Recruiting

RIPT

Sponsor:

University of Calgary

Code:

NCT05731609

Conditions

Cerebral Palsy

Exercise

Resistance Training

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 8 - 17

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

Resistance Intensive Personal Training

Study Details

Brief summary:

Changes related to Cerebral Palsy (CP) include differences in muscle architecture and cortical activity. These result in weakness, decreased functional ability and limited participation in physical activity. Strength training programs, particularly those including power training components, show great potential in improving the gross motor function of youth with CP. However, this intervention is not currently offered in the Calgary area. Delivered via an innovative partnership with community stakeholders, this project will investigate the preliminary effectiveness of the program to enable youth with CP to achieve child and family centered goals. It will also investigate the feasibility of offering this type of program via a community-hospital partnership.

Research Question \& Objectives:

1. Can youth with cerebral palsy achieve their goals and improve their motor function through RIPT (Resistance Intensive Personal Training), a power training program offered jointly by specialized physiotherapists and fitness professionals in community settings?
2. What are the barriers and facilitators to delivery of RIPT in a community setting for youth, caregivers, clinicians, and program staff?

Conditions

Cerebral Palsy

Exercise

Resistance Training

Study ID

NCT05731609

Start date

Mar 13, 2023

Status verified date

May, 2024

Completion date

Jun, 2025

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Jun, 2025

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 8 - 17

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

  • At least 8 years old
  • 17 years old or younger
  • able to follow directions in English
  • able to exert maximum effort

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Less than 8 years old
  • 18 years old or older
  • unable to follow directions in English
  • unable to exert maximum effort
  • acute pathology of the body part to be trained (e.g. injury or surgery)
  • A very high degree of neuromotor impairment (GMFCS 5, MACS 4/5) as we are unable to provide mechanical lifts and transfers

Study Design

Enrollment

24 participants

Anticipated

Intervention Model

Single group

Primary purpose

Health Services Research

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: Resistance Intensive Personal Training (RIPT)

All participants will participate in this arm involving 12 weeks of training 2-3 days/week in a group setting with each session involving 1:1 support for each participant's power training.

Interventions

Resistance Intensive Personal Training

Personalized power training program focused on participant goals.

Primary outcome measure

  • Canadian Occupational Performance Measure [ Time Frame: 14 weeks (from time of consent to end of trial). ]
  • Goal Attainment Scale [ Time Frame: 14 weeks (from time of consent to end of trial). ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Benjamin M Norman

403-955-5528poni.lab@ucalgary.ca

Elizabeth Condliffe

403-955-2549elizabeth.condliffe@ucalgary.ca

Locations

Alberta Children's Hospital

Recruiting

Calgary, Alberta, Canada, T2N 1N4

Contacts

Benjamin Norman, MSc

4038301494poni.lab@ucalgary.ca

More Information

Sponsor

University of Calgary

Last update posted

Jan 24, 2025

Last verified

May, 2024

Keywords

  • Cerebral Palsy
  • CP
  • Exercise
  • Strength Training
  • Power Training
  • Youth

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-10. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by University of Calgary on 2025-01-24.