The primary goal of this study is to establish and evaluate an image-based biomarker for the impaired motor control and sensory information processing present in Cerebral palsy (CP) patients
Cerebral palsy (CP) may lead to various motor deficits, which further influence the activities and participation. It would be ideal to characterize neural network and motor control model in patients with CP that underlies their clinical behavior by identifying altered neural network and motor control associated with behavioral improvement. The aim of this study is to investigate the brain image and motor control in patients with CP evaluated by multimodal imaging studies utilizing multi-modal techniques and kinematic analysis. This study includes a prospective longitudinal study of patients with CP over one-year. This study will be executed in 3 phases within 3 years: 1st phase (1st years): to establish the multimodal brain images and motor control, and clinical outcomes protocol with a prospective one-year follow-up study in healthy subjects; 2nd phase (2nd years): to establish the brain images and motor control, and clinical outcomes with a prospective one-year follow-up study in older patients with CP; and 3rd phase (3rd years): to establish the brain images and motor control, and clinical outcomes with a prospective one-year follow-up study in younger patients with CP. In a prospective longitudinal study, each participant received 3-times measurements: at the beginning, 6 months later, and one year after the first data collection point
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
80
Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Taoyuan District, Taiwan
Change from baseline of functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) analysis in 6 months and 12 months
fc(functional connectivity)MRI at resting, active-task fMRI. diffusion tensor imaging (DTI)
Time frame: baseline, 6 months, 12 months
Change from baseline of kinematic analysis in 6 months and 12 months
Kinematic analysis for upper limb and gait analysis
Time frame: baseline, 6 months, 12 months
Change from baseline of movement and participation for Healthy children and CP in 6 months and 12 months
Healthy children and CP: Bruininks- Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency II (BOT-2), Wolf Motor Function Test (WMFT), Block and Box test (BBT), Time up and go, Berg Balance Scale (BBS), Functional Independence Measure for Children (WeeFIM), Children Assessment of Participation and Enjoyment (CAPE), and School Function Assessment (SFA).
Time frame: 6 months and 12 months
Change from baseline of movement and participation for CP in 6 months and 12 months
Measures for CP also include Gross motor function measure (GMFM), Quality of upper extremity test (QUEST), Pediatric Motor Activity Log (PMAL), Caregiver Functional Use Survey (CFUS), etc.
Time frame: baseline, 6 months, 12 months
Change from baseline of severity for CP patients in 6 months and 12 months
CP patients: Gross Motor Functional Classification System (GMFCS), Manual Ability Classification System (MACS), Modified Ashworth Scale (MAS), strength and endurance, selective control, etc
Time frame: baseline, 6 months, 12 months
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