MUGgLE Study: Muscle growth in children and adolescents with and without cerebral palsy


The MUGgLE study is a research study on growth of muscles and tendons during childhood development. We are studying muscles of typically developing children and of children with cerebral palsy using MRI scans of the lower legs.

The MUGgLE study is a collaboration between researchers at Cerebral Palsy Alliance Research Institute, University of New South Wales and Neuroscience Research Australia (NeuRA). The study will be conducted at NeuRA’s Imaging Facility in Randwick (Sydney), Australia.

The aims of the MUGgLE study are to:

  1. describe growth-related changes in the three-dimensional architecture of leg muscles of typically developing children,
  2. compare growth-related changes in muscle architecture in children with cerebral palsy and typically developing children, and
  3. identify causes of impaired muscle growth in children with cerebral palsy.

Infants aged 0 to 3 months and children aged 5 to 14 can participate in the MUGgLE study. We are looking for children with and without cerebral palsy.

Find out more on the study website: https://​mug​gle​.neu​ra​.edu​.au