Endurance Training in Young Persons With Cerebral Palsy; Evaluation of Training Method and Effect

Reidun Lauglo24 enrolled

Overview

The hypotheses of the study are that children / youth with CP will by possibly use of technical aids be able to perform high intensity endurance training by walking / running on a treadmill, and that this training will improve their health by increased aerobic capacity and quality of life.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

NON_RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Cerebral Palsy

Interventions

Endurance training interventionOTHER

High intensive interval training of walking / running on treadmill for 1 1/2 - 4 minute,repeated minimum 4 times, at an intensity equalling at least 80% of maximal heart frequency. Performed 2-5 times per week for 4-8 weeks, totally 24 sessions.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 10 YearsMax age: 17 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Person with CP, GMFCS-level I-IV, age 10-17 years * Living in Mid-Norway * Wants to increase his / her level of physical activity Exclusion Criteria: * Completes less than 75% of the total number of training sessions * Not able to complete the testing and training procedures due to sickness, injury or other physical and psychological conditions

Locations (1)

Rosenborgklinikken

Trondheim, Norway

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Aerobic capacity

Time frame: Sept. 2009 - april 2010

Secondary Outcomes

Quality of life

Time frame: Sept. 2009 - April 2010

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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