Archive from Cerebral Palsy Internation Research Foundation. Results of study conducted to examine the effect of magnesium sulfate on the rate of stillbirth or infant death and rate of moderate or severe cerebral palsy at or after the after of 2 years
CPI Fact Sheets providing information on research being conduct on the Use of Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation to Increase Muscle Strength and Walking Speed in Children with Spastic Diplegic Cerebral Palsy.
Information on ongoing study being sponsored by Medical College of Georgia to test the safety and effectiveness of cord blood infusion in children with motor disabilities due to cerebral palsy.
Information regarding ongoing study being sponsored by Hawaii Pacific Health to assess the predictive value of Generalized Movements for Early Prediction of Cerebral Palsy
Information on research and on going clinic trial being sponsored by Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Halth and Human Development (NICHD) to determine safety, doseage and efficacy in the use of Oral Baclofen with children with cerebral palsy
Information on completed study sponsored by the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) to determine the effects of high frequency, low magnitude vibration on bone and muscle in children with cerebral palsy
Information regarding ongoing study being sponsored by University of Southern California assessing the effect of an exercise program using stationary bicycling for children with spastic diplegic cerebral palsy
University of California - Irvine conducted successful study involving two compounds developed by UC Irvine and Northwestern University scientists that prevented cerebral palsy in preclinical animal trials, giving hope that a new drug for humans may be on the horizon
A randomized control trial being sponsored by Columbia University to test the efficacy of contraint-induced movement therapy and a new treatment involving bimanual (Hand-Arm Bimanual Intensive Therapy (HABIT).
Information regarding ongoing Clinical trial to determine the effectiveness of acupuncture when used as an adjunct to intense "conventional" physical, occupational and hydro therapies to improve function and quality of life in children with spastic CP.
Completed study sponsored by Children's Hospital, Denver to determine which pain management stategy continuous analgesic pump or orally, should be used in the management of children with cerebral palsy
Clinical trial in the preparation stage, sponsored by InSet Technologies to demonstrate product performance of the Prometra Programmable Pump System in the delivery of Intrathecal Balcofen (Lioresal) for the management of severe spasticity
Planned study sponsored by Bloorview Kids Rehab in collaboration with Ontario Neurotrauma Foundation to evaluate the impact of a model designed to coordinate transfer of care by formally linking pediatric and adult health care services.
Planned study to evaluated how children with Cerebral Palsy move their legs differently from children without CP. Additional objective to determine if an exercise program can improve leg coordination in children with CP
Information on planned study to improve investigators' current Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy (SDR) analgesia protocol by eliminating or minimizing the use of fentanyl in post-operative period.
Children's Specialists Foundation sponsored study is determine the radiographic and clinical outcomes of Scoliosis surgical treatment in patients with Cerebral Palsy.
