Measuring Normal and Impaired Walking in Children Using the GAITRite Walkway

NHS Foundation Trust

Status: Completed

Conditions: Paediatric Orthopaedic; Typically Developing Children; Talipes Equino Varus; Paediatric Neurological

Treatments: Device: Gait assessment using the GAITRIte walkway

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05571501

11/LO/1889 (Other Identifier)

10NS14

Details and patient eligibility

About

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.

Full 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

Enrollment: 702 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 10 months to 18 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Able to walk 100m

Exclusion criteria

• recent fracture or musculoskeletal injury which would affect gait

Trial design

Primary purpose: Diagnostic

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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702 participants in 2 patient groups

Typically developing children

Active Comparator group

Description:

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

Treatment:

Device: Gait assessment using the GAITRIte walkway

Clinical groups

Active Comparator group

Description:

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

Treatment:

Device: Gait assessment using the GAITRIte walkway