Walking measurement in children is important but there are challenges associated with obtaining reliable repeatable data in a clinical setting that is meaningful and easy to interpret. This study set out to develop a new way to collect, record, and interpret walking data that is suitable for the clinical environment. Developmental percentile charts were selected as they are widely recognised and easily interpreted.
The primary output of the main cohort of typically developing children is the developmental percentile charts. These will be then used to present the clinical longitudinal data against a normal backdrop of developmental changes in children. This has multiple clinical applications in many of the children assessed by physiotherapy at GOSH and more widely Nationally and internationally
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
702
10-20 walking assessment using the GAITRite walkway
Great Ormond Street Hospital
London, United Kingdom
Gait data recorded via GAITRite software
Continuous numeric data summarising walking performance and characteristics
Time frame: For the duration of the study measured once for typically developing and at multiple clinic visits over 24 months for clinical groups
demographic and clinical outcome data
surgical history (where relevant)
Time frame: 30 to 60 mins to collect relevant data at a single time point, with an update to include additional admissions over 24months
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