Evaluating Walking Kinetic of Children Who Suffer Central Nervous System (CNS) Damage

Evaluating Walking Kinetic of Children Who Suffer Central Nervous System (CNS)

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

Study Overview

• Status: Unknown
• Conditions: Walking Performance
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: gait evaluation

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Anticipated): 30

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 8 years to 13 years (Child)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Fifteen children post-TBI and fifteen typically control.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

1. post-severe closed head injury (Glasgow Coma Scale [GCS] score at admission to emergency room of ≤8) [Kathryn 2008].
2. at least one year post trauma.
3. ages 7 to 13 years.
4. independent ambulation (foot orthoses permitted).

Exclusion Criteria:

1. had received botulinum toxin for spasticity management or had undergone orthopedic surgery in the past six months.
2. unable to follow simple instructions.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Time Perspectives: Cross-Sectional

Number of groups / cohorts

1

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort	Intervention / Treatment
children	Other: gait evaluation; The children will asked to walk under different conditions: (1) walking at a self-selected speed faster and slower on the GAITRite® system and on a treadmill and while listening and to a metronomeQuoting.

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Sheba Medical Center

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start: October 1, 2011

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: July 4, 2010
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: July 7, 2010
• First Posted (Estimate): July 8, 2010

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Estimate): October 18, 2011
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: October 17, 2011
• Last Verified: October 1, 2011

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Other Study ID Numbers: SHEBA-10-7999-OK-CTIL