Journal article

Publication year: 2020

Pages: 201-209

Journal: Developmental Neurorehabilitation

Volume number: 23

Issue number: 4

ISSN: 1751-8423

eISSN: 1751-8431

Open access status: Hybrid

DOI Link: https://doi.org/10.1080/17518423.2019.1625981

Publisher: Taylor and Francis Group

Abstract: 
Background: Children with cerebral palsy (CP) show age-driven development and individual fluctuations in walking capacity. Aim: 1. To precisely quantify 1MWT changes in children with CP, GMFCS level 1 and 2, generating 1MWT percentiles, depicting expected development over 6 months; 2. to assess the effect of a 6-month rehabilitation using whole-body vibration (WBV). Methods: Retrospective data analysis in 210 children with CP, GMFCS 1 and 2 who received standardized rehabilitation (DRKS00011331). 1MWT was assessed before (M0) and after treatment (M6), and at a 6-month follow-up (M12). Centiles were created using the lambda-mu-sigma method. Cohen's d was used to assess effect size. Results: We created 1MWT percentiles using data of all 210 children (M0 data). A small treatment effect size (d = 0.46) was found (M6 and M12 data). Conclusions: Using the generated centiles clinicians may monitor 1MWT changes over 6 months. Combining WBV and conventional physiotherapy may improve 1MWT in children with CP.

Harvard Citation style: Martakis, K., Stark, C., Rehberg, M., Semler, O., Duran, I. and Schoenau, E. (2020) One-Minute Walk Test in Children with Cerebral Palsy GMFCS Level 1 and 2: Reference Values to Identify Therapeutic Effects after Rehabilitation, Developmental Neurorehabilitation, 23(4), pp. 201-209. https://doi.org/10.1080/17518423.2019.1625981

APA Citation style: Martakis, K., Stark, C., Rehberg, M., Semler, O., Duran, I., & Schoenau, E. (2020). One-Minute Walk Test in Children with Cerebral Palsy GMFCS Level 1 and 2: Reference Values to Identify Therapeutic Effects after Rehabilitation. Developmental Neurorehabilitation. 23(4), 201-209. https://doi.org/10.1080/17518423.2019.1625981