Home Based Exercise Program for Brain Injury Children

This study is currently recruiting participants.

Verified by Alyn Pediatric & Adolecent Rehabilitation Center, April 2007

First Received: June 19, 2006 Last Updated: April 30, 2007 History of Changes

Sponsored by:	Alyn Pediatric & Adolecent Rehabilitation Center
Information provided by:	Alyn Pediatric & Adolecent Rehabilitation Center
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00338871

Purpose

The purpose of this study is to examine whether simple home-base aerobic exercise program have beneficial effect on walking abilities and balance performance in children with brain damage

Condition	Intervention
Brain Injury Cerebral Palsy	Procedure: home exercise

MedlinePlus related topics: Cerebral Palsy Exercise and Physical Fitness Traumatic Brain Injury

U.S. FDA Resources

Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Active Control, Crossover Assignment, Randomized, Single Blind, Treatment

Further study details as provided by Alyn Pediatric & Adolecent Rehabilitation Center:

Estimated Enrollment:	40
Study Start Date:	June 2006

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	6 Years to 18 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	No

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Clinical diagnosis of CP or ABI Must be able to stand with or without aid.

Exclusion Criteria:

Can not follow simple commands

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00338871

Contacts

Contact: Michal Katz-Leurer

972-2-6494283

mkatz@alyn.org

Locations

Israel
Alyn Pediatric and Adolesencent Rehabilitation Center	Recruiting
Jerusalem, Israel, 91090

Sponsors and Collaborators

Alyn Pediatric & Adolecent Rehabilitation Center

Investigators

Study Director:

Michal Katz-Leurer, PhD

Alyn Hospital Jerusalem

More Information

No publications provided

Study ID Numbers:	alyn1CTIL
Study First Received:	June 19, 2006
Last Updated:	April 30, 2007
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00338871 History of Changes
Health Authority:	Israel: Israeli Health Ministry Pharmaceutical Administration

Study placed in the following topic categories:

Craniocerebral Trauma
Paralysis
Cerebral Palsy
Brain Damage, Chronic
Wounds and Injuries

Disorders of Environmental Origin
Central Nervous System Diseases
Trauma, Nervous System
Brain Diseases
Brain Injuries

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Craniocerebral Trauma
Cerebral Palsy
Nervous System Diseases
Brain Damage, Chronic
Wounds and Injuries

Disorders of Environmental Origin
Central Nervous System Diseases
Trauma, Nervous System
Brain Diseases
Brain Injuries

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on March 13, 2009