"In the context of limited accessibility to prolonged and efficient rehabilitation programs based on physical activity, this study aims to develop a home program for children with chronic diseases affecting physical health (including cerebral palsy, obesity, and neuromuscular diseases). The French company EzyGain has designed a compact treadmill equipped with sensors and a safety system, which communicates with a tablet application and a virtual reality headset to support at-home rehabilitation. This study seeks to advance the development of this solution into a prolonged and progressive training program, tailored to positively impact children's health. Future users, including children, their parents, and therapists, will be at the heart of the development process. A qualitative methodology will be employed, incorporating focus groups and a series of user experience (UX) questionnaires. The research hypothesis is that user feedbacks will enable the development of an appropriate solution that meets their specific needs and ensures high adoption rates of the device.
This study is the first step before assessing the impact of the solution in these 3 groups of children (with cerebral palsy, obesity and neuromuscular disease)."
aged between 8 and 18 years old
capable of walking during 5 minutes on a treadmill with or without walking aid, and with or without body weight support
diagnosis of one the following pathology: bilateral cerebral palsy, obesity, spinal muscular amiotrophy type 3, Duchenne, congenital myopathy, Charcot Marie Tooth
Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS) I to III for the children with cerebral palsy
Deprived of liberty by judicial or administrative decision
Subject to a legal protection measure"