of the muscles * Motion analysis of specific body parts * Ultrasound to measure activity of the muscles * Motorized, robotic, and electrical stimulation of the muscles * Other clinical tests of muscle movement as needed. * Participants with cerebral palsy will have biofeedback sessions. These sessions will help them learn to coordinate muscle movement and brain activity.

Official Title

Near-infrared Spectroscopy and Electroencephalography to Assess and Train Cortical Activation During Motor Tasks

Quick Facts

Study Start:2013-08-22
Study Completion:N/A
Study Type:Not specified
Phase:Not Applicable
Enrollment:Not specified
Status:RECRUITING

Study ID

NCT01829724

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Ages Eligible for Study:5 Years to 100 Years
Sexes Eligible for Study:ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:Yes
Standard Ages:CHILD, ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Inclusion CriteriaExclusion Criteria
  1. Age 18 years or older
  2. Willing and able to provide informed consent
  3. Able to understand and follow study procedures
  4. Stable medical condition
  1. * Inability to lie flat on the back for up to 45 minutes without sedation.
  2. * Discomfort being in small spaces for up to 45 minutes.
  3. * Cardiac pacemakers, implanted medication pumps, intracardiac lines, or acute, unstable cardiac disease, with intracranial implants (e.g. aneurysm clips, shunts, stimulators, cochlear implants, or electrodes) or any other metal object within or near the head, excluding the mouth that cannot be safely removed.
  4. * Pregnancy: For any female of childbearing potential, a pregnancy test will be done. Childbearing potential will be determined during the history and physical.

Contacts and Locations

Study Contact

Functional & Applied Biomechanics Sectio
CONTACT
(301) 412-5989
ccrmdfab@mail.nih.gov
Thomas C Bulea, Ph.D.
CONTACT
(301) 451-7533
buleatc@mail.nih.gov

Principal Investigator

Thomas C Bulea, Ph.D.
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC)

Study Locations (Sites)

National Institutes of Health Clinical Center
Bethesda, Maryland, 20892
United States

Collaborators and Investigators

Sponsor: National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC)

  • Thomas C Bulea, Ph.D., PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC)

Study Record Dates

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Study Registration Dates

Study Start Date2013-08-22
Study Completion DateN/A

Study Record Updates

Study Start Date2013-08-22
Study Completion DateN/A

Terms related to this study

Keywords Provided by Researchers

  • Functional Brain Imaging
  • Cerebral Palsy
  • Motion Analysis
  • Macro-EMG
  • Natural History

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

  • Cerebral Palsy
  • Children