Piloting Movement-to-Music With Arm-based Sprint-Intensity Interval Training Among Children With Physical Disabilities
Cerebral Palsy
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Cerebral Palsy
Eligibility Criteria
We are recruiting 50 parent-child dyads. Childs are the participant undergoing the exercise intervention. Parents are required to support the safety and schedule of the child participant. Parents are considered participants due to their responsibilities. Inclusion Criteria: have a medical diagnosis of cerebral palsy, as determined by ICD-10 codes aged 6-17 years old a Gross Motor Function Classification System Level I-III (as determined via participant screening, explained in the protocol section below) medical clearance to participate in high-intensity exercise from a physician (using the attached medical screening form and explained in the intervention safety, monitoring, and response plan) access to a Wi-Fi Internet connection in the home via mobile phone or tablet computer a caregiver who will support and monitor the participant's safety during the intervention and manage the child's exercise schedule. Exclusion Criteria: physically active (defined as >150 minutes per week of self-reported moderate-to-vigorous intensity exercise in a typical week) cannot use their arms for exercise a Gross Motor Function Classification Level of IV-V complete blindness or deafness; Any past history of a contraindication to exercise testing according to American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) guidelines (Liguori and American College of Sports Medicine, 2020): significant change in the resting electrocardiogram suggesting significant ischemia, myocardial infarction, or other cardiac event, unstable angina, uncontrolled cardiac dysrhythmias causing symptoms or hemodynamic compromise, symptomatic severe aortic stenosis, uncontrolled symptomatic heart failure, pulmonary embolus or pulmonary infarction, myocarditis or pericarditis, suspected or known dissecting aneurysm, systematic infection, accompanied by fever, body aches, or swollen lymph glands. pregnant (due to radiation from a Dual Energy X-ray Absorptiometry [DEXA] scan) has not been seen by a physician within the last year uses a g-tube Eligible caregivers will include parents or legal guardians of the child, who can commit sufficient time to support the child in their roles for the study and communicate in English. Caregivers who have complete blindness or deafness will be excluded from participation.
Sites / Locations
- Wellness Health And Research Facility (WHARF)
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
No Intervention
Movement-to-Music
Wait-list Control
12 weeks of sprint-intensity interval training while following along with YouTube videos that include arm-based routines, with coaching through telecommunications. Participants are instructed to maintain their habitual diet and nutrition patterns
12 weeks of maintaining habitual physical activity, diet, and nutrition patterns, until receiving 12 weeks of Movement-to-Music