Validity of V-Gait analysis in children with cerebral palsy
- Conditions
- brain lesioncerebral palsyspasticity10010335
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON37448
- Lead Sponsor
- Vrije Universiteit Medisch Centrum
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 20
All children with CP:
- must have a clinical diagnosis of CP,
- are aged between 8 and 16 years,
- are diplegic or hemiplegic,
- are able to walk independently without walking aids (GCMAS level I-II. gross motor function classification system, (Wood and Rosenbaum, 2000)),
- are able to walk (shod, with AFO if needed) for a total of at least 30 minutes in a 2h time span and 5 minutes on end,
- and can be both male or female;All typically developing children:
- are age matched and sex matched with the CP children.
Children with CP will be excluded when:
- multilevel surgery has taken place less than 1 year prior participation,
- SDR or intrathecale baclophen (ITB) treatment has taken place less than 1 year prior to participation
- a BTX-A treatment has been given less than 16 weeks prior participation,
- the child*s movement pattern is mainly dyskinetic / ataxic,
- there are additional disorders (other than CP) that influence gait or
- parents or guardians and child do not understand the Dutch or English language well enough to take part in this project
Typically developing children will be excluded when:
- there are any (known) deviations that may influence gait or
- parents or guardians and child do not understand the Dutch or English language well enough to take part in this project.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational non invasive
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>The main study parameters are spatiotemporal variables, kinematics and kinetics<br /><br>during gait. </p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>The secondary study parameter is subjective experience of the subjects in the<br /><br>different conditions. </p><br>