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Natural History of Cerebral Palsy Prospective Study
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The study will describe the natural history of cerebral palsy (CP) as children develop over the first 2 years of life.
ALL
3 months to 24 months old
Inclusion Criteria:
- Infants will be included if they have a diagnosis of CP or "at high risk of CP" and under the age of 12 months.
- Infants at high risk of CP as defined by any two (any combination) of the following:
- Neuroimaging predictive of a motor disability including the involvement of 1 or more of the following structures: sensori-motor cortex, Basal Ganglia, Posterior Limb of the Internal Capsule, pyramids.
- Trajectory of cramped synchronized general movements (GMs) on General Movement Assessment (GMA) OR absent fidgety GMs at fidgety age
Hammersmith Infant Neurological Exam (HINE) scores <57 @ 3months or <60 @ 6months or <63 @9 months
Infants will also be included if they meet BOTH of the following criteria (even if infants have a HINE score greater than the cut off scores stated above:
i. Unilateral brain injury on neuroimaging (magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) or cranial ultrasound (CUS)) predictive of CP ii. Clinical signs of asymmetry
Exclusion Criteria:
- Infants with progressive or neurodegenerative disorders or genetic disorders not associated with CP
- Infants with other disability diagnoses e.g. Down Syndrome
Cerebral Palsy
Karen L Harpster, PhD, OTR/L - karen.harpster@cchmc.org
NCT05576948
See this study on ClinicalTrials.gov