Piloting Home-based Movement-to-Music Among Adolescents With Cerebral Palsy: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Piloting a Novel Home-based Telehealth Movement-to-music Program (M2M) for Increasing Physical Activity Among Adolescents With Cerebral Palsy: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial

This study pilots the efficacy of a home-based movement-to-music program for increasing physical activity participation among adolescents with cerebral palsy. Half of the participants will receive the movement-to-music program immediately, which will include 4 weeks of exercise videos and periodic behavioral coaching calls. The other half of participants will wait 4 weeks before receiving the M2M program.

The movement-to-music program has been tested among adults with physical disabilities and is currently being used in ongoing scale-up clinical trials. Current evidence suggests that the program can increase aspects of physical function among adults. The present study aims to test whether the same program can be used among adolescents with cerebral palsy. Study findings will be used to examine whether the videos require modifications prior to being implemented in a future scale-up trial for adolescents people with cerebral palsy.

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Have a diagnosis of cerebral palsy
2. Be able to exercise with arms or be assisted through the movements by a parent
3. Be between the ages of 10-19 years
4. Have access to a Wi-Fi Internet connection at your home
5. Have access to a device that Is capable of viewing videos from YouTube (a television, computer tablet, laptop, or desktop)

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Does more than 60 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity per day in a normal week
2. Has complete blindness or deafness