The year 2022 was stellar for the Cerebral Palsy Research Network on several fronts — the creation of numerous new studies and funding to support existing studies, such as one focused on adult wellbeing and pain. We have had invaluable engagement with the community through our 11 webinars and our in-person research meeting in May….
The Cerebral Palsy Research Network will kick off its 2023 MyCP Webinar Series next Wednesday, January 11, at 8 pm ET with an update on its study about the genetic causes of cerebral palsy. Dr. Sara Lewis, a Postdoctoral Research Associate at Phoenix Children’s Hospital is working with Dr. Michael Kruer, to identify genetic causes…
The Cerebral Palsy Research Network CEO, Paul Gross, spoke this week at an international summit focused on planning an adaptive trials network for cerebral palsy (CP). Adaptive trials are studies that use unique statistical methodologies to conduct clinical trials that can dynamically change as information is learned from the ongoing trial. Adaptive designs have the…
The American Academy of Pediatrics partnered with the American Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine to release an updated version of their clinical report on cerebral palsy entitled, “Providing a Primary Care Medical Home for Children and Youth with Cerebral Palsy.” The report is more comprehensive than the 2011 version, and that’s a good…
On Wednesday, December 7 at 8 pm ET, Liz Boyer, PhD, will present the preliminary findings of her study entitled the “Consequences of Falls in Individuals with Cerebral Palsy.” This presentation is based on data that was gathered in part in our MyCP Community Registry during the months of July and August 2022. This study…
Next month’s MyCP webinar will feature Dr. Laura Gilbert, pediatric neurologist from Washington University who will be presenting the top 10 themes in dystonia in cerebral palsy (CP) research on Tuesday, November 1, at 8 pm ET. Dr. Gilbert will be joined by Dr. Bhooma Aravamuthan, leader of the CP Research Network’s dystonia in CP…
The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) closed its public comment period on its latest Cerebral Palsy (CP) Common Data Elements (CDEs) and has now adopted a modified version of the CP Research Network’s orthopedic Registry Elements. These CDEs are intended to standardize the types of data collected for research in neurological conditions…
The Cerebral Palsy (CP) Research Network signed a strategic five-year research agreement with the University of Pittsburgh to provide the Data Coordinating Center (DCC) services for its growing research enterprise. Stephen Wisniewski, PhD, Professor, Co-Director of their Epidemiology Data Center, and Vice Provost for Budget and Analytics at the University of Pittsburgh, will become the…
This month’s MyCP Webinar is on Monday, October 10 at 8 pm ET featuring a discussion about how noninvasive spinal cord stimulation can enable reductions in spasticity and improvement to gross motor skills. We have invited SpineX Chief Executive Parag Gad, PhD and CP Research Network Steering Committee member Jason Carmel, MD, PhD, to present…
Clinicians and researchers who focus on cerebral palsy (CP) gather in Las Vegas, Nevada, this week for the meeting of the American Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine (AACPDM). It is the first in-person meeting in three years, and the CP Research Network will be there in force. Our work will be spotlighted in…
