Bike Skills Training for Children With Cerebral Palsy

Participants randomised to the intervention group will participate in a novel task-specific bike skills training program. The intervention involves seven key components: it is group-based, intensive (2 hours per day for 3 days plus a home program for the remaining days of the one week period), task-specific, goal-directed, and therapist led, with parent involvement and conducted in an ecological setting. Each program will be run by a physiotherapist and allied health assistant during the school holidays.

The comparison group will involve a parent-led home-based bike skills training program. Parents of children randomized to the comparison group will receive written information and telephone support from a physiotherapist on training bike skills. They will be encouraged to work with their child towards their bike skills goals for at least 30-45 minutes per day over a one week period during the school holidays in home and community environments.