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Protocol - Gross Motor Function - 6-12 Years Old

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Description

The Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS) Family Report Questionnaire is a five-item parent-report instrument that classifies children with cerebral palsy based on current motor ability, including the need for assistive technology.

Specific Instructions

None

Availability

Available

Protocol

Please read the following and mark only one box beside the description that best represents your child’s movement abilities.

My child…

[ ] Has difficulty sitting on their own and controlling their head and body posture in most positions

and has difficulty achieving any voluntary control of movement

and needs a specially supportive chair to sit comfortably

and has to be lifted or hoisted by another person to move

[ ] Can sit on their own but does not stand or walk without significant support

and therefore relies mostly on wheelchair at home, school, and in the community

and often needs extra body/trunk support to improve arm and hand function

and may achieve self-mobility using a powered wheelchair

[ ] Can stand on their own and only walks using a walking aid (such as a walker, rollator, crutches, canes, etc.)

and finds it difficult to climb stairs, or walk on uneven surfaces

and may use a wheelchair when travelling for long distances or in crowds

[ ] Can walk on their own without using walking aids, but needs to hold the handrail when going up or down stairs

and often finds it difficult to walk on uneven surfaces, slopes, or in crowds

[ ] Can walk on their own without using walking aids, and can go up or down stairs without needing to hold the handrail

and walks wherever they want to go (including uneven surfaces, slopes, or in crowds)

and can run and jump although their speed, balance, and coordination may be slightly limited

© Chris Morris, 2007

Personnel and Training Required

None

Equipment Needs

None

Requirements
Requirement CategoryRequired
Major equipment No
Specialized training No
Specialized requirements for biospecimen collection No
Average time of greater than 15 minutes in an unaffected individual No
Mode of Administration

Self- or proxy-administered questionnaire

Lifestage

Child, Adolescent

Participants

Child, aged 6-12 years old.

Selection Rationale

The Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS) Family Report Questionnaire was compared to similar protocols and selected because it is a validated, relatively short questionnaire that offers a low-cost alternative to physician-reported scales or medical records abstraction.

Language

Chinese, English, Spanish, Other languages available at source

Standards
StandardNameIDSource
Logical Observation Identifiers Names and Codes (LOINC) Gross motor func 6-12Y proto 62782-8 LOINC
Human Phenotype Ontology Abnormality of central motor function HP:0011442 HPO
caDSR Form PhenX PX131203 - Gross Motor Function 6-12 Years Old 6255806 caDSR Form
Derived Variables

None

Process and Review

Expert Review Panel 4 (ERP 4) reviewed the measures in the Neurology, Psychiatric, and Psychosocial domains.

Guidance from ERP 4 included the following:

· No changes

Protocol Name from Source

Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS), Family Report Questionnaire

Source

The Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS) Family Report Questionnaire is available from CanChild Centre for Childhood Disability Research website, McMaster University

or

Institute for Applied Health Sciences, McMaster University
1400 Main Street West, Rm. 408
Hamilton, ON, Canada L8S 1C7
Tel: 905-525-9140, Ext. 27850
Fax: 905-522-6095
E-mail: canchild@mcmaster.ca

General References

Palisano, R., Rosenbaum, P., Walter, S., Russell, D., Wood, E., & Galuppi, B. (1997). Development and reliability of a system to classify gross motor function in children with cerebral palsy. Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, 39, 214-223.

Morris, C., Galuppi, B. E., & Rosenbaum, P. L. (2004). Reliability of family report for the Gross Motor Function Classification System. Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology, 46, 455-460.

Protocol ID

131203

Variables
Export Variables
Variable Name Variable IDVariable DescriptiondbGaP Mapping
PX131203_Gross_Motor_Function
PX131203010000 My child... N/A
Neurology
Measure Name

Gross Motor Function

Release Date

May 12, 2010

Definition

A questionnaire to assess the larger body movements that develop during childhood such as sitting, standing, and walking.

Purpose

This measure is used to assess impairment of gross motor function. Development of gross motor function can be impaired by injury, congenital defects, and neurological and developmental disorders such as muscular dystrophy and cerebral palsy.

Keywords

Neurology, cerebral palsy, muscular dystrophy, developmental disorders, congenital disorders, movement, rare genetic conditions

Measure Protocols
Protocol ID Protocol Name
131201 Gross Motor Function - 2-4 Years Old
131202 Gross Motor Function - 4-6 Years Old
131203 Gross Motor Function - 6-12 Years Old
Publications

There are no publications listed for this protocol.