Do you have
Cerebral Palsy
(CP)?
Do you have a
friend or loved
one with CP?
Researchers at the Shriners
Hospital for Children® and at
the Temple University are
Shriners Hospitals for Children
Shriners Hospitals for Children® is a
healthcare system of 22 hospitals
dedicated to improving the lives of
children by providing pediatric
specialty care, innovative research, and
outstanding teaching programs for medical professionals. Children up to age 18
with orthopedic conditions, cerebral palsy, burns, spinal cord injuries, and cleft
lip and palate are eligible for care and
receive all services in a family-centered
environment, regardless of the patients’
ability to pay.
Balance and Posture
in Children
with Cerebral Palsy
conducting a study on balance and posture in children
C o n t a c t
U s
with CP between 8 and 18
Virtual Environment & Postural Organization
years old.
(VEPO) Lab
Pearson Hall
1800 N. Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA 19122
Tel: 1.207.702.4031
Shriners Hospital for Children
3551 N. Board Street
Philadelphia, PA 19140
Tel: 1.800.281.4050
This research study is supported by the
Shriners Hospitals of Children Grant #71002-PHI14 and has been approved by Temple University
IRB (assigned IRB Protocol # 22173).
Adapted by http://www.motekmedical.com/projects/researchprojects/#goblin-post-office
About this study
In order to participate,
you must…
 Have a diagnosis of spastic diplegic CP.
This 2-day study is conducted
at the Shriners Hospital for
Children®– Philadelphia and at
the Temple University Virtual
Environment and Postural Orientation (VEPO) Laboratory.
It’s designed to:
 Explore how balance is affected by sensory and motor
impairments in CP.
 To study the postural strategies used to maintain balance by children with CP
when visual and body senses are challenged in a virtual
reality environment.
 Be between 8 and 18 years old.
 Be able to stand for at least 2 minutes
without support.
 Have no marked visual or hearing defi-
cits.
 Be seizure free and have no other neu-
rological or musculoskeletal diagnoses
(i.e. dystonia, severe scoliosis).
 Have not had orthopedic surgery or
lower extremity fractures in the past
year nor have had botulinum toxin injections to the leg muscles in the past
6 months.
There is no cost to participate in this
study. All medical services that are associated with the study are provided at
no cost by Shriners Hospital for Children. Indoor on-site parking and lodging can be provided.
How do I enroll?
To enroll in this study you should be
scheduled for a screening appointment
to see if you are a candidate for participation.
For information or
appointments, contact us:
Sung-Jae Hwang, PhD
sungjae.hwang@temple.edu
215.204.0448
Samuel C.K. Lee, PhD, PT
sclee@shrinenet.org
215.430.4083 or 302.831.2450
 Investigate if specialized and
barely detectable electrical
stimulation called Stochastic
Resonance Stimulation, can
improve balance in children
with CP.
This study will help us determine how sensory information
affects balance ability in individuals with CP and provide to clinicians with better tools for improving their balance function.
Is there a cost to participate?
Anastasia Zarkou, PT, MSc
azarkou@udel.edu
302.831.4646
Experimental setup showing standing subject with simultaneously visual, vibration,
and vestibular perturbations.