Compliance in children with cerebral palsy supplied with AFOs v1
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Understanding the factors affecting compliance in children with cerebral palsy supplied with Ankle Foot Orthoses (AFOs) using quantitative measurement of function and qualitative evaluation of experience and wellbeing
IRAS ID
265723
Contact name
C Stewart
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
Research Office
Clinicaltrials.gov Identifier
Duration of Study in the UK
1 years, 0 months, 0 days
Research summary
In ORLAU (a specialist department of the Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital) we provide ankle splints for children with cerebral palsy. These splints are made of plastic and come up to the knee. We know they can help children to walk better and can keep them active as they grow. Adolescence is a difficult period and many children stop using their splints or use them less often. In this research we will use our gait laboratory to measure how children walk both with and without the use of their splints. This tells us how useful the splints are. We will then record how much the children wear their splints over a 3 month period, using tiny sensors mounted inside. Finally, our researcher will interview children with cerebral palsy and their families to try and understand why and when children use their splints. We hope this research will help us make splint use more acceptable for children.
REC name
West Midlands - Solihull Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
19/WM/0305
Date of REC Opinion
29 Nov 2019
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion