ArticlePhysical therapy2022
In the Driver's Seat: A Randomized, Crossover Clinical Trial Protocol Comparing Home and Community Use of the Permobil Explorer Mini and a Modified Ride-On Car by Children With Cerebral Palsy.
Article in Physical therapy, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
3 citing papers in PubMed, 15 citations in OpenAlex.
- Surveying the Perspectives of Parents and Professionals on Providing Upright, Hands-Free, Self-Initiated Mobility to Children with Severe Physical and Communication Disabilities.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- The effects of family directed power mobility on self-care, mobility, and social function in very young children with severe multiple developmental impairments.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences · 2025Article
- Powered Mobility Device Use and Developmental Change of Young Children with Cerebral Palsy.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
3 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
Funding
Abstract
objectiveThe aims of this study are 2-fold: (1) to evaluate a powered mobility intervention to promote developmental, activity, and participation outcomes of young children aged 12 to 36 months who have cerebral palsy; and (2) to compare the use patterns (frequency, duration, environment) of 2 different powered mobility options.
methodsThis study is a multisite, mixed-methods, doubly counterbalanced, randomized, crossover clinical trial, where intervention A is the Permobil Explorer Mini and intervention B is a modified ride-on toy car. The study will take place in rural and urban home and community settings surrounding 3 sites (Washington, Oregon, and Michigan). There will be 24 child-caregiver dyads in the study (8 dyads per site). Primary outcome measures include the Bayley Scale of Infant and Toddler Development, the Youth and Children's Participation and Environment Measure, the Assessment for Learning Power mobility use, automated device use tracking logs, caregiver semistructured interviews, and the Acceptability, Feasibility, and Intervention Appropriateness Measures. Secondary measures include the Child Engagement in Daily Life and caregiver diaries. IMPACT: The use of powered mobility devices for young children with cerebral palsy has gained traction, with evidence that the use of powered mobility at young ages complements (rather than detracts from) other interventions focused on more traditional mobility skills such as crawling and walking. However, research is limited, and often comprised of low-level evidence. Given the clearance of the first powered mobility device for infants, the Permobil Explorer Mini, and the recent popularity of modified ride-on toy cars as an alternative for powered mobility for young children with disabilities, this study will contribute to rigorous examination of the developmental outcomes, use patterns, and caregiver perceptions of these novel devices.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.