Evaluating Walking Kinetic of Children Who Suffer Central Nervous System (CNS) Damage

Walking Performance Clinical Trial

Official title:

Evaluating Walking Kinetic of Children Who Suffer Central Nervous System (CNS)

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Not yet recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT01158027
• Other study ID #: SHEBA-10-7999-OK-CTIL
• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• First received: July 4, 2010
• Last updated: October 17, 2011
• Start date: October 2011

Study information

• Verified date: October 2011
• Source: Sheba Medical Center
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Israel: Israeli Health Ministry Pharmaceutical Administration
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

The goal of the present study is to look at the effect of changing walking parameters on the dynamic walking characteristics among children post severe traumatic brain injury, and typically developed controls.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Enrollment: 30
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 8 Years to 13 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

1. post-severe closed head injury (Glasgow Coma Scale [GCS] score at admission to emergency room of =8) [Kathryn 2008].

2. at least one year post trauma.

3. ages 7 to 13 years.

4. independent ambulation (foot orthoses permitted).

Exclusion Criteria:

1. had received botulinum toxin for spasticity management or had undergone orthopedic surgery in the past six months.

2. unable to follow simple instructions.

Study Design

Time Perspective: Cross-Sectional

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Walking Performance

Intervention

Other:
• gait evaluation
The children will asked to walk under different conditions: (1) walking at a self-selected speed faster and slower on the GAITRite® system and on a treadmill and while listening and to a metronomeQuoting.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
n/a

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Sheba Medical Center