Pilot Evaluation of a School-Based Programme Focused on Activity, Fitness, and Function among Children with Cerebral Palsy at GMFCS Level IV: Single-Subject Research Design.

ABSTRACT: Purpose: Children with cerebral palsy (CP) who function at Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS) Level IV have difficulty achieving sufficient levels of physical activity to promote fitness. The purpose of this pilot evaluation was to investigate the practicability and impact of a school-based supported physical activity programme, using adaptive bicycles, on cardiorespiratory fitness and gross motor function among children with CP at GMFCS Level IV. Method: We used a single-subject, A-B-A-B research design replicated across three participants aged 8-14 years with CP at GMFCS Level IV who attended three different schools. Cardiorespiratory fitness was assessed weekly during all study phases using the energy expenditure index (EEI). Gross motor funct

SUBMITTER: Daly C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7238939 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature