Research Opportunity – Children with Hemiplegia and Stroke ages 5 to 17

The Children’s Hemiplegia and Stroke Association (CHASA) is assisting the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) in recruiting participants for a clinical research trial for children with hemiplegia due to stroke. Part of CHASA’s mission is to assist pediatric stroke researchers […]

Bimanual Training in Children With Hemiplegia With Lower Limb and Postural Stimulation (HABIT & Leg)

A randomized control trial of “HABIT & leg” therapy at regular or intensive frequency. The protocols have been developed on the basis of bimanual therapy (HABIT) developped at Columbia University. The interventions take place either in a 2 weeks day […]

Bimanual Training in Young Children with Hemiplegic Cerebral Palsy

The Children’s Hemiplegia and Stroke Association has teamed with the Center for Cerebral Palsy Research In Hand Motor Control, Teachers College Columbia University to recruit participants for a home bimanual training research study. Investigators at the Center for Cerebral Palsy […]

Parents of a Baby or Child Who Has Had a Stroke – Research Opportunity

The Children’s Hemiplegia and Stroke Association is partnering with Kenda Grover, Ed. D., a faculty member in the College of Education and Health Professions at the University of Arkansas, to assist her in recruiting participants for a research study. Dr. […]

Research Opportunity – Pediatric Hemiparesis Study

Update March 3, 2015 – This study is complete and is no longer recruiting participants. The Children’s Hemiplegia and Stroke Association (CHASA) is assisting researchers in the Physical Therapy Department at the University of Minnesota with recruitment of participants for […]

Bimanual Training Study in Children with Hemiplegia

A randomized control trial of bimanual training in children with hemiplegia is seeking participants. The protocols have been developed at Columbia University to be child friendly and draw upon their experience since 1997 with constraint-induced movement therapy in children with […]

Unilateral and Perinatal Brain Injury Language Study

The University of Chicago is seeking participants for the fMRI study on reading and language comprehension. Ideally, they would like to conduct three annual sessions with your child, as your child learns to be a better reader. Each session will […]

Hemiparetic Cerebral Palsy Study

Northwestern University, Illinois Researchers are studying how children with spastic hemiparetic cerebral palsy are able to control individual joints of their arms. To qualify for this study, your child must: Have a diagnosis of spastic hemiparetic cerebral palsy. Be at […]