Gait Analysis in Children with Cerebral Palsy: Are Plantar Pressure Insoles a Reliable Tool?
Cerebral palsy (CP) is a common cause of motor disability, and pedobarography is a useful, non-invasive, portable, and accessible tool; is easy to use in a clinical setting; and can provide plenty of information about foot–soil interaction and gait deviations. The reliability of this method in child...
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| description | Cerebral palsy (CP) is a common cause of motor disability, and pedobarography is a useful, non-invasive, portable, and accessible tool; is easy to use in a clinical setting; and can provide plenty of information about foot–soil interaction and gait deviations. The reliability of this method in children with CP is lacking. The aim of this study is to investigate test–retest reliability and minimal detectable change (MDC) of plantar pressure insole variables in children with CP. Eight children performed two trials 8 ± 2.5 days apart, using foot insoles to collect plantar pressure data. Whole and segmented foot measurements were analyzed using intraclass correlation coefficients (ICC). The variability of the data was measured by calculating the standard error of measurement (SEM) and the MDC/ICC values demonstrated high test–retest reliability for most variables, ranging from good to excellent (ICC ≥ 0.60). The SEM and the MDC values were considered low for the different variables. The variability observed between sessions may be attributed to the heterogeneous sub-diagnosis of CP. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c60175f15ff44d67bf45731e863e54e12023-11-30T21:51:20ZengMDPI AGSensors1424-82202022-07-012214523410.3390/s22145234Gait Analysis in Children with Cerebral Palsy: Are Plantar Pressure Insoles a Reliable Tool?Maria Raquel Raposo0Diogo Ricardo1Júlia Teles2António Prieto Veloso3Filipa João4CIPER, Faculdade de Motricidade Humana, Universidade de Lisboa, Estrada da Costa, Cruz-Quebrada-Dafundo, 1499-002 Lisbon, PortugalCIPER, Faculdade de Motricidade Humana, Universidade de Lisboa, Estrada da Costa, Cruz-Quebrada-Dafundo, 1499-002 Lisbon, PortugalCIPER, Faculdade de Motricidade Humana, Universidade de Lisboa, Estrada da Costa, Cruz-Quebrada-Dafundo, 1499-002 Lisbon, PortugalCIPER, Faculdade de Motricidade Humana, Universidade de Lisboa, Estrada da Costa, Cruz-Quebrada-Dafundo, 1499-002 Lisbon, PortugalCIPER, Faculdade de Motricidade Humana, Universidade de Lisboa, Estrada da Costa, Cruz-Quebrada-Dafundo, 1499-002 Lisbon, PortugalCerebral palsy (CP) is a common cause of motor disability, and pedobarography is a useful, non-invasive, portable, and accessible tool; is easy to use in a clinical setting; and can provide plenty of information about foot–soil interaction and gait deviations. The reliability of this method in children with CP is lacking. The aim of this study is to investigate test–retest reliability and minimal detectable change (MDC) of plantar pressure insole variables in children with CP. Eight children performed two trials 8 ± 2.5 days apart, using foot insoles to collect plantar pressure data. Whole and segmented foot measurements were analyzed using intraclass correlation coefficients (ICC). The variability of the data was measured by calculating the standard error of measurement (SEM) and the MDC/ICC values demonstrated high test–retest reliability for most variables, ranging from good to excellent (ICC ≥ 0.60). The SEM and the MDC values were considered low for the different variables. The variability observed between sessions may be attributed to the heterogeneous sub-diagnosis of CP.https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/22/14/5234plantar pressurecerebral palsygait analysisreliabilityinsoles |
| spellingShingle | Maria Raquel Raposo Diogo Ricardo Júlia Teles António Prieto Veloso Filipa João Gait Analysis in Children with Cerebral Palsy: Are Plantar Pressure Insoles a Reliable Tool? Sensors plantar pressure cerebral palsy gait analysis reliability insoles |
| title | Gait Analysis in Children with Cerebral Palsy: Are Plantar Pressure Insoles a Reliable Tool? |
| title_full | Gait Analysis in Children with Cerebral Palsy: Are Plantar Pressure Insoles a Reliable Tool? |
| title_fullStr | Gait Analysis in Children with Cerebral Palsy: Are Plantar Pressure Insoles a Reliable Tool? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Gait Analysis in Children with Cerebral Palsy: Are Plantar Pressure Insoles a Reliable Tool? |
| title_short | Gait Analysis in Children with Cerebral Palsy: Are Plantar Pressure Insoles a Reliable Tool? |
| title_sort | gait analysis in children with cerebral palsy are plantar pressure insoles a reliable tool |
| topic | plantar pressure cerebral palsy gait analysis reliability insoles |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/22/14/5234 |
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