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Evaluation of Brain MRI Changes in Cerebral Palsy Patients

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT07433647

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Official title

Evaluation of Brain Changes in Cerebral Palsy Patients

Brief summary

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Cerebral palsy (CP) is a neurodevelopmental syndrome characterized by sensorimotor impairment that arises during early childhood defined as a static insult to the developing brain. A key part of the definition for CP is a non-progressive brain injury; however, as individuals with CP age, a functional decline greater than neurotypical individuals is often present. The investigators are doing this research study to improve understanding of whether there is brain and spinal cord atrophy over time that could indicate neurodegeneration. To do this, the investigators will partner with the Cerebral Palsy Research Network to obtain brain and spinal cord MRIs from people with CP across the United States. The investigators will perform analyses on multiple longitudinal MR images of the brain and spinal cord obtained from adults with CP. Putative changes will be related with changes in function across time. This will be a single-center study that will compare retrospective clinical and imaging data with similar prospective data. The objective is to find out if people with Cerebral Palsy (CP) experience changes in the structures of their brain over time. A key part of the CP definition is that it is a non-progressive brain injury. However, as people with CP age, their function often deteriorates. This study seeks to determine whether changes in the brain structure may result in function changes, as they do in other types of brain injuries. The investigators are doing this research study to improve understanding of whether there is brain and spinal cord atrophy over time that could indicate neurodegeneration. To do this, the investigators will partner with the Cerebral Palsy Research Network to obtain brain and spinal cord MRIs from people with CP across the United States, as well as locally. The investigators will perform analyses on multiple longitudinal MR images of the brain and spinal cord obtained from adults with CP. Putative changes will be related with changes in function across time.

Study identification

NCT ID
NCT07433647
Recruitment status
Recruiting
Study type
Observational
Phase
Not listed
Lead sponsor
Columbia University
Other
Enrollment
30 participants

Conditions and interventions

Eligibility (public fields only)

Age range
18 Years to 80 Years
Sex
All
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers

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Study timeline

Start date
Jun 19, 2023
Primary completion
Jun 30, 2028
Completion
Jun 30, 2029
Last update posted
May 12, 2026

2023 – 2029

United States locations

U.S. sites
1
U.S. states
1
U.S. cities
1
Facility City State ZIP Site status
Weinberg Family Cerebral Palsy Center, Columbia University New York New York 10040 Recruiting

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