Walking Inclined Plane

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Cerebral Palsy; Spastic Diplegia
• Interventions: Procedure: walking on a treadmill with a sloped surface; Device: treadmill

• Registration Number: NCT02988557
• Lead Sponsor: Nantes University Hospital

Brief Summary

The adaptations in kinematics and muscle activity, investigated by 3D gait analysis and dynamic electromyography recordings, will be studied in children with bilateral spastic cerebral palsy during level walking, and before and after a training on a treadmill with a sloped surface (7°). Data will be compared with those obtained in a sample of typically developing (TD) children (controls)

Detailed Description

15 CP children and 15 TD children aged 6 to 14 years will take part in this study. Dynamic EMG recordings will be performed as well as kinematic data assessments through a gait analysis system. Three different slopes will be assessed, using a treadmill. The primary outcome measure will be the minimal knee extension value in the stance phase. The changes in kinematics will be overall assessed through the Gait Profile Score (Baker et al.). The details in changes will be assessed through statistical parametric mapping (SPM). The changes in muscle activity induced by the slope will be investigated by statistical parametric mapping of the EMG or kinematic data.

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Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2016-12-07
• Study First Submitted QC: 2016-12-08
• Study First Posted: 2016-12-09
• Study Start: 2017-02-21
• Primary Completion: 2020-03-11
• Study Completion: 2020-03-11
• Status Verified: 2020-07
• Last Update Submitted: 2020-08-05
• Last Update Posted: 2020-08-06

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 29

Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

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Exclusion Criteria

• botulinum toxin injection or lower limb surgery within the last year.
• Uncontrolled seizures

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Treadmill	treadmill	-
Treadmill	walking on a treadmill with a sloped surface	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
minimal knee extension in stance (kinematics)	1 day (single evaluation)	quantitative value of the extension (degree(s))

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

CHU de Nantes; 🇫🇷 Nantes, France