Clinical trial NCT03539523: L Test in Children With Cerebral Palsy
Official title: Investigation of the Validity and Reliability of the L Test in Children With Cerebral Palsy
Study type: OBSERVATIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Conditions: Cerebral Palsy
Keywords: L test
cerebral palsy
children
validity
reliability
Lead sponsor: Pamukkale University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2018-05-29
Enrollment: 71
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 6
Maximum age (years): 16
Standard ages: CHILD
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Observational model: OTHER
Time perspective: OTHER
Sampling method: NON_PROBABILITY_SAMPLE
Study population: children with cerebral palsy

Brief summary: The aim of the study was to investigation of the validity and reliability of the L test in children with cerebral palsy. Eighty children with CP with mean age of 11.60±3.85 (56 boys, 24 girls) were included in the study. ICC ((Intraclass Correlation Coefficient) was used to assess interclass, intraclass and test- retest validity of the L test. Two independent examiners made L test, for the inter-rater reliability, twice within 1 day for the test-retest reliability. The minimal clinical important difference at 95% confidence interval intra-class correlation coefficient and standard error of measurements were calculated. The correlations of L test with Timed up and Go Test (TUG) and Timed up and Down Stairs Test (TUDS) were assessed for concurrent validity.

Detailed description: Inclusion criteria were: cerebral palsy diagnosis, absence of other diseases that may impact gait performance, ambulatory for at least 20 meters, maximum level 2 according to Gross Motor Function Classification System. Exclusion criteria were: difficulty in following the instructions, severe lower extremity pain that affects mobility, orthopedic surgery within the last 12 months, Bothulium toxin A injection for lower extremity within the last 3 months and walking with a physical assistance from another person. Informed consents were obtained from the parents of the participants for the trial. Assessments were conducted in a special training and rehabilitation center where children with cerebral palsy received regular treatments.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* cerebral palsy diagnosis, absence of other diseases that may impact gait performance, ambulatory for at least 20 meters, maximum level 2 according to Gross Motor Function Classification System

Exclusion Criteria:

* difficulty in following the instructions, severe lower extremity pain that affects mobility, orthopedic surgery within the last 12 months, Bothulium toxin A injection for lower extremity within the last 3 months and walking with a physical assistance from another person.

Primary outcomes:
measure: L test
timeFrame: 1 hour
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Timed Up and Go test
timeFrame: 10 minutes
Other outcomes:
measure: Timed Up and Down Stairs test
timeFrame: 10 minutes
Locations:
city: Denizli
country: Turkey
facility: Pamukkale University
state: Kınıklı
Study officials:
References:
citation: Nguyen VC, Miller WC, Asano M, Wong RY. Measurement properties of the L test for gait in hospitalized elderly. Am J Phys Med Rehabil. 2007 Jun;86(6):463-8. doi: 10.1097/PHM.0b013e31805b8193.
citation: Deathe AB, Miller WC. The L test of functional mobility: measurement properties of a modified version of the timed "up & go" test designed for people with lower-limb amputations. Phys Ther. 2005 Jul;85(7):626-35.