How does selective motor control and knee extensor strength impact crouch gait in children with cerebral palsy during an everyday walking circuit? The RAINCOAT study

Torbay Hospital0 个研究点目标入组 40 人开始时间: 2022年7月7日最近更新: 2024年1月22日

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•1. Typically developing children aged 6-18 years
•2. Diagnosis of spastic CP (GMFCS level I-III), affecting one or more muscle groups in both lower limbs
•3. The ability to follow simple instructions
•4. The ability to be able to travel to the study site at the University of Plymouth (travel expenses will be provided up to a limit of £30)

•1. Dystonic or athetoid CP as the sole presentation (children with dystonia/athetosis co-occurring with a spastic presentation can be included)
•2. Selective dorsal rhizotomy or multi-level orthopaedic surgery within the last 6 months
•3. Soft tissue surgery in lower limbs in the last 6 months.
•4. Anti-spasticity botulinum toxin injections within 3 months
•5. Moderate to severe cognitive impairment and/or learning difficulties
•6. Typically developing children will be excluded if they have a history of cardiovascular, neurological or musculoskeletal disorders

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