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Trial reportBMJ open2018

Bike skills training for children with cerebral palsy: protocol for a randomised controlled trial.

Rachel Toovey, Adrienne R Harvey, Jennifer L McGinley, Katherine J Lee, Sophy T F Shih, Alicia J Spittle

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Trial report in BMJ open, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03003026 (Bike Skills Training for Children With Cerebral Palsy), which is not on this map. Cited by 3 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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NCT03003026 nacompletednot on this map

Bike Skills Training for Children With Cerebral Palsy: a Randomized Controlled Trial

TypeinterventionalSponsorMurdoch Childrens Research InstituteRan2016 to 2021Enrolled62ConditionsCerebral PalsyArmsNovel task-specific bike skills training program, Parent-led home-based bike skills training program
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Effect of Physical Guidance on Learning a Tracking Task in Children with Cerebral Palsy.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021
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  2. Review
  3. Adapting Experience-Based Co-Design to Disability Research: Co-Producing the CycLink Co-Design Study.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Rachel TooveyDepartment of Physiotherapy, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.
Adrienne R HarveyDevelopmental Disability and Rehabilitation Research, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, Australia.
Jennifer L McGinleyDepartment of Physiotherapy, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.
Katherine J LeeDepartment of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.
Sophy T F ShihDeakin Health Economics, Centre for Population Health Research, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia.
Alicia J SpittleDepartment of Physiotherapy, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionTwo-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 individualised two-wheel bike-specific goals in independently ambulant children with CP aged 6-15 years. METHODS AND ANALYSIS: Sixty eligible children with CP (Gross Motor Function Classification System levels I-II) aged 6-15 years with goals relating to riding a two-wheel bike will be randomised to either a novel task-specific centre-based group programme (intervention) or a parent-led home-based programme (comparison), both involving a 1-week intervention period. The primary outcome is goal attainment in the week following the intervention period (T1). Secondary outcomes include: goal attainment and participation in physical activity at 3 months postintervention (T2) and bike skills, attendance and involvement in bike riding, self-perception and functional skills at T1 and T2. Economic appraisal will involve cost-effectiveness and cost-utility analyses. Adherence of clinicians and parents to the intervention and comparison protocols will be assessed. Linear and logistic regression will be used to assess the effect of the intervention, adjusted for site as used in the randomisation process. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION: This study was approved by the Human Research and Ethics Committees at The Royal Children's Hospital (#36209). Results will be disseminated via peer-reviewed publications and conference presentations. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: NCT03003026; Pre-results.

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Motor SkillsAdolescentAustraliaBicyclingCerebral PalsyChildExerciseFemaleHumansLinear ModelsLogistic ModelsMaleResearch DesignChildren

Identifiers

PMID29431140
PMCPMC5829908

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