Table 1 –
Scoping Review Results Categorized by Participants and Gait Analysis.
| Author (year) |
Study Type |
Participant Characteristics* | Timing of Gait Analysis | Type of Gait Analysis | Primary Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilchrist et al. (2016) 20 | Prospective Observation | N = 52 Sex: 30 females; 22 males Age: 11.3 ± 4.5 years Control: 52 (11.3 ± 4.5 years) Cancer Types: ALL (44%), Hodgkin or non-Hodgkin lymphoma (35%), non-CNS solid tumor (21%) Chemotherapy: Vincristine (all patients, mean cumulative dose of 17.5 ± 8.8 mg/m2), methotrexate (30 patients, mean cumulative dose of 132.3 mg), vinblastine (4 patients, mean cumulative dose of 18.8 mg/m2) |
ALL patients tested: end of delayed intensification stage (~ 6 months into treatment) Hodgkin or non-Hodgkin lymphoma or other solid tumors tested: end of treatment (~3-6 months into treatment) Average time in treatment: 6.1 ± 2.4 months Other: Each patient’s gait was tested before and after a 6 Minute Walk Test (6MWT) |
Instrumented Gait Analysis: (GaitRite electronic walkway)
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| Beulertz et al. (2016) 21 | Cross-sectional | N = 13 Sex: 8 females; 5 males Age: 11.14 ± 3.53 years Control: 13 (11.29 ± 3.42 years) Cancer Types: ALL (30.8%), Hodgkin or non-Hodgkin lymphoma (15.4%), CNS tumor (23.1%), non-CNS solid tumor (30.8%) Chemotherapy: 10 of out 11 participants that utilized chemotherapy agents had received vincristine during medical treatment (doses not specified) |
After completion of chemotherapy Mean time since cessation of medical Treatment = 1.37 ± 1.07 years Mean age at diagnosis 9.30 ± 4.20 years |
Instrumented Gait Analysis: Microgate Optogait 2D Gait Analysis System:
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| Wright et al. (2017) 22 | Cross-sectional | N = 17 Sex: 10 females; 7 males Age: 11.2 ± 5.7 years Control: 10 (12.4 ± 5.5 years) Cancer Types: ALL Chemotherapy: Vincristine (doses 1.5 mg/m2 weekly during induction and 2.0 mg/m2 every three weeks during consolidation and maintenance therapy) |
7 subjects were tested during continuation treatment 10 subjects were tested after completion of treatment Average time off treatment: 35.7 ± 28.5 months |
Instrumented: 3-DMA: VICON 8 MX-40 camera system (Vicon Motion Systems Inc.) Gait: Plug-in-Gait 16 marker set (2.0.1), Polygon software (Version 3.1) and Plug-in-Gait 16 marker set (2.0.1), Polygon software (Version 3.1), and three 1000 Hz force platforms Advanced Mechanical Technology Inc. Video Analysis: 2 synchronized video cameras Electromyography (EMG): surface, gastrocnemius and tibialis anterior muscles |
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ALL – acute lymphoblastic leukemia CNS – central nervous system
The demographic data in the table was reformatted to allow for easier comparisons including converting percentages to numeric values. None of the information was altered in a way as to change the data from the studies included.