NCT06454656

A Motor Learning Intervention to Target Walking Performance in Ambulant Children With Cerebral Palsy

A "MOtor Learning Based Intervention for Lower Extremities (MOBILE)" to Target Walking Performance in Ambulant Children With Cerebral Palsy: A Feasibility Study

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 14 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Royal College of Surgeons, Ireland · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 6 Years – 17 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if a new therapy approach to improve walking ability in children with Cerebral Palsy is acceptable to the children and the families in a community setting. The main questions we look to answer are: 1. Do the children/teens tolerate the therapy and feel that it is helpful? 2. Do the parents/ families feel the therapy helps and is easy to commit to? 3. Do the children/teens complete all their therapy sessions and assessments as planned? The participants will trial the therapy for 30 hours over 6 weeks and will perform assessments before and after to see if they meet their goals. They will also be interviewed to see how they felt about the therapy when they finish.

Detailed description

The therapy being trialed in this study uses motor learning theory to try and improve or change walking patterns to improve the child/teen's walking goal. Therapy will target their own walking goal and they can choose the format of their therapy as long as they complete 30 hours of which 24 hours must be in the clinic within a 6 week period.

Conditions

• Cerebral Palsy
• Walking, Difficulty
• Spastic Diplegia
• Hemiplegic Cerebral Palsy

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	MOBILE	Intensive motor learning based intervention to target specific walking goals as identified using the Gait Outcome Assessment List. Full Protocol outlining strategies available on request. Three key principles underpin the intervention: Principle 1: The type of task Principle 2: The type of practice Principle 3: The type of Feedback

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-08-12
• Primary completion: 2026-08-01
• Completion: 2027-06-01
• First posted: 2024-06-12
• Last updated: 2026-04-14

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Ireland