Paediatric Neurological, Paediatric Orthopaedic, Talipes Equino Varus, Typically Developing Children
Conditions
Brief summary
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.
Detailed description
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
Interventions
DEVICEGait assessment using the GAITRIte walkway
10-20 walking assessment using the GAITRite walkway
Sponsors
GOSHCC
Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust
Study design
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
NONE
Masking description
All children recruited underwent the GAITRite assessment
Intervention model description
The tool used for this study has been and was used for routine patient care, but was a novel diagnostic assessment for the typically developing (norms) and some of the clinical groups included. The clinical groups were compared to norms, both had the same diagnostic assessment so there was no control group who did not have the assessment
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
10 Months to 18 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Able to walk 100m
Exclusion criteria
* recent fracture or musculoskeletal injury which would affect gait
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Gait data recorded via GAITRite software | For the duration of the study measured once for typically developing and at multiple clinic visits over 24 months for clinical groups | Continuous numeric data summarising walking performance and characteristics |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| demographic and clinical outcome data | 30 to 60 mins to collect relevant data at a single time point, with an update to include additional admissions over 24months | surgical history (where relevant) |
Countries
United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed