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Comparison of Two Ankle Foot Orthosis on Mobility, Participation and Adhesion in Childrend With Cerebral Palsy
Sponsor: Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Summary
Children with cerebral palsy (CP) present a variety of motor impairments and activity limitations. Plastic ankle-foot orthoses (pl-AFO) are frequently prescribed to improve their gait. However, their use limit forward propulsion generation, which explains why children tend to remove their pl-AFO during recreational activities,including running and jumping. While the benefits of physical activity are proven for these children, there is no data about pl-AFO impact across a range of locomotor activities. Biomechanically optimized dynamic carbon fiber AFOs (c-AFO) are now available and may improve propulsion features in comparison with usual pl-AFOs. The investigators aim to compare the AFO-specific effects (pl-AFO vs c-AFO) on propulsion (during walking, running and jumping), to explore the consequences on social participation, as well as to evaluate the effect on the hemiparetic CP child's perception and adherence of wearing each AFO. In this prospective, multicenter, randomized controlled trial with a crossover design, 38 hemiparetic CP children from 8 to 15 years old will be evaluated with their usual pl-AFO and with a c-AFO. The pragmatic clinical approach of this study is expected to provide data to guide and optimize AFO prescription and use, while enhancing understanding of these devices and their adaptation to the actual physical activity of CP children.
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
8 Years - 15 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
38
Start Date
2026-03
Completion Date
2030-02
Last Updated
2025-12-24
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
orthosis use
Participants assigned to this group will wear the c-AFO for a 4-week intervention period. Outcome assessments will be conducted at baseline and at the end of the 4-week period. Following a 2-week washout phase, participants will then wear the pl- AFO for an additional 4 weeks, with identical outcome assessments performed at the corresponding baseline and endpointPlastic ankle foot orthosis or carbon ankle foot orthosis
Locations (1)
Hôpital Raymond Poincaré - Service Neurologie Pédiatrique Médecine Physique et Réadaptation
Garches, France