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- Clinical Trial NCT02046889
A Bicycle Training Intervention
January 24, 2014 updated by: Dale A Ulrich, University of Michigan
The Effects of a Bicycle Training Intervention on Health, Physical Activity, Sleep & Community Participation in Youth With Down Syndrome & Autism Spectrum Disorders
The objectives of this study are to 1) demonstrate the effectiveness of the innovative bicycle training program in teaching youth with DS and ASD how to ride a standard two wheel bike, and 2) determine the effects of the treatment on health related performance measures, physical activity level, patterns of sleep behavior, psychosocial outcomes, and community participation.
The hypotheses to be tested in this study are: 1) there will be a significant treatment group difference (EXP vs CON) in the number of participants who demonstrate the ability to ride a two wheel bicycle in favor of the EXP group following the first year of training.
2) At the end of the second year of training when the CON group receives the bicycle training program, there will not be a group difference in the number of riders who learned to ride.
3) At the end of the first year, there will be a significant treatment group difference (EXP vs CON) on the health related performance measures, average time spent in moderate and moderate to vigorous physical activity, patterns of sleep behavior (sleep onset, frequency of night waking), self and parent perceptions of bicycle riding ability, and community participation (number of community activities engaged in, frequency of community participation, number of people they participate with outside of the parents, the number of community locations in which they participate), in favor of the EXP group.
4) At the end of the second and third year, the CON group will demonstrate a significant improvement in all of these measures (a significant improvement from the pre-training measures to the 12 and 24 month measures).
5) At the end of the third year, the EXP group will demonstrate a significant group difference on all measures compared to the CON group but the magnitude of the difference will be less than was observed in hypothesis 3 at the 12 month measurement before the CON group received their training.
These hypotheses will be tested separately for the DS and ASD groups.
Study Overview
Status
Completed
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Detailed Description
Two-wheel bicycle riding skills are considered a societal norm for children and youth in America as well as a life altering activity (Klein, 2004).
Most children learn how to ride a bicycle by the age of 7 years.
Children with disabilities often require more time to learn functional motor behavior skills and in order to successfully accomplish these skills, children with disabilities also require specialized instruction.
Consequently, many children with disabilities never learn how to ride a two-wheel bicycle.
If children with disabilities do learn how to ride a two-wheel bicycle, they tend to learn much later than children without disabilities.
In the Down syndrome population, it is estimated that less than 10% ever learn to ride a two wheel bicycle.
Learning to ride a two-wheel bicycle allows children to participate in this leisure activity with siblings and peers (Klein, 2004).
This is true for children with Down syndrome (DS) and children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).
In our previous research, a specialized adapted bicycle has been successfully used to teach children with Down syndrome how to master this important functional motor skill.
In our previous research, we successfully trained 62% of children with DS to ride in 5 days (75 minutes per day for 5 days) and as a result, they displayed significantly less time in sedentary activity and significantly more time in moderate to vigorous activity 12 months following training compared to the control group.
Of the 62% of children with DS who learned to ride, 54% were still riding 18-24 months after receiving the training.The children start learning how to ride the two-wheel bicycle on a very stable adapted bicycle (thick roller wheels attached to the rear wheel) and quickly progress towards a standard two-wheel bike.
The results of our first bicycle study suggested that the 38% who did not reach mastery of riding a two wheel bike needed more follow up training.
In our most recent study, we increased the standard used to classify the child as an independent rider from 30 feet to more than 100 feet, provided follow-up training on several weekends, and linked the rider with community bicycle riding clubs to help insure that they continue to ride following the formal individualized training.
In our most recent study, we successfully trained 62% of children with DS and 94% of children with ASD to ride a two wheel bicycle 100 feet in five days, 75 minutes each day.
Most of those who learned were able to ride much longer distances than 100 feet.
Participants in our new randomized clinical study, will be in the 9-18 year age range.
After random assignment, the experimental group will receive the bicycle intervention training.
The control group will receive an incentive towards individualized instruction of their choice that will increase their physical activity.
Through learning to ride a two wheel bike, it is expected that the intervention will induce positive changes in functional health related variables including: waist circumference, percent body fat, knee extensor strength, knee flexor strength, level of physical activity, standing balance, participation in the community activities, and psychosocial development.
In addition children with ASD are expected to see an improvement in their pattern of sleeping behavior.
Study Type
Interventional
Enrollment (Actual)
155
Phase
- Not Applicable
Contacts and Locations
This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.
Study Locations
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Indiana
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Southbend, Indiana, United States
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Michigan
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Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
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Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States
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Participation Criteria
Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
9 years to 18 years (Child, Adult)
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No
Genders Eligible for Study
All
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- Diagnosed with Autism spectrum disorder or Down syndrome
- Aged 9-18 years at entry into study
- Cannot independently ride a two-wheeled bicycle
Exclusion Criteria:
- Not meeting the inclusion criteria
- Having a condition which would be a safety risk on a bicycle or performing physical activity, including but not limited to a seizure disorder or mobility issue.
- Weighing more than 250 lbs which is the maximum weight allowance for the equipment used during the intervention.
Study Plan
This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: Treatment
- Allocation: Randomized
- Interventional Model: Crossover Assignment
- Masking: None (Open Label)
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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Experimental: Intervention group
The intervention group or experimental group will receive the bicycle training intervention during the first year of the study.
The intervention is a 5 day/75 minutes per day bicycle training intervention which used specialized instruction and adapted equipment to teach independent bicycle riding skills to youth aged 9-18 years with autism spectrum disorder and Down syndrome.
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No Intervention: Control group
The control group will not receive the intervention during the first year of the study.
Instead, this group will receive a delayed intervention during the second year of the study, after pre-post effects have been evaluated.
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Independent bicycle riding ability
Time Frame: End of 5 day intervention
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Participants will be assessed on their ability to independently ride a two-wheeled bicycle at least 100 feet at the conclusion of the 5 day/75 minutes per day intervention.
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End of 5 day intervention
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Bicycle riding effects on physical activity
Time Frame: 1 and 2 years following intervention
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Participants will be monitored following learning to ride a two-wheeled bicycle to see if the skill impacts their daily habitual physical activity levels
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1 and 2 years following intervention
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Bicycle riding effects on leg strength
Time Frame: 1 and 2 years following intervention
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Participants will have their isometric leg strength measured following learning to ride a two-wheels bicycle to see if the skill impacts muscular strength
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1 and 2 years following intervention
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Bicycle riding effects on static balance ability
Time Frame: 1 and 2 years following intervention
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Participants will have their static balance ability assessed following learning to ride a two-wheeled bicycle to see if the skill impacts balance ability.
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1 and 2 years following intervention
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Participation following learning to ride a two-wheeled bicycle
Time Frame: 1 and 2 years following intervention
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Participants will be assessed on their participation activities following learning to ride a two-wheeled bicycle.
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1 and 2 years following intervention
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Bicycle riding effects on sleep behavior
Time Frame: 1 and 2 years following the intervention
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Participants will be assessed on their sleeping behavior following learning to ride a two-wheeled bicycle
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1 and 2 years following the intervention
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Collaborators and Investigators
This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.
Sponsor
Collaborators
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Dale A Ulrich, PhD, University of Michigan
Study record dates
These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.
Study Major Dates
Study Start
June 1, 2010
Primary Completion (Actual)
August 1, 2012
Study Completion (Actual)
December 1, 2012
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
February 18, 2013
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
January 24, 2014
First Posted (Estimate)
January 28, 2014
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Estimate)
January 28, 2014
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
January 24, 2014
Last Verified
January 1, 2014
More Information
Terms related to this study
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
- Mental Disorders
- Pathologic Processes
- Nervous System Diseases
- Neurologic Manifestations
- Neurobehavioral Manifestations
- Disease
- Congenital Abnormalities
- Genetic Diseases, Inborn
- Intellectual Disability
- Neurodevelopmental Disorders
- Child Development Disorders, Pervasive
- Abnormalities, Multiple
- Chromosome Disorders
- Syndrome
- Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Down Syndrome
Other Study ID Numbers
- CMBDS2012
- H133G090006 (Other Grant/Funding Number: NIDRR)
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