🏛️ Verified NIH Record • Updated 2026-08-15
Stepping to Understand Lower Limb Impairments in Bilateral Cerebral Palsy (NCT04957277)
🔵 Active, Not Recruiting Observational / Diagnostic 📋 Clinical Research Protocol Sponsor: Northwestern University
🩺 Plain-English Summary (8th-Grade Level)
The purpose of this study is to investigate lower limb impairments in children with bilateral cerebral palsy during stepping tasks.
Who can join: To join this study, participants generally need to meet the listed inclusion criteria (3 items) and avoid the listed exclusions (5 items).
Location: Northwestern University — Chicago, Illinois
📋 "Do I Qualify?" — 1-Minute Self Screener
Instant ChecklistCheck every box below. If you can check all of them, you may meet the study's basic screening requirements (final eligibility is confirmed by the site team).
Usually NOT eligible if any of the following apply:
- Exclusion Criteria:
- lower limb surgery in the past year
- botulinum toxin injections to the lower limb muscles in the past 6 months
- cognitive dysfunction that would make following directions difficult
- comorbidities that would make participation unsafe.
🔍 Extracted verbatim from the official NIH eligibility criteria. Always confirm with the study coordinator.
📍 All Participating Trial Locations (1 Sites)
- Northwestern University — Chicago, Illinois
💰 Cost, Insurance & Patient Rights
- 100% Free Items: The investigational treatment and protocol-required procedures are supplied at zero cost by the sponsor.
- Routine Patient Care: Under federal law (ACA § 2709) and many state statutes, routine care costs are covered during participation.
- Voluntary Participation: You may withdraw at any time without affecting your standard medical care.