Measuring Normal and Impaired Walking in Children Using the GAITRite Walkway

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Completed

• Conditions: Paediatric Orthopaedic; Talipes Equino Varus; Paediatric Neurological; Typically Developing Children
• Interventions: Device: Gait assessment using the GAITRIte walkway

• Registration Number: NCT05571501
• Lead Sponsor: Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust

Brief Summary

Walking measurement in children is important but there are challenges associated with obtaining reliable repeatable data in a clinical setting that is meaningful and easy to interpret. This study set out to develop a new way to collect, record, and interpret walking data that is suitable for the clinical environment. Developmental percentile charts were selected as they are widely recognised and easily interpreted.

Detailed Description

The primary output of the main cohort of typically developing children is the developmental percentile charts.

These will be then used to present the clinical longitudinal data against a normal backdrop of developmental changes in children.

This has multiple clinical applications in many of the children assessed by physiotherapy at GOSH and more widely Nationally and internationally

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2012-05
• Study First Submitted: 2015-04-23
• Primary Completion: 2015-08
• Study Completion: 2015-10
• Status Verified: 2022-10
• Study First Submitted QC: 2022-10-06
• Last Update Submitted: 2022-10-06
• Study First Posted: 2022-10-07
• Last Update Posted: 2022-10-07

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 702

Inclusion Criteria

• Able to walk 100m

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Exclusion Criteria

• recent fracture or musculoskeletal injury which would affect gait

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Clinical groups	Gait assessment using the GAITRIte walkway	Children will be recruited through their patient journey. Families who consent to participation will complete the screening form and the GAITRite walking assessment as part of their pre-planned clinical followup in outpatient clinics. One group of children will be assessed at one time point, whilst a second group of children with progressive orthopaedic conditions or treatment will be assessed at intervals to give longitudinal data
Typically developing children	Gait assessment using the GAITRIte walkway	500 children aged 1-18 male and female will be recruited from local schools, after school clubs and playgroups. Each child will complete a screening form following appropriate information and consent process. Each child will then complete the walking assessment which takes 15 minutes in total

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Gait data recorded via GAITRite software	For the duration of the study measured once for typically developing and at multiple clinic visits over 24 months for clinical groups	Continuous numeric data summarising walking performance and characteristics

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
demographic and clinical outcome data	30 to 60 mins to collect relevant data at a single time point, with an update to include additional admissions over 24months	surgical history (where relevant)

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Great Ormond Street Hospital; 🇬🇧 London, United Kingdom