Ready, Set, Go! A Physical Fitness Intervention for Children With Mobility Challenges

N/AEnrolling By InvitationNCT04789746

Northwestern University25 enrolled

Overview

Barriers to keeping and maintaining fitness as a young person with a disability exist across many domains of access to community locations such as fitness centers, so looking outside of these establishments may be necessary to advance fitness. This study is aimed at piloting a program that would address some of these barriers by hosting a modified after school running program with an underserved population in an accessible way. There is a second option to participate outside of school.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Cerebral Palsy Myelomeningocele Arthrogryposis Motor Skills Disorders Gross Motor Development Delay

Interventions

adapted Chicago Run running programBEHAVIORAL

The intervention being piloted is a 6-8 week running program modified from a running curriculum designed for school-aged children. The children will use a RaceRunner device to facilitate their participation, but this device is not explicitly evaluated in this study. Depending on transportation, they may be given access to the device in their home or school between sessions after it has been fit for them. If given access, guardians will be instructed on care and usage.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 6 YearsMax age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * a medical diagnosis (for example, cerebral palsy) that causes them mobility limitations Exclusion Criteria: * concurrent medical condition that would make exercise unsafe, * are unable to follow simple commands * have behaviors that would potentially compromise safety of fellow runners or caregivers

Locations (1)

Northwestern University

Chicago Heights, Illinois, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Goal attainment scale

a tool designed to standardize the setting and scaling of goals in a way that allows for both improvement and regression as a result of intervention.

Time frame: at 8 weeks.

6 min walk test

Participant will walk as far as they can in 6 minutes, as a measure of endurance

Time frame: baseline

6 min walk test

Participant will walk as far as they can in 6 minutes, as a measure of endurance

Time frame: at 8 weeks

30 second walk test

Participant will walk as fast as they can for 30 seconds, as a measure of speed.

Time frame: baseline

30 second walk test

Participant will walk as fast as they can for 30 seconds, as a measure of speed.

Time frame: at 8 weeks

Resting heart rate

Participant heart rate after 5 minutes of quiet sitting

Time frame: baseline

Resting heart rate

Participant heart rate after 5 minutes of quiet sitting

Time frame: at 8 weeks

Secondary Outcomes

Surveys

Participants and their parents will answer questions about baseline level of activity, their perception of themselves, and areas of personal strength

Time frame: baseline

Surveys

Participants and their parents will answer questions about baseline level of activity, their perception of themselves, and areas of personal strength

Time frame: at 8 weeks

Selective Control Assessment of the Lower Extremity (SCALE)

a method of assessing the ability of a participant to isolate motion to an individual joint of the lower extremity. Min score=0; max score=16, a higher score is a better outcome

Time frame: baseline

Selective Control Assessment of the Lower Extremity (SCALE)

a method of assessing the ability of a participant to isolate motion to an individual joint of the lower extremity Min score=0; max score=16, a higher score is a better outcome

Time frame: at 8 weeks

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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