{"title":"The Keep Moving Together Telerehabilitation for Children With Cerebral Palsy: Protocol of a Randomized Trial.","authors":"Herika de Vargas Ciello, Adriana Neves Dos Santos","doi":"10.1097/PEP.0000000000001190","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>To compare the keep moving together (KMT) protocol between telerehabilitation (Tele KMT) or face-to-face (Face KMT).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A randomized controlled clinical trial, including a goal-oriented training program for gross motor function activities for children/adolescents with cerebral palsy. One group will have supervised sessions with a physical therapist through telerehabilitation while the other will have face-to-face sessions. Both groups will receive sessions supervised only by a caregiver 3 times per week, at home. The KMT protocol is for 12 weeks. The primary outcome will be gross motor function using the Gross Motor Function Measure. Secondary outcomes are mobility, goals achieved, participation, caregivers' satisfaction, and adverse events. Impact statement: If effective, the Tele-KMT may be an alternative when face-to-face interventions are not possible.</p>","PeriodicalId":49006,"journal":{"name":"Pediatric Physical Therapy","volume":"37 2","pages":"298-306"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3000,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Pediatric Physical Therapy","FirstCategoryId":"3","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1097/PEP.0000000000001190","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"2025/3/26 0:00:00","PubModel":"Epub","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"PEDIATRICS","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Purpose: To compare the keep moving together (KMT) protocol between telerehabilitation (Tele KMT) or face-to-face (Face KMT).
Methods: A randomized controlled clinical trial, including a goal-oriented training program for gross motor function activities for children/adolescents with cerebral palsy. One group will have supervised sessions with a physical therapist through telerehabilitation while the other will have face-to-face sessions. Both groups will receive sessions supervised only by a caregiver 3 times per week, at home. The KMT protocol is for 12 weeks. The primary outcome will be gross motor function using the Gross Motor Function Measure. Secondary outcomes are mobility, goals achieved, participation, caregivers' satisfaction, and adverse events. Impact statement: If effective, the Tele-KMT may be an alternative when face-to-face interventions are not possible.
期刊介绍:
Pediatric Physical Therapy is an indexed international journal, that publishes peer reviewed research related to the practice of physical therapy for children with movement disorders. The editorial board is comprised of an international panel of researchers and clinical scholars that oversees a rigorous peer review process. The journal serves as the official journal for the pediatric physical therapy professional organizations in the Netherlands, Switzerland, New Zealand, Canada, and the United States. The journal includes articles that support evidenced based practice of physical therapy for children with neuromuscular, musculoskeletal, cardiorespiratory and developmental conditions that lead to disorders of movement, and research reports that contribute to the foundational sciences of pediatric physical therapy, ranging from biomechanics and pediatric exercise science to neurodevelopmental science. To these ends the journal publishes original research articles, systematic reviews directed to specific clinical questions that further the science of physical therapy, clinical guidelines and case reports that describe unusual conditions or cutting edge interventions with sound rationale. The journal adheres to the ethical standards of theInternational Committee of Medical Journal Editors.