We have located links that may give you full text access.
Clinical Trial
Journal Article
Repeatability of temporospatial gait measures in children using the GAITRite electronic walkway.
Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2005 December
OBJECTIVE: To determine the repeatability of selected temporal and spatial gait parameters in healthy children using the GAITRite electronic walkway.
DESIGN: Immediate test-retest design.
SETTING: Community.
PARTICIPANTS: A sample of 57 subjects (age range, 1.3-10.9 y) participated. Subjects were stratified into 3 age groups (1.0 to <4.0 years old, 4.0 to <8.0 years old, 8.0 to <11.0 years old).
INTERVENTIONS: Not applicable.
MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Subjects completed 2 barefooted test walks at preferred gait speed. Intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC(1,1)) values, 95% confidence intervals, the Bland-Altman limits of agreement, and coefficient of variation (CV) were calculated.
RESULTS: Overall, ICC values ranged from .05 to .93. The amount of clinically relevant error (CV) was acceptable for all gait variables across age groups with the exception of the toe-in/out variables (CV, 46.7%-92.9%) and the heel-to-heel base of support variable (CV, 18.6%-31.5%).
CONCLUSIONS: Repeatability of GAITRite measurements to assess temporospatial gait parameters in typically developing children walking at self-selected paces ranged from poor to excellent. Our repeatability data for child subjects between the ages of 1.3 to 10.9 years are comparable to adult data for the same temporospatial gait parameters. We believe that the GAITRite electronic walkway is an emerging clinical tool for assessment of gait in children with and without disabilities.
DESIGN: Immediate test-retest design.
SETTING: Community.
PARTICIPANTS: A sample of 57 subjects (age range, 1.3-10.9 y) participated. Subjects were stratified into 3 age groups (1.0 to <4.0 years old, 4.0 to <8.0 years old, 8.0 to <11.0 years old).
INTERVENTIONS: Not applicable.
MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Subjects completed 2 barefooted test walks at preferred gait speed. Intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC(1,1)) values, 95% confidence intervals, the Bland-Altman limits of agreement, and coefficient of variation (CV) were calculated.
RESULTS: Overall, ICC values ranged from .05 to .93. The amount of clinically relevant error (CV) was acceptable for all gait variables across age groups with the exception of the toe-in/out variables (CV, 46.7%-92.9%) and the heel-to-heel base of support variable (CV, 18.6%-31.5%).
CONCLUSIONS: Repeatability of GAITRite measurements to assess temporospatial gait parameters in typically developing children walking at self-selected paces ranged from poor to excellent. Our repeatability data for child subjects between the ages of 1.3 to 10.9 years are comparable to adult data for the same temporospatial gait parameters. We believe that the GAITRite electronic walkway is an emerging clinical tool for assessment of gait in children with and without disabilities.
Full text links
Related Resources
Get seemless 1-tap access through your institution/university
For the best experience, use the Read mobile app
All material on this website is protected by copyright, Copyright © 1994-2024 by WebMD LLC.
This website also contains material copyrighted by 3rd parties.
By using this service, you agree to our terms of use and privacy policy.
Your Privacy Choices
You can now claim free CME credits for this literature searchClaim now
Get seemless 1-tap access through your institution/university
For the best experience, use the Read mobile app