Evaluation of the Effect of an Inclined Plane on the Walking of Children With Cerebral Palsy: What Are the Paths for Rehabilitation?
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 29
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- minimal knee extension in stance (kinematics)
研究概览
简要总结
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)
详细描述
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.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Na
- 干预模型
- Single Group
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 6 Years 至 14 Years（Child）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •for children with CP:
- •age = 6-14 years old
- •children with cerebral palsy: spastic type, bilateral involvement, forefoot initial contact and/or excessive knee flexion at mid-stance and/or decreased hip extension in late stance.
- •GMFCS I or II,
- •Score on Gillette scale between 8 and 10
- •able to walk at least 10 min without help
- •Inclusion Criteria for TD children:
- •age = 6-14 years old
排除标准
- •botulinum toxin injection or lower limb surgery within the last year.
- •Uncontrolled seizures
研究组 & 干预措施
Treadmill
干预措施: walking on a treadmill with a sloped surface (Procedure)
Treadmill
干预措施: treadmill (Device)
结局指标
主要结局
minimal knee extension in stance (kinematics)
时间窗: 1 day (single evaluation)
quantitative value of the extension (degree(s))
次要结局
未报告次要终点