Running reimagined: could an adapted program get kids moving?
NCT ID NCT04789746
First seen Aug 18, 2026 · Last updated Aug 19, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests a 6-8 week running program adapted for children with mobility challenges like cerebral palsy. The program uses a special device called a RaceRunner to help kids participate. Researchers will measure endurance, speed, and heart rate to see if the program improves fitness. The goal is to find accessible ways for these children to stay active.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- A 6-8 week adapted running program using a RaceRunner device
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this program could offer an accessible way for children with mobility challenges to improve fitness and endurance outside traditional gyms.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small pilot study, so results may not apply broadly. The program's success depends on participation and may not lead to lasting fitness gains.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 25 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2019
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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6 to 18 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * a medical diagnosis (for example, cerebral palsy) that causes them mobility limitations Exclusion Criteria: * concurrent medical condition that would make exercise unsafe, * are unable to follow simple commands * have behaviors that would potentially compromise safety of fellow runners or caregivers
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Northwestern University
Chicago Heights, Illinois, 60611, United States
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