Journal article
Bike skills training for children with cerebral palsy: Protocol for a randomised controlled trial
R Toovey, AR Harvey, JL McGinley, KJ Lee, STF Shih, AJ Spittle
BMJ Open | BMJ PUBLISHING GROUP | Published : 2018
Abstract
Introduction Two-wheel bike riding can be a goal for children with cerebral palsy (CP) and a means of participating in physical activity. It is possible for some children with CP to ride a two-wheel bike; however, currently far fewer can ride compared with their typically developing peers. Evidence supports training targeted towards goals of the child with CP and their family; yet there is little evidence to guide best-practice bike skills training. Task-specific training may lead to attainment of two-wheel bike-specific goals. This study aims to determine if a novel task-specific approach to training two-wheel bike skills is more effective than a parent-led home programme for attaining indi..
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Funding Acknowledgements
This work was supported by a Physiotherapy Research Foundation Seeding Grant (S16-007), an Australian Government Research Training Program Scholarship (RT), National Health Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Centre of Research Excellence in Cerebral Palsy ID 1057997 (RT, ARH, STFS), Centre of Research Excellence in Newborn Medicine ID 1060733 (AJS), NHMRC Career Development Fellowship ID 1053767 (AJS), Melbourne Children's Campus Clinician Scientist Fellowship (ARH), Murdoch Children's Research Institute (RT, ARH and KJL) and the Victorian Government's Operational Infrastructure Support Program.