Your phone as a gait lab: smartphone accelerometry put to the test for children with cerebral palsy

This study tests whether a smartphone's built-in accelerometer can reliably measure walking patterns in children aged 6 to 12 with unilateral spastic cerebral palsy. Thirty-five children will walk 10 meters at a comfortable speed while a smartphone secured at their lower back records movement. The phone's measurements will be compared against standard video analysis to see if it can accurately assess walking speed, step rate, stride timing, and gait asymmetry. The goal is to determine if a smartphone could serve as a practical, low-cost tool for evaluating gait in clinical settings.