ArticlePediatrics2026
Power Training Combined With Interval Treadmill Training in Cerebral Palsy: An RCT.
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objectivesDetermine the effect of lower-extremity power training combined with interval treadmill training (PT3) on walking capacity and performance in children with cerebral palsy (CP).
methodsIn this multisite, single-blinded randomized clinical trial, children with spastic, bilateral CP between ages 10 and 17 years were randomized to receive 24 sessions of either PT3 or traditional strength training combined with steady-state treadmill training (STT). Primary outcomes were normalized self-selected and fast gait speed and muscle power. Participants were assessed at baseline, immediate postintervention, 2-month post, and 6-month post.
resultsOf 43 recruited participants (20 female participants; mean age 13.1 SD 2.2 years for PT3 group; mean age 13.8 SD 2.6 years for STT group), 38 were included in the final analyses. No differences between groups were observed for self-selected speed. PT3 had significantly greater change in fast speed from baseline to 2-month post compared with STT (adjusted mean difference [MD], 0.030; 95% CI, 0.002-0.059; P = .04). Change in muscle power from baseline to immediate post was significantly greater in the PT3 group (MD, 52.01; 95% CI, 5.63-98.39; P = .03). Stride rate intensity increased immediate post after PT3 (MD, 7.95; 95% CI, 0.45-15.95; P = .04).
conclusionsPower training combined with high-intensity interval treadmill training was superior to an equivalent dosage of traditional strength training combined with steady-state treadmill training for improving muscle power immediate post-training and fast gait speed 2-month post-training. Increases in stride rate intensity after PT3 were not maintained at follow-up time points.
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