Transcutaneous Diaphragmatic Electrical Stimulation and Pulmonary Function in Non-Ambulatory Cerebral Palsy
Key facts
- Who runs it
- Ankara Etlik City Hospital
- Where
- Ankara, TürkiyeSee the site
- Trial code
- Status
- Enrolling by invitation
- People taking part
- 30 people, planned
- Started
- 15 Apr 2026
- Expected to end
- 1 Dec 2026
- Type of study
- Interventional, 2 groupsOne group gets an existing treatment, for comparison.
- Treatments tested
- Multimodal Rehabilitation
- Transcutaneous diaphragmatic electrical stimulation (TDES)
- Record updated
- 3 June 2026
Who can take part
- Age
- 5 years to 18 years
- Sex
- Women and men
- Healthy volunteers
- Cannot take part
The registry criteria, word for word
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Who can take part
- Diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy (GMFCS Level IV-V)
- Aged 5-18 years
Who cannot take part
- Tracheostomy, home-based non-invasive mechanical ventilation (CPAP/BIPAP), continuous oxygen therapy
- Clinically unstable condition,
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 5 and 18 years old?
Where in Türkiye
- Ankara Etlik City HospitalAnkara, TürkiyeNo longer taking part
About the trial
What the trial wants to find out
Does transcutaneous diaphragmatic electrical stimulation (TDES), added to a 6-week structured multimodal rehabilitation program, improve diaphragm function, head-neck control, and sitting balance in children with cerebral palsy at GMFCS Level IV-V?
The 2 groups in the trial
- MULTIMODAL REHABILITATION GROUPExisting treatment, for comparison
In addition to conventional exercises and electrical stimulation to the lower extremity muscles performed 5 days per week for 6 weeks, participants will receive 45 minutes of robotic rehabilitation, 45 minutes of occupational therapy, 45 minutes of hydrotherapy, and a 45-minute pulmonary rehabilitation program twice weekly, including diaphragmatic breathing training, chest wall mobilization, respiratory muscle-supportive exercises, and interventions aimed at postural alignment and sitting positioning.
Treatment: Multimodal Rehabilitation
- TRANSCUTANEOUS DIAPHRAGMATIC ELECTRICAL STIMULATION (TDES) GROUPExisting treatment, for comparison
In addition to conventional exercises and electrical stimulation to the lower extremity muscles performed 5 days per week for 6 weeks, participants will receive 45 minutes of robotic rehabilitation, 45 minutes of occupational therapy, 45 minutes of hydrotherapy, and a 45-minute pulmonary rehabilitation program twice weekly, including diaphragmatic breathing training, chest wall mobilization, respiratory muscle-supportive exercises, and interventions aimed at postural alignment and sitting positioning. In addition, patients in this group will receive transcutaneous diaphragmatic electrical stimulation (TDES) twice weekly for 30 minutes per session over a 6-week period.
Treatment: Multimodal Rehabilitation and Transcutaneous diaphragmatic electrical stimulation (TDES)
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
- Effects of Transcutaneous Diaphragmatic Electrical Stimulation Added to a Multimodal Rehabilitation Program on Pulmonary Functions in Non-Ambulatory Children With Cerebral Palsy
- Fit questions
- Built from NCT07622875, who can take part
- Record updated
- 3 June 2026