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Adaptive Rock Climbing

Description

The goal of this clinical trial is to assess changes in functional and psychosocial outcomes following a 12-week adaptive rock-climbing program for children with congenital upper limb differences. The main questions it aims to answer are * Assess functional outcomes following a 12-week adaptive rock-climbing program. * Assess psychosocial outcomes following a 12-week adaptive rock climbing program. * Assess barriers to participation in adaptive sports. Participants will complete 12-week adaptive rock climbing program.

Study Overview

Study Details

Study overview

The goal of this clinical trial is to assess changes in functional and psychosocial outcomes following a 12-week adaptive rock-climbing program for children with congenital upper limb differences. The main questions it aims to answer are * Assess functional outcomes following a 12-week adaptive rock-climbing program. * Assess psychosocial outcomes following a 12-week adaptive rock climbing program. * Assess barriers to participation in adaptive sports. Participants will complete 12-week adaptive rock climbing program.

Evaluating Adaptive Rock Climbing on Children with Upper Limb Differences

Adaptive Rock Climbing

Condition
Congenital Upper Limb Differences
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Los Angeles

Children Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States, 90027

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * Parents 18 years and older.
  • * English or Spanish speaking.
  • * Participants with unilateral or bilateral congenital upper extremity disorders of limb formation differences ages 6-16.
  • * Any patients younger than 6 years or older than 16 years, patients not fluent in English or Spanish, or patients with parents younger than 18 years.

Ages Eligible for Study

6 Years to 16 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

Children's Hospital Los Angeles,

Nina Lightdale, MD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Children's Hospital Los Angeles

Study Record Dates

2026-05-31