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The effect of transcranial direct current stimulation on cognition, language, and motor in children with cerebral palsy

The effect of transcranial direct current stimulation on cognition, language, and motor in children with cerebral palsy: single center, randomized, double blinded, investigator-driven pilot study

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CRIS
Registry ID
KCT0003023
Enrollment
14
Registered
2018-07-24
Start date
2018-07-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2019-03-11

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Medical Device : In active group, transcranial direct current stimulation and cognitive training is done for 20 mintues a session, 5 times a week for 2 weeks, additional 1 time a week for 10 weeks, 20

Sponsors

Asan Medical Center
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1) Children with cerebral palsy who visited the department of Rehabilitation Medicine in this hospital 2) Children who do not change medications related with cognition, language, and physical function, and who do not change in numbers of treatments 3) Children whose actual age between 3 and 18 years 4) Children whose cognitive age under 42 months 5) Children whose main caregiver give consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1) Children with pacemaker, hearing aids, or metallic insertion in head and teeth 2) Children with brain tumor or intracranial infection 3) Children who have intractable epilepsy with medications 4) Children who have cranial bone defect 5) Children with neurodegenerative disease

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Mental development index (MDI) of Bayley Scales of Infant Development II (BSID II)

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory (PEDI);interest / persistence domain of Laboratory Temperament Assessment Battery (Lab-TAB);Attentional focusing and attentional shifting of Early Childhood Behavior Questionnaire (ECBQ);Sequenced Language Scale for Infants (SELSI);MacArthur-Bates Communicative Development Inventories- Korean;Gross motor function measurement (GMFM)-88

Countries

Korea, Republic of

Contacts

Public ContactEun Jae Ko

Ulsan Univeristy Hospital

gonjae0610@gmail.com+82-52-0000-0000

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CRIS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 14, 2026