Diet and Activity in Cerebral Palsy

Shirley Ryan AbilityLab

Status: Completed

Conditions: Cerebral Palsy

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02175108

STU00093759

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study aims to fill a gap in the literature, identify relevant clinical measures, and provide insight into the independent modifiable risk factors of obesity in the CP population with the long-term goal of improving screening, management and prevention of obesity in this at-risk and underserved population.

Enrollment: 47 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 16 to 89 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Adolescent and adult subjects 16-89 years with a diagnosis of Cerebral Palsy

Exclusion criteria

• Concurrent severe neurologic or other medical diagnosis that is likely to be contributing to the subject's functional impairment, as determined by the study investigators. For example, associated spinal cord injury.
• Subjects with major limb amputations
• Pregnant or lactating females