Walking Dynamic Among Children With Brain Damge

ALYN Hospital

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Traumatic Brain Injury; Cerebral Palsy

Treatments: Other: walking under varies conditions

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02839369

158-08

Details and patient eligibility

About

The goal of the present study was to look at the effect of changing walking parameters on the dynamic walking characteristics among children post severe traumatic brain injury, children with cerebral palsy and typically developed controls.

Full description

leisure time physical activity by the Godin and Shephard (G&S) questionnaire. Balance tests - the Timed Up and Go test (TUG) and functional reach test (FRT). Maximal isometric strength was assessed by using a hand held dynamometer; walking dynamics were recorded by an electronic mat, and the 6 minute walk test, energy expenditure index (EEI) and perceived exertion by the OMNI scale.

Enrollment: 45 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 7 to 13 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Post Traumatic Brain Injury

• Post severe closed head injury (Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score at admission to emergency room of ≤8
• At least one year post trauma
• Ages 7 to 13 years
• Independent ambulation (foot orthoses permitted)

Children with Cerebral palsy

• GMFCS 1 or 2
• Ages 7 to 13 years
• Able to stand up from a chair independently and maintain standing for more than 5 seconds without falling, without obvious limitation in the passive range of motion of lower extremities.

Typically Developed age and sex controls exclusion criteria:

• Children who could not fulfill simple instructions

Trial design

45 participants in 1 patient group

children

Description:

post Traumatic Brain Injury With Cerebral Palsy Typically developed

Treatment:

Other: walking under varies conditions

Other: walking under varies conditions