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Influence of Hawthorne Effect and Dual-tasks on Gait in CP

NCT05417399 · Status: RECRUITING · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 15

Last updated 2026-07-13

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Summary

It is the clinical experience of the authors that some children with cerebral palsy who walk in crouch gait show sufficient knee extension during the clinical gait analysis, but walk in considerable knee flexion when they leave the gait laboratory. Possible differences between walking in a gait lab and walking in daily life may be caused by the effect of observational awareness in the lab (also known as the Hawthorne effect), and the lack of dual-tasks (DT) during the analysis (which are common during daily life walking). Since so far there is no technique to reliably measure gait kinematics in children with CP outside of the laboratory, the researchers aim to objectify the influence of both the Hawthorne effect and dual-tasks by introducing different conditions during a standard clinical 3D gait analysis.

Conditions

  • Cerebral Palsy
  • Gait Disorders, Neurologic
  • Hawthorne Effect
  • Dual-tasks
  • Kinematics

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Roessingh Research and Development

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Hans Rietman, Professor · Roessingh Research and Development

Eligibility

Min Age
4 Years
Max Age
16 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2022-09-01
Primary Completion
2028-01-01
Completion
2028-12-01

Countries

  • Netherlands

Study Locations

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