Bike Skills Training for Children With Cerebral Palsy (CPBIKERCT)

Bike Skills Training for Children With Cerebral Palsy: a Randomized Controlled Trial

An assessor blinded multi-centre randomized controlled trial will be conducted in which 60 participants will be randomized to either a novel task-specific approach to training bike skills or a parent-led home program comparison group. Baseline assessment will take place within 6 weeks prior to starting the intervention (T0) and outcomes will be assessed within a week following (T1); and at 12 - 14 weeks following (T2) the week long intervention. The primary outcome is attainment of individualised two-wheel bike specific goals at T1. All statistical analysis will be conducted on an intention-to-treat basis. Logistic regression will be used to assess the effect of providing the novel intervention compared to the parent-led home program on bike-specific goal attainment.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Cerebral Palsy
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: Novel task-specific bike skills training program; Other: Parent-led home-based bike skills training program

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 62
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Australia
  • Victoria
    • Clayton, Victoria, Australia, 3168
      • Monash Health
    • Parkville, Victoria, Australia, 3052
      • The Royal Children's Hospital

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 6 years to 15 years (Child)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Live in Victoria, Australia
• Diagnosis of cerebral palsy
• Aged 6 - 15 years
• Independently ambulant without mobility aids
• Have goals specific to two-wheel bike skills
• Have medical clearance to participate
• Have access to an appropriate bike and helmet
• Have a primary care giver who understands written and spoken English available to participate for each participant.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Has a moderate to severe intellectual impairment
• Has a dual diagnosis with another developmental disability or medical condition that may impact on their ability or safety to train two-wheel bike skills. This includes; Autism Spectrum Disorder, Trisomy 21, spina bifida, uncontrolled epilepsy, significant visual or hearing impairment as determined by medical clearance from the child's general practitioner or paediatrician
• Had musculoskeletal surgery, or other major surgery including insertion of a baclofen pump that may affect their physical ability, in the 6 months prior to randomisation or during the intervention and 12 week follow up period (if after randomisation, will be excluded from per-protocol analysis)
• Has Botulinum toxin-A (BonT-A) injections to the lower limbs and/or upper limbs in the 6 months prior to randomisation, or during the intervention and 12 week follow up period (if after randomisation, will be excluded from per-protocol analysis)

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: Double

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Novel task-specific program; Intervention arm - see detailed intervention group description below	Other: Novel task-specific bike skills training program; Participants randomised to the intervention group will participate in a novel task-specific bike skills training program. The intervention involves seven key components: it is group-based, intensive (2 hours per day for 3 days plus a home program for the remaining days of the one week period), task-specific, goal-directed, and therapist led, with parent involvement and conducted in an ecological setting. Each program will be run by a physiotherapist and allied health assistant during the school holidays.
Active Comparator: Parent-led home-based program; Comparison arm - see detailed comparison group description below	Other: Parent-led home-based bike skills training program; The comparison group will involve a parent-led home-based bike skills training program. Parents of children randomized to the comparison group will receive written information and telephone support from a physiotherapist on training bike skills. They will be encouraged to work with their child towards their bike skills goals for at least 30-45 minutes per day over a one week period during the school holidays in home and community environments.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Goal attainment at 1 week post the intervention period as measured by the Goal Attainment Scale (GAS)	The GAS is a criterion referenced tool for individualized and collaborative goal setting between the child, family and therapist. Two to three individualized goals specific to two-wheel bike riding per participant will be set at the baseline visit with six potential outcomes specified for each goal from (-3 (deterioration), -2 (equal to start), -1 (less than expected), 0 (expected), 1 (somewhat more than expected), 2 (more than expected)). For each goal, attainment is defined as a score of zero or above on the GAS. The primary outcome, goal attainment, will be defined as attainment of at least one goal to an expected (score of zero) or greater level.	1 week following intervention

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Murdoch Childrens Research Institute
• Collaborators: University of Melbourne; Deakin University; Monash Medical Centre
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Rachel A Toovey, PT, MPH, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute

Publications and helpful links

General Publications

• Toovey R, Harvey AR, McGinley JL, Lee KJ, Shih STF, Spittle AJ. Bike skills training for children with cerebral palsy: protocol for a randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open. 2018 Feb 3;8(2):e019898. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-019898.

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): December 5, 2016
• Primary Completion (Actual): January 31, 2018
• Study Completion (Actual): July 21, 2021

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: December 4, 2016
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: December 21, 2016
• First Posted (Estimate): December 26, 2016

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): April 21, 2023
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: April 20, 2023
• Last Verified: April 1, 2023

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: motor learning; participation
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Brain Diseases; Central Nervous System Diseases; Nervous System Diseases; Brain Damage, Chronic; Cerebral Palsy
• Other Study ID Numbers: 36209; S16-007 (Other Grant/Funding Number: Physiotherapy Research Foundation); HREC/116/RCHM/16 (Other Identifier: Multisite HREC ID); RES-16-0000555X (Other Identifier: Monash Health site specific ID)

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: NO