Dual Tasking in Children With Cerebral Palsy and Healthy Children: an EEG Study (PRALOC)

Grenoble Alpes University Hospital Center (CHU)

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Child Development

Treatments: Behavioral: EEG

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04634292

38RC20.067

2020-A00470-39 (Other Identifier)

Details and patient eligibility

About

Simultaneous execution of motor and cognitive tasks is embedded in the daily life of children. An EEG study will be conducted on healthy children and children with cerebral palsy to study the neural correlates during dual tasking while walking

Full description

Children will walk at their preferred speed on a treadmill. During dual tasking, they will listen to animals cries and will have to count the number of specified animals cries.

Enrollment: 84 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 7 to 12 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• normal walking

For children with cerebral palsy: diplegia or hemiplegia, GMFCS 1 or 2, no botulinium injection since 4 months

Exclusion criteria

• medical problem

Trial design

84 participants in 4 patient groups

Children with cerebral palsy 7-9 years

Description:

21 children

Treatment:

Behavioral: EEG

Children with cerebral palsy 10-12 years

Description:

21 children

Treatment:

Behavioral: EEG

Healthy children 7-9 years

Description:

21 children

Treatment:

Behavioral: EEG

Healthy children 10-12 years

Description:

21 children

Treatment:

Behavioral: EEG