Resistance Intensive Personal Training for Youth with Cerebral Palsy
RIPT
Exploration of the Effectiveness and Feasibility of a Personalized Power Training Program for Youth with Cerebral Palsy Provided Through a Community-tertiary Hospital Partnership
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interventional
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1 country
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Brief Summary
Changes related to Cerebral Palsy (CP) include differences in muscle architecture and cortical activity. These result in weakness, decreased functional ability and limited participation in physical activity. Strength training programs, particularly those including power training components, show great potential in improving the gross motor function of youth with CP. However, this intervention is not currently offered in the Calgary area. Delivered via an innovative partnership with community stakeholders, this project will investigate the preliminary effectiveness of the program to enable youth with CP to achieve child and family centered goals. It will also investigate the feasibility of offering this type of program via a community-hospital partnership. Research Question \& Objectives:
- 1.Can youth with cerebral palsy achieve their goals and improve their motor function through RIPT (Resistance Intensive Personal Training), a power training program offered jointly by specialized physiotherapists and fitness professionals in community settings?
- 2.What are the barriers and facilitators to delivery of RIPT in a community setting for youth, caregivers, clinicians, and program staff?
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at below P25 for not_applicable
Started Mar 2023
Typical duration for not_applicable
1 active site
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
Trial Relationships
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
February 7, 2023
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
February 16, 2023
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
March 13, 2023
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
June 1, 2025
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
June 1, 2025
CompletedJanuary 24, 2025
May 1, 2024
2.2 years
February 7, 2023
January 21, 2025
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (2)
Canadian Occupational Performance Measure
Evidence based outcome measure designed to capture clients self-perception of performance in everyday living over time. Scores are rated on a scale of 1-10, where 1 is the least satisfaction and 10 is the most satisfaction.
14 weeks (from time of consent to end of trial).
Goal Attainment Scale
Individualized outcome measure involving goal selection and goal scaling that is standardized in order to calculate the extent to which a patient's goals are met. Scoring is on a scale of -2 to +2, where -2 is no change, 0 is achieving the goal, and +2 is exceeding the goal.
14 weeks (from time of consent to end of trial).
Secondary Outcomes (3)
Gross Motor Function Measure
14 weeks (from time of consent to end of trial).
Muscle power assessment
14 weeks (from time of consent to end of trial).
EQ-5D-Y
14 weeks (from time of consent to end of trial).
Study Arms (1)
Resistance Intensive Personal Training (RIPT)
EXPERIMENTALAll participants will participate in this arm involving 12 weeks of training 2-3 days/week in a group setting with each session involving 1:1 support for each participant's power training.
Interventions
Personalized power training program focused on participant goals.
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- At least 8 years old
- years old or younger
- able to follow directions in English
- able to exert maximum effort
You may not qualify if:
- Less than 8 years old
- years old or older
- unable to follow directions in English
- unable to exert maximum effort
- acute pathology of the body part to be trained (e.g. injury or surgery)
- A very high degree of neuromotor impairment (GMFCS 5, MACS 4/5) as we are unable to provide mechanical lifts and transfers
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
Alberta Children's Hospital
Calgary, Alberta, T2N 1N4, Canada
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Elizabeth Condliffe
University of Calgary
Central Study Contacts
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- NA
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
- Intervention Model
- SINGLE GROUP
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- Clinical Associate Professor
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
February 7, 2023
First Posted
February 16, 2023
Study Start
March 13, 2023
Primary Completion
June 1, 2025
Study Completion
June 1, 2025
Last Updated
January 24, 2025
Record last verified: 2024-05
Data Sharing
- IPD Sharing
- Will share
- Shared Documents
- STUDY PROTOCOL, CSR
- Time Frame
- Data will become available at the end of the study. There is no plan to close the database.
- Access Criteria
- Researchers requesting access to the database will be required to sign a Terms of Use agreement.
There is an open science plan to share de-identified IPD. All data collected in the study will be de-identified and added to a database. Access by other researchers must be requested and agree to a Terms of Use agreement before access is granted.