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Effects of Altering Handle Height of Posterior Walkers

2016年1月7日 更新者：University of Birmingham

What Are the Effects of Altering Handle Height of Posterior Walkers on Gait Parameters in Children With Spastic Cerebral Palsy?

The aims of this study are to investigate what effect altering handle height of posterior walkers has on forces through the walker, posture, efficiency, stability, speed, turning and comfort, and to obtain data which helps therapists understand the bio-mechanics involved during use and if this alters depending on age, posture or strength. All participants will have cerebral palsy. This will allow informed prescription of walkers and identify potential for redesign to improve efficiency, promote strengthening or improve posture to maximise children's potential to continue functional walking into adulthood.

研究概览

地位

未知

条件

干预/治疗

详细说明

Children with cerebral palsy (CP) find walking effortful due to weakness, lack of coordination between muscle groups, postural changes, poor balance and altered muscle tone. Walking aids improve efficiency, stability and posture.Posterior walkers were developed in the mid 1980's. There is evidence of their advantages over more traditional anterior walkers, however there is no evidence relating to setting handle height, and little information about bio-mechanics during use.

This is a quantitative pilot study with a cross over design. A purposive sample of approximately 15 children will be recruited from Birmingham Community Healthcare National Health Service (NHS) Trust. Assessments will be carried out at 3 different handle heights, determined by measuring elbow flexion when the participant is standing holding the handles of their walker. Participants will attend two assessments. One at their school, and a second at the University of Birmingham. Forces going through the walker and the participant's feet, range of motion at the trunk, hip and knee, velocity, step and stride length, double support time, physiological cost index, pain, gross motor function, hip abductor strength and ease of turning will be measured.

Analysis of variance with repeated measures will be used to analyse changes across handle heights and multiple linear regression to show associations between the dependent variables studied and identify potential confounding factors. p<0.05 will be considered statistically significant. Effect sizes needed for clinical significance will be considered.

研究类型

介入性

注册 (预期的)

15

阶段

  • 不适用

联系人和位置

本节提供了进行研究的人员的详细联系信息，以及有关进行该研究的地点的信息。

学习地点

  • 英国
    • West Midlands
      • Birmingham、West Midlands、英国、B15 2TT
        • 招聘中
        • Kinesiology Laboratory
        • 接触：

参与标准

研究人员寻找符合特定描述的人，称为资格标准。这些标准的一些例子是一个人的一般健康状况或先前的治疗。

资格标准

适合学习的年龄

5年 至 18年 (孩子、成人)

接受健康志愿者

不

有资格学习的性别

全部

描述

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Diagnosis of spastic Cerebral Palsy by a medical practitioner from clinical presentation.
  • Aged 5-18 years.
  • Able to walk 50m with a posterior walker without rest.
  • Uses a posterior walker at least once a week.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Aged below 5 years or over 18.
  • Orthopaedic surgery in the last 6 months, serial casting or botulinum toxin injections in the 12 weeks prior to or during the study, as gait could vary significantly following these interventions.
  • Unable to walk 50m in a straight line and follow verbal prompts to turn.
  • Insufficient understanding, in the opinion of their carer or therapist, to complete Faces rating scale.

学习计划

本节提供研究计划的详细信息，包括研究的设计方式和研究的衡量标准。

研究是如何设计的？

设计细节

  • 主要用途：基础科学
  • 分配：非随机化
  • 介入模型：交叉作业
  • 屏蔽：无（打开标签）

武器和干预

参与者组/臂
干预/治疗
无干预：10° of elbow flexion
This handle height is the nearest position the walker can be set to to achieve 10° of elbow flexion. Elbow flexion is measured with the child standing in their walker using an electronic goniometer.
实验性的：30° of elbow flexion
Increase in handle height. This handle height is the nearest position the walker can be set to to achieve 30° of elbow flexion.
设备：Increase in handle height
Elbow flexion is measured with the child standing in their walker using an electronic goniometer. Approximately 10° of elbow flexion is current recommended practice. 30° and 50° are increased handle heights.
实验性的：50° of elbow flexion
Increase in handle height. This handle height is the nearest position the walker can be set to to achieve 50° of elbow flexion.
设备：Increase in handle height
Elbow flexion is measured with the child standing in their walker using an electronic goniometer. Approximately 10° of elbow flexion is current recommended practice. 30° and 50° are increased handle heights.

研究衡量的是什么？

主要结果指标

结果测量
措施说明
大体时间
Three dimensional gait analysis
大体时间：Half a day
Kinetic data will be captured using a 13 camera Vicon three dimensional motion analysis system. Reflective markers will be placed bilaterally on the acromion process, lateral epicondyle of the elbow, styloid process of the ulna, greater trochanter of the femur, anterior superior iliac spine, posterior superior iliac spine, lateral epicondyle of the femur, lateral malleolus, insertion of the achilles tendon and head of the fifth metatarsal. Markers will be placed on the corners of walker, at the top and bottom of it (8 in total). Trunk hip and knee angles on both sides of the body will be recorded throughout the gait cycle, as children with CP often have asymmetrical gait. Velocity, step and stride length and double support time will also be calculated using this system.
Half a day

次要结果测量

结果测量
措施说明
大体时间
Force through the legs of the walker and the participants feet.
大体时间：Half a day
A sensor will be placed in each of the four walker legs to measure the force going through each one. The force the participants's feet exert on the floor will be measured as they cross the force plate.
Half a day
Physiological cost index
大体时间：Half a day

This measures efficiency of gait in beats per metre.It is calculated using the following formula:

Walking heart rate-resting heart rate/walking speed. Heart rate is measured in beats/minute and speed in metres/minute. Heart rate will be continuously monitored electronically. It will be calculated over a distance of 50m.
Half a day
The Faces Pain Scale -Revised
大体时间：Half a day
The participant chooses from one of 5 faces to indicate how much pain they are in. This will be repeated at each handle height.
Half a day
Gross Motor function measure - 88
大体时间：1-2 hours
Used to assess change in gross motor function over time in children with CP. Participants are asked to do a series of simple tasks across 5 domains of lying and rolling, sitting, crawling and kneeling, standing, walking running and jumping.
1-2 hours
Hip abductor strength
大体时间：10 mins
Hip abductor strength will be measured in supine lying using a Kin Com dynamometer, as previously described by Engsberg at al (Engsberg et al., 2002).
10 mins
Posterior walker 180 degree turn test
大体时间：5 mins
This test has been designed for the purposes of this study. A line is taped on the floor perpendicular to the direction in which the participant is walking. They approach the line from a minimum of 3m away and turn when they reach the line. Direction of the turn (clockwise/anticlockwise), time and number of steps taken to turn 180 degrees is recorded.
5 mins

合作者和调查者

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赞助

University of Birmingham

调查人员

  • 首席研究员：Marilyn Poole, BSc、Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Trust

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研究记录日期

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研究主要日期

学习开始

2016年1月1日

初级完成 (预期的)

2016年4月1日

研究完成 (预期的)

2016年9月1日

研究注册日期

首次提交

2015年6月5日

首先提交符合 QC 标准的

2015年6月8日

首次发布 (估计)

2015年6月10日

研究记录更新

最后更新发布 (估计)

2016年1月8日

上次提交的符合 QC 标准的更新

2016年1月7日

最后验证

2016年1月1日

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其他研究编号

  • RG_15-057

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