Gait analysis with interdisciplinary treatment does not improve outcomes in cerebral palsy children

Study Type:Randomized Trial

OE Level Evidence:2

Journal Level of Evidence:N/A

Gait analysis for individually tailored interdisciplinary interventions in children with cerebral palsy: a randomized controlled trial

Dev Med Child Neurol. 2019 Oct;61(10):1189-1195.

Contributing Authors: HM Rasmussen NW Pedersen S Overgaard LK Hansen U Dunkhase-Heinl Y Petkov V Engell A Holsgaard-Larsen

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Synopsis

Sixty children with cerebral palsy receiving individually tailored interdisciplinary interventions were randomized to receive a 4-step gait analysis as part of the baseline assessment or no gait analysis. The primary outcome of interest was the Gait Deviation Index (GDI). Secondary outcomes of interest included the 1 minute walk test, the mobility scale of the pediatric evaluation of disability in...