Background
Methods/design
Ethical approval
Study design
Blinding
Setting
Sample size
Participants
Inclusion criteria
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Age 16 - 24 years
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Gross Motor Functioning Classification System (GMFCS [26]) level I-IV
Exclusion criteria
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Disabilities other than CP that affect PA or fitness level
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Contraindication for (maximal) exercise
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Severe cognitive disorders and insufficient comprehension of the Dutch language that preclude understanding the purpose of the project and its testing methods
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PA level at baseline exceeds the mean PA level + 2 SD of a CP population
Recruitment
Randomization
Intervention: Active Lifestyle and Sports Participation
1. Counselling on daily PA
2. Physical fitness training
3. Sports Advice
Measurements
International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health
Week | Measurements | Counselling on daily PA | Fitness training Supervised | Home-based | Sports advice |
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Week 1 | Pre-test (T0) | PA session 1 | |||
Week 2 | Training 1 | Training 2 | |||
Week 3 | Training 3 | Training 4 | Sports session 1 | ||
Week 4 | Training 5 | Training 6 | |||
Week 5 | PA session 2 | Training 7 | Training 8 | ||
Week 6 | Training 9 | Training 10 | |||
Week 7 | Training 11 | Training 12 | |||
Week 8 | Training 13 | Training 14 | |||
Week 9 | Training 15 | Training 16 | |||
Week 10 | PA session 3 | Training 17 | Training 18 | Sports session 2 | |
Week 11 | Training 19 | Training 20 | |||
Week 12 | Training 21 | Training 22 | |||
Week 13 | Training 23 | Training 24 | |||
Week 14 | Post-test 1 (T3) | ||||
Week 15 | PA session 4 | ||||
Week 16 | |||||
Week 17 | (Sports session 3) | ||||
Week 18 | |||||
Week 19 | |||||
Week 20 | PA session 5 | ||||
Week 21 | |||||
Week 22 | |||||
Week 23 | |||||
Week 24 | (Sports session 4) | ||||
Week 25 | PA session 6 | ||||
Week 26 | Post-test 2 (T6) | ||||
Week 52 | Follow-up test (T12) |