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Parent Therapist Partnership to Provide Early, Intensive Exercise in Perinatal Stroke
Sponsor: University of Alberta
Summary
A prospective, single blind, parallel group, randomized control trial to determine if early, intensive lower extremity activity delivered by a physical therapist and a parent in partnership improves gross motor function more than usual care.
Official title: Parent Therapist Partnership to Provide Early, Intensive Exercise to Enhance Walking Outcomes in Children With Perinatal Stroke
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
8 Months - 36 Months
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
18
Start Date
2019-02-15
Completion Date
2026-12
Last Updated
2025-05-06
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Intensive exercise
Intensive, child-initiated movement of the lower extremity: 1 hour/day, 4 days/week, 2 sessions delivered by a physical therapist, 2 delivered by a parent. All activities are play based, and exercise intensity is enhanced by small weights placed on the dorsum of the foot and the ankle of the affected limb. Intervention is delivered over 12 weeks for a target of 48 hours of training.
Locations (3)
Alberta Children's Hospital
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
University of Alberta
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada