BACKGROUND Children and young people with Cerebral Palsy can be affected by motor disorders in a more or less serious form depending on the brain damage. As a result, they show reduced walking speed, greater mechanical and energy expenditure, lower levels of physical activity, lower social participation and health problems. This occurs particularly in clinical pictures characterized by important motor impairment. The latter, spending most of their day sitting in wheelchairs and finding it difficult to participate in physical, sporting and recreational activities, increase the risk of having a worse quality of life than their peers with typical development. AIMS The aim of this study is to detect the effects of the use of assisted cycling and running aids in children and young people with Cerebral Palsy in relation to motor function, health status and participation in social life, with particular reference to the F-Words model, developed from the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health. MATERIALS AND METHODS The present literature review was carried out by consulting the PubMed and SportDiscus digital databases. To support the research, from June to September 2025 the perspectives of young people and their parents were collected through face-to-face interviews, in the provinces of Padua and Treviso, Denmark, during the event “Frame Running Development Camp and World International Frame Running Cup” and through remote interviews. RESULTS 14 articles were selected that met the research criteria, including a qualitative study, two randomized clinical trials, a non-randomized clinical trial, seven observational studies with different logics, two non-randomized pilot studies, a narrative review. The collection of perspectives involved 12 subjects, aged between 6 and 28, of nine different nationalities with motor disabilities. CONCLUSION The studies analyzed and the perspectives collected proved to be consistent with each other. The data in the literature indicate that the use of aids for cycling and assisted running contributes to the improvement of the well-being and quality of life of children and young people with Cerebral Palsy, especially in cases characterized by significant motor impairment, and at the same time highlight the factors that influence their participation. However, there remains a need to conduct further research on larger samples and with long-term analyses, aimed at investigating further dimensions of the health of these individuals more objectively and statistically.
INTRODUZIONE I bambini e i giovani con Paralisi Cerebrale Infantile possono essere affetti da disordini motori in una forma più o meno grave a seconda del danno cerebrale. Di conseguenza mostrano velocità di cammino ridotta, maggiore dispendio meccanico ed energetico, minori livelli di attività fisica, minore partecipazione sociale e problematiche di salute. Questo si verifica in maniera particolare nei quadri clinici caratterizzati da un’importante compromissione motoria. Questi ultimi trascorrendo gran parte della loro giornata seduti in carrozzina e trovando difficoltà a partecipare ad attività fisiche, sportive e ricreative, aumentano il rischio di avere una qualità di vita peggiore rispetto ai coetanei con sviluppo tipico. OBIETTIVO L’obiettivo di questo studio è rilevare gli effetti dell’utilizzo di ausili per il ciclismo e la corsa assistiti nei bambini e nei giovani con Paralisi Cerebrale Infantile relativamente alla funzionalità motoria, allo stato di salute e alla partecipazione alla vita sociale, con particolare riferimento al modello delle F-Words, sviluppato a partire dalla Classificazione Internazionale del Funzionamento, della Disabilità e della Salute. MATERIALI E METODI È stata svolta una revisione della letteratura mediante consultazione delle banche dati digitali PubMed e SportDiscus. A sostegno della ricerca, da giugno a settembre 2025 sono state raccolte le prospettive di giovani e dei rispettivi genitori mediante colloqui in presenza, nelle province di Padova e Treviso, in Danimarca, durante la manifestazione “Frame Running Development Camp and World International Frame Running Cup” e mediante colloqui a distanza. RISULTATI Sono stati selezionati 14 articoli che rispondevano ai criteri di ricerca di cui uno studio qualitativo, due trial clinici randomizzati, un trial clinico non randomizzato, sette studi osservazionali con logiche diverse, due studi pilota non randomizzati, una revisione narrativa. La raccolta delle prospettive ha coinvolto 12 soggetti, di età compresa tra i 6 e i 28 anni, di nove diverse nazionalità con disabilità motoria. CONCLUSIONI Gli studi analizzati e le prospettive raccolte si sono dimostrate coerenti tra loro. I dati presenti in letteratura indicano che l’impiego di ausili per il ciclismo e per la corsa assistita contribuisce al miglioramento del benessere e della qualità di vita dei bambini e dei giovani con Paralisi Cerebrale Infantile, soprattutto nei casi caratterizzati da una compromissione motoria importante, e al contempo mettono in luce i fattori che ne influenzano la partecipazione. Tuttavia, permane la necessità di condurre ulteriori ricerche su campioni più ampi e con analisi a lungo termine, volte a indagare in modo più oggettivo e statistico ulteriori dimensioni della salute di questi individui.
Efficacia dell'attività fisica adattata mediante ausili per il ciclismo e la corsa nei bambini con Paralisi Cerebrale Infantile. Analisi della letteratura e prospettive dei bambini e delle famiglie
MICHIELIN, IRENE
2024/2025
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BACKGROUND Children and young people with Cerebral Palsy can be affected by motor disorders in a more or less serious form depending on the brain damage. As a result, they show reduced walking speed, greater mechanical and energy expenditure, lower levels of physical activity, lower social participation and health problems. This occurs particularly in clinical pictures characterized by important motor impairment. The latter, spending most of their day sitting in wheelchairs and finding it difficult to participate in physical, sporting and recreational activities, increase the risk of having a worse quality of life than their peers with typical development. AIMS The aim of this study is to detect the effects of the use of assisted cycling and running aids in children and young people with Cerebral Palsy in relation to motor function, health status and participation in social life, with particular reference to the F-Words model, developed from the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health. MATERIALS AND METHODS The present literature review was carried out by consulting the PubMed and SportDiscus digital databases. To support the research, from June to September 2025 the perspectives of young people and their parents were collected through face-to-face interviews, in the provinces of Padua and Treviso, Denmark, during the event “Frame Running Development Camp and World International Frame Running Cup” and through remote interviews. RESULTS 14 articles were selected that met the research criteria, including a qualitative study, two randomized clinical trials, a non-randomized clinical trial, seven observational studies with different logics, two non-randomized pilot studies, a narrative review. The collection of perspectives involved 12 subjects, aged between 6 and 28, of nine different nationalities with motor disabilities. CONCLUSION The studies analyzed and the perspectives collected proved to be consistent with each other. The data in the literature indicate that the use of aids for cycling and assisted running contributes to the improvement of the well-being and quality of life of children and young people with Cerebral Palsy, especially in cases characterized by significant motor impairment, and at the same time highlight the factors that influence their participation. However, there remains a need to conduct further research on larger samples and with long-term analyses, aimed at investigating further dimensions of the health of these individuals more objectively and statistically.| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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