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The Cardiac Autonomic System Response to Activity and Cognitive Tasksinjury

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Brain Injuries
Interventions
Other: cognitive and motor assignments
Registration Number
NCT02627651
Lead Sponsor
Alyn Pediatric & Adolescent Rehabilitation Hospital
Brief Summary

18 children post acquired brain injury and 18 typically developed controls matched for age and gender.

All children aged 10-18 yrs who understand simple commands.

Tools:

1. Heart rate monitor

2. Six minute walk test

3. The behavior rating inventory

Method:

1. At the introductory visit the child will be asked to walk for six minutes, to sit and perform a cognitive test and then to walk on a treadmill for 5 seconds.

2. At the second visit the child will be asked to go on the treadmill for 5 minutes and at the same time to perform the cognitive assignment; After a rest the child will be asked to walk on the treadmill for 5 minutes and at the end to perform the cognitive assignment .

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
36
Inclusion Criteria

aged 10-18 understand simple commands walk independently

Exclusion Criteria

Canot understand simple commands

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
controlscognitive and motor assignmentschildren typically developed age matched
brain injurycognitive and motor assignmentschildren post brain injury
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Heart rate5 min
Heart rate variability- time domain measures5 min
Heart rate variability- frequency domain measures5 min
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Alyn Pediatric and Adolesencent Rehabilitation Center

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Jerusalem, Israel

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