Longitudinal growth, nutrition and physical activity in young children with Cerebral Palsy

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/569605

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Cerebral palsy is the most common type of physical disability impacting on 1 in 500 children, with lifetime costs of $2m and up to 40% may have restricted growth and nutrition. We aim to follow a cohort of 240 young children with Cerebral Palsy from 18 mths to 5 years to monitor their growth, nutrition, habitual activity, body composition and relate this to comprehensive health outcomes and costs. Better knowledge of these factors will enable nutritional and medical care to be better focused.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2009

End Date: 01-01-2015

Funding Scheme: NHMRC Project Grants

Funding Amount: $686,147.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Medical infection agents (incl. prions)

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

Cerebral Palsy | Child Nutrition and Growth | Improving the Physical health of those with a disability | Natural History | Neurodevelopmental impairment, Cerebral Palsy | Nutrition Status | Physical Activity | Relation between nutrition and disease

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