tDCS and Bi-manual Training in Cerebral Palsy
Key facts
- Who runs it
- Riphah International University
- Where
- Pakistan1 site in 1 countryChoose a country to see its sites
- Trial code
- Status
- Not yet recruiting
- People taking part
- 15 people, planned
- Started
- 30 Apr 2026
- Planned end
- 31 Aug 2026
- Type of study
- Interventional, 2 groupsOne group gets an existing treatment, for comparison.
- Treatments tested
- Anodal tDCS
- Sham tDCS
- Record updated
- 7 May 2026
Who can take part
- Age
- 6 years to 17 years
- Sex
- Women and men
- Healthy volunteers
- Cannot take part
The registry criteria, word for word
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Who can take part
- Children aged 6-17 years with unilateral spastic CP
- Wrist extension ≥ 20°, MCP/PIP joints ≥ 10°
Who cannot take part
- Any other neurological disorders
- An orthopedic condition affecting the participation in UE activities
- Unable to understand the command
Check if you might fit
Answer for yourself. This is not a decision: only the study team can say whether you can take part.
- Are you between 6 and 17 years old?
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It has sites in one country. Choose a country to see its sites.
About the trial
What the trial wants to find out
Unilateral spastic cerebral palsy (USCP) is the most common subtype of cerebral palsy and significantly limits upper limb function. Traditional therapies such as constraint-induced movement therapy (CIMT) and bimanual intensive training offer limited benefits. Pharmacologic treatments often produce behavioral side effects and do not address underlying neuro-plastic deficits. There is an unmet need for safe, effective, non-invasive interventions targeting motor recovery through cortical modulation.
The 2 groups in the trial
- Anodal tDCSExisting treatment, for comparison
5 sessions of 20-minute anodal tDCS over the affected motor cortex Concurrent 20-minute therapist-guided bimanual training Standardized protocol for stimulation site and parameters Sessions spread over 1-2 weeks (with 1-week buffer for make-up)
- Sham tDCSSham treatment, for comparison
5 sessions of 20-minute sham tDCS over the affected motor cortex Concurrent 20-minute therapist-guided bimanual training Standardized protocol for stimulation site and parameters Sessions spread over 1-2 weeks
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Contact the study team: see the registry record → Contacts and Locations
Print a page for my doctorData and sources
- Registry record
- Listed on ClinicalTrials.gov.
- Official title
- AI-Assisted Anodal tDCS Combined With Bimanual Motor Training in Children With Unilateral Spastic Cerebral Palsy: A Pilot Feasibility Study at Riphah Hospital
- Fit questions
- Built from NCT07573865, who can take part
- Record updated
- 7 May 2026