Purpose

This study pilots the efficacy of a home-based movement-to-music program for increasing physical activity participation among adolescents with cerebral palsy. Half of the participants will receive the movement-to-music program immediately, which will include 4 weeks of exercise videos and periodic behavioral coaching calls. The other half of participants will wait 4 weeks before receiving the M2M program.

Condition

Eligibility

Eligible Ages
Between 10 Years and 19 Years
Eligible Genders
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No

Inclusion Criteria

  1. Have a diagnosis of cerebral palsy 2. Be able to exercise with arms or be assisted through the movements by a parent 3. Be between the ages of 10-19 years 4. Have access to a Wi-Fi Internet connection at your home 5. Have access to a device that Is capable of viewing videos from YouTube (a television, computer tablet, laptop, or desktop)

Exclusion Criteria

  1. Does more than 60 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity per day in a normal week 2. Has complete blindness or deafness

Study Design

Phase
N/A
Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention Model
Parallel Assignment
Intervention Model Description
Randomized controlled trial
Primary Purpose
Treatment
Masking
Single (Outcomes Assessor)

Arm Groups

ArmDescriptionAssigned Intervention
Experimental
M2M
Participants will receive and be instructed to follow-along with 4 weeks of movement-to-music videos. Participants will also receive periodic behavioral coaching calls from a telecoach.
  • Behavioral: Movement-to-music
    Movement-to-music is a physical activity program that was developed onsite at a state-of-the-art adapted fitness facility. The program includes movements that are coupled with music to enhance muscular strength, cardiorespiratory capacity, flexibility, and balance. For this study, the program will be packaged into playlists of exercise videos that will be given to participants. Participants will be instructed to complete the prescribed videos 3 times per week. Participants will also be asked to attend 4 behavioral coaching calls with a telecoach. The goals of the behavioral coaching calls will be to address issues with the technology components of the program and promote physical activity participation within the community and adherence to the movement-to-music videos.
    Other names:
    • M2M
No Intervention
Wait-list control
Participants will wait 4 weeks before starting the M2M program. Participants will be instructed to resume their normal daily activities during the wait-period.

More Details

Status
Completed
Sponsor
University of Alabama at Birmingham

Study Contact

Detailed Description

The movement-to-music program has been tested among adults with physical disabilities and is currently being used in ongoing scale-up clinical trials. Current evidence suggests that the program can increase aspects of physical function among adults. The present study aims to test whether the same program can be used among adolescents with cerebral palsy. Study findings will be used to examine whether the videos require modifications prior to being implemented in a future scale-up trial for adolescents people with cerebral palsy.

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