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Cerebral Palsy (CP) clinical trials and research

• 43Clinical trials
• 1New in 30 days
• 17Countries

Newest Cerebral Palsy (CP) clinical trials

All recruiting trials (43)

• Manual Therapy Before Neuromotor Rehab in Children with Cerebral Palsy

  In this pilot study, researchers test whether 30 minutes of lower-limb manual therapy before functional neuromotor therapy helps improve gait and motor performance in children with spastic cerebral palsy.

  Recruiting LIFE - Research and Care Institute - Santa Lucia IRCCS · Roma, Roma · NCT07902466

• Co-designed wrist-hand orthosis for children with neuromotor disorders

  In children aged 6 to 14 with neuromotor conditions after brain injury, researchers are testing a wrist-hand brace designed with input from the kids to see if it fits better and is easier to use than their current orthosis.

  Recruiting IRCCS Eugenio Medea · Bosisio Parini · NCT07861958

• Outcomes of tone-management surgery in children with spastic/dystonic quadriplegia

  This study tests how well intrathecal baclofen pumps and dorsal/ventral rhizotomy help improve movement, comfort, and daily life for kids with severe CP and high muscle tone.

  Recruiting Boston Children's Hospital · Boston, Massachusetts · NCT07817745

• Wearable eye tracking during bimanual tasks in children with cerebral palsy

  This study tests whether wearable eye-tracking glasses can reliably record eye movements while children with CP and typically developing peers perform two-handed tasks.

  Recruiting Samsung Medical Center · Seoul, Seoul · NCT07806994

• Able Kids device: safer gait aid for kids with neurologic gait problems

  This study tests whether the ABLE Kids wearable exoskeleton can be safely used during a 10-session gait training program for children with neurological gait disorders or muscle weakness.

  Recruiting ABLE Human Motion S.L. · Girona, Girona · NCT07745712

• Dorsal Root Electrical Stimulation to Help Spasticity in Children with Cerebral Palsy

  This study tests whether adding dorsal root electrical stimulation during SDR surgery can lessen spasticity in children with cerebral palsy.

  Recruiting University of Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · NCT07715006

• Effects of motor imagery and action observation on motor function in unilateral cerebral palsy

  In children with unilateral cerebral palsy, this study tests whether adding motor imagery and action observation therapy to standard physical therapy can improve hand and arm function and quality of life.

  Recruiting Bahçeşehir University · Istanbul · NCT07612371

• Sensory Integration Therapy vs. Conventional Physical Therapy for gross motor function in children with athetoid cerebral palsy

  This randomized trial tests whether Sensory Integration Therapy can improve gross motor function in children with athetoid cerebral palsy compared to standard physical therapy.

  Recruiting Ibadat International University, Islamabad · Mansehra, KPK · NCT07611565

• Bambini Kids robotic exoskeleton to help children with cerebral palsy walk more naturally.

  We will test the Bambini Kids exoskeleton to see if it is safe and helps children ages 2 to 10 with cerebral palsy (GMFCS II–IV) improve walking and motor skills.

  Recruiting COSMO ROBOTICS CO., Ltd · Songpa, Seoul · NCT07539389

• Spinal manipulation on heart rate variability in children with cerebral palsy

  This study will test whether spinal manipulation changes heart rate variability in children with cerebral palsy, using a crossover design where each child receives both real and sham procedures on different days.

  Recruiting International Clinic of Rehabilitation, Ukraine · Lviv · NCT07504640

• Intensive rhythm-based dance program to improve learning skills in children with cerebral palsy

  This project will try a rhythm-based intensive dance program to see if it helps children aged 6–17 with cerebral palsy improve motor learning and related skills.

  Recruiting University Hospital, Toulouse · Toulouse, Occitanie · NCT07500896

• Two-week intensive brain-focused therapy program for children with neurodevelopmental and chromosomal conditions

  This program will try a two-week, individualized multimodal neurorehabilitation approach for children about 4–12 years old with neurodevelopmental or chromosomal conditions to see if it improves attention, motor skills, communication, and daily functioning.

  Recruiting Healing Hope International · The Woodlands, Texas · NCT07493096

• Virtual hand and arm assessments for children with cerebral palsy

  This project will see if video visits can measure hand and arm function for children aged 6–17 with cerebral palsy so families can get assessments from home.

  Recruiting at 3 sites Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital · Ajax, Ontario and 2 other locations · NCT07383753

• Adults' views of childhood toxin injections for cerebral palsy

  This survey asks adults with cerebral palsy who had repeated botulinum toxin injections as children to report how those treatments affected them long term.

  Recruiting Centre Médico-Chirurgical de Réadaptation des Massues Croix Rouge Française · Lyon · NCT07377201

• Immersive multisensory action observation and motor imagery for children and young adults with cerebral palsy and typical development

  This pilot will test whether adding sound and touch to action observation and motor imagery increases mirror-neuron system activation in children and young adults with cerebral palsy and in typically developing peers.

  Recruiting IRCCS Fondazione Stella Maris · Calambrone, Pisa · NCT07369193

• Bolus tube feeding with blended foods: acceptability and tolerance

  This 28-day test tries a bolus tube feed made from blended foods in children and adults with gastrostomy tubes to see if they tolerate it and will use it.

  Recruiting Société des Produits Nestlé (SPN) · Nottingham and 1 other locations · NCT07341464

• Cryoneurolysis for disabling or painful shoulder and elbow hypertonia in cerebral palsy

  This project will try ultrasound-guided perineural cryoneurolysis to reduce disabling or painful shoulder and elbow muscle tightness in people with cerebral palsy aged 12 and older.

  Recruiting Centre Médico-Chirurgical de Réadaptation des Massues Croix Rouge Française · Lyon, Rhône · NCT07321366

• Neuromuscular electrical stimulation combined with Leap Motion hand exercises for children with cerebral palsy

  This study will test whether adding neuromuscular electrical stimulation and Leap Motion-based hand exercises to conventional therapy improves hand function in children aged 6–15 with spastic cerebral palsy.

  Recruiting Medipol University · Istanbul, Beykoz · NCT07311018

• Guided self-stretching for spastic calf muscles in adults with cerebral palsy

  This trial will test whether a guided daily self-stretching program can lengthen calf muscles and improve walking in adults with cerebral palsy who have stiff, shortened calf muscles.

  Recruiting Neuroloco · Créteil, Île-de-France Region · NCT07293988

• Bootle Blast home-based video-game therapy for children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy

  This pilot will test whether Bootle Blast, a movement-tracking video game played at home, can improve arm and hand function in children aged 6–17 with hemiplegic cerebral palsy.

  Recruiting at 2 sites Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital · Ajax, Ontario and 2 other locations · NCT07289360

• Intensive upper-limb rehabilitation program for children and teenagers with cerebral palsy

  This program tries two intensive therapies—constraint-induced movement therapy and bimanual intensive therapy—to improve arm and hand use in children and adolescents with cerebral palsy.

  Recruiting Fondation Ellen Poidatz · Saint-Fargeau-Ponthierry, Île-de-France Region · NCT07285837

• Task-oriented circuit training to improve mobility and daily activity in children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy

  This trial tests whether a structured, high-intensity circuit of task-specific exercises can help children (ages 5–12) with hemiplegic cerebral palsy walk farther and take part more in daily activities.

  Recruiting Foundation University Islamabad · Islamabad · NCT07275528

• Telehealth parent coaching to use adaptive standers for young children with severe motor delays

  This program will test whether telehealth parent coaching to use adaptive standers for children ages 1–6 with severe motor delays increases child physical activity, improves sleep and endurance, and reduces parent stress.

  Recruiting Ohio State University · Columbus, Ohio · NCT07252713

• Activities-based locomotor training for young children with cerebral palsy

  This study will test whether a 3-week activities-based locomotor training program can help young non-ambulatory children with cerebral palsy improve movement and daily activities compared with usual care.

  Recruiting Baylor University · Dripping Springs, Texas · NCT07184411

• Improving speech clarity in children with cerebral palsy using augmentative communication

  This test checks whether having children with cerebral palsy point to letters or pictures while they speak can make their speech easier to understand.

  Recruiting University of Wisconsin, Madison · Madison, Wisconsin · NCT07173049

• Treatment targeting anterior pelvic tilt and soleus weakness in children with cerebral palsy and crouch gait

  This will try a focused physical therapy program to strengthen the soleus muscle and correct anterior pelvic tilt to improve crouch gait in walking children with cerebral palsy aged 4 to 10.

  Recruiting Philadelphia University, Jordan · Amman · NCT07147933

• Monitoring daily fatigue in adults with cerebral palsy or acquired brain injury

  This project will try to capture how often and how intense fatigue is for adults with cerebral palsy or acquired brain injury by asking them to report symptoms on their phone multiple times a day.

  Recruiting Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet · Glostrup Municipality · NCT07135791

• Botulinum toxin A injections to improve movement in children with spastic hemiparesis

  This project will try botulinum toxin type A injections in children aged 8–17 with spastic hemiparesis (GMFCS I–II) to see if their motor function and quality of life improve.

  Recruiting Instituto Teletón Chile · Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan · NCT07034547

• Task-specific electrical stimulation to improve upper limb gross motor skills in children with spastic quadriplegia

  This trial tests whether task-specific electrical stimulation combined with targeted physical therapy can help improve arm and hand gross motor skills in children aged 2–6 with spastic quadriplegic cerebral palsy.

  Recruiting Kafrelsheikh University · Alexandria, Egypt · NCT06925425

• Home-based neuromodulation therapy for children with cerebral palsy

  This study is testing a new home therapy using electrical stimulation to see if it can help children and teens with cerebral palsy improve their movement and reduce stiffness.

  Recruiting at 2 sites KK Women's and Children's Hospital · Singapore and 1 other locations · NCT06921538

• Using a humanoid robot and virtual reality games to help children with cerebral palsy improve arm function

  This study is testing if a fun system using a robot and virtual reality games can help kids with cerebral palsy improve their arm movement at home.

  Recruiting Georgia State University · Atlanta, Georgia · NCT06881407

• Tracking intellectual and motor development in babies at high risk for cerebral palsy

  This project will follow babies at higher risk for cerebral palsy to see if early thinking and movement signs predict later intellectual and motor outcomes.

  Recruiting at 3 sites University College Cork · Cork and 3 other locations · NCT06857539

• Using fascial manipulation to help children with cerebral palsy

  This study tests if a special therapy called fascial manipulation can help children with cerebral palsy improve their movement and walking abilities.

  Recruiting Orton Orthopaedic Hospital · Helsinki · NCT06837025

• Innovative home therapy games for children with cerebral palsy and speech issues

  This study is testing fun computer games that help kids with cerebral palsy improve their speech and arm movements while making therapy more enjoyable.

  Recruiting Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey · Newark, New Jersey · NCT06817941

• Intensive strength training for children with cerebral palsy

  This study is testing a special strength training program to see if it can help children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy improve their arm strength and daily activities.

  Recruiting at 2 sites Riphah International University · Lahore, Punjab Province and 1 other locations · NCT06748235

• Awareness of Physiotherapists on Sensory Integration Therapy for Cerebral Palsy

  This study is trying to see how much physiotherapists in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa know about using sensory integration therapy to help children with cerebral palsy.

  Recruiting Riphah International University · Lahore, Punjab Province · NCT06748196

• Using brain stimulation to reduce falling risks in children with cerebral palsy

  This study is testing if a type of brain stimulation can help improve balance and reduce falling risks in children aged 8-12 with cerebral palsy who can walk on their own.

  Recruiting Cairo University · Giza, Giza Governorate · NCT06730763

• Investigating how children with cerebral palsy navigate in virtual reality

  This study is testing how children and teens with cerebral palsy navigate in virtual reality compared to their peers without the condition to better understand their navigation skills.

  Recruiting at 2 sites IRCCS Eugenio Medea · Bosisio Parini, LC and 1 other locations · NCT06710301

• Combining whole body vibration and serial casting for children with cerebral palsy

  This study is testing if combining whole body vibration with special casts and exercises can help children with cerebral palsy move their ankles better and improve their overall mobility.

  Recruiting Nationwide Children's Hospital · Columbus, Ohio · NCT06693388

• Using Agilik powered orthosis at home to improve knee function in children with cerebral palsy

  This study is testing if a special knee device can help children with cerebral palsy walk better and have stronger legs when used at home.

  Recruiting at 4 sites IRCCS Eugenio Medea · Bosisio Parini, Lecco and 5 other locations · NCT06622655

• Investigating metabolism in children with cerebral palsy and low muscle mass

  This study is testing how metabolism works in children with cerebral palsy and low muscle mass compared to healthy kids to better understand their energy and protein needs.

  Recruiting Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet · Copenhagen, Copenhagen Ø · NCT06486597

• Effects of rhythm on dance learning in children with and without cerebral palsy

  This study is testing if dancing with a regular rhythm helps children aged 8 to 16, both with and without cerebral palsy, learn dance moves better and improve their motor and social skills.

  Recruiting University Hospital, Toulouse · Toulouse · NCT06137625

• Monitoring movement behavior in adolescents with cerebral palsy using wearable sensors

  This study is testing a new way to use wearable sensors to track the movement of teenagers with cerebral palsy to see how active they are and if it can help identify any sleep problems.

  Recruiting Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet · Copenhagen · NCT06090383

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How many Cerebral Palsy (CP) clinical trials are recruiting right now?

43, as of November 12, 2026. 1 of them was first registered in the last 30 days. We update this list each time we refresh our data from ClinicalTrials.gov.

Where are these trials running?

In 17 countries. The most sites are in United States (9 trials), France (6 trials), Italy (5 trials), Pakistan (4 trials), Denmark (3 trials). Each study page lists its sites and which ones are recruiting.

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