A space-gamified approach to examine muscle contraction behaviour in children and adolescents with spastic cerebral palsy: feasibility, acceptability and repeatbility

Heieis, Jule and Duran, Ibrahim and Schönau, Eckhard and Fritzsche, Christoph and Götz, Bettina and Kehe, Laura and Meier, Moritz and Spiess, Karoline and Bloch, Wilhelm and Rittweger, Jörn (2025) A space-gamified approach to examine muscle contraction behaviour in children and adolescents with spastic cerebral palsy: feasibility, acceptability and repeatbility. Frontiers in Pediatrics, 13, p. 1520162. Frontiers Media S.A.. doi: 10.3389/fped.2025.1520162. ISSN 2296-2360.

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Abstract

Cerebral palsy (CP) is the most common disease affecting mobility among children. However, relatively little is known about the muscle phenotype and the resulting impairments in muscle function of this population. We therefore examined feasibility and acceptability of a muscle testing protocol that is based on the muscle examinations of astronauts and in bed-rest studies in children and adolescents with CP

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Document Type:

Article

Title:

A space-gamified approach to examine muscle contraction behaviour in children and adolescents with spastic cerebral palsy: feasibility, acceptability and repeatbility

Authors:

Authors	Institution or Email of Authors	Author's ORCID iD	ORCID Put Code
Heieis, Jule	Department of Muscle and Bone Metabolism, Institute of Aerospace Medicine, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Cologne, Germany	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED
Duran, Ibrahim	Center of Prevention and Rehabilitation, Cologne University Hospital and Medical Faculty, Germany	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED
Schönau, Eckhard	Center of Prevention and Rehabilitation, Cologne University Hospital and Medical Faculty, Germany	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED
Fritzsche, Christoph	Department of Pediatrics and Juvenile Medicine, UniReha Center for Prevention and Rehabilitation, Cologne, Germany	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED
Götz, Bettina	Department of Pediatrics and Juvenile Medicine, UniReha Center for Prevention and Rehabilitation, Cologne, Germany	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED
Kehe, Laura	Department of Pediatrics and Juvenile Medicine, UniReha Center for Prevention and Rehabilitation, Cologne, Germany	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED
Meier, Moritz	Department of Muscle and Bone Metabolism, Institute of Aerospace Medicine, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Cologne, Germany	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED
Spiess, Karoline	Department of Pediatrics and Juvenile Medicine, UniReha Center for Prevention and Rehabilitation, Cologne, Germany	UNSPECIFIED	UNSPECIFIED
Bloch, Wilhelm	German Sport University Cologne	https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1786-8853	UNSPECIFIED
Rittweger, Jörn	UNSPECIFIED	https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2223-8963	UNSPECIFIED

Date:

5 June 2025

Journal or Publication Title:

Frontiers in Pediatrics

Refereed publication:

Yes

Open Access:

Yes

Gold Open Access:

Yes

In SCOPUS:

Yes

In ISI Web of Science:

Yes

Volume:

DOI:

10.3389/fped.2025.1520162

Page Range:

p. 1520162

Publisher:

Frontiers Media S.A.

Series Name:

Sec. Pediatric Neurology

ISSN:

2296-2360

Status:

Published

Keywords:

spastic cerebral palsy, muscle contraction behaviour, muscle testing, feasibility

HGF - Research field:

Aeronautics, Space and Transport

HGF - Program:

Space

HGF - Program Themes:

Research under Space Conditions

DLR - Research area:

Raumfahrt

DLR - Program:

R FR - Research under Space Conditions

DLR - Research theme (Project):

R - Muscle Mechanics and Metabolism

Location:

Köln-Porz

Institutes and Institutions:

Institute of Aerospace Medicine > Muscle and Bone Metabolism

Deposited By:

Kaiser-Stolz, Claudia

Deposited On:

22 Jul 2025 09:26

Last Modified:

31 Jul 2025 13:56

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