Implementation of Therapy Together With the State of Texas Early Childhood Intervention Program

Status: Recruiting
Location: See location...
Intervention Type: Behavioral
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn about the implementation of Therapy Together, a pediatric constraint-induced movement therapy program in young children with unilateral cerebral palsy. The main question\[s\] it aims to answer are: * Is the Therapy Together program effective in improving hand function and occupational performance compared to usual care? * Is it feasible to implement the Therapy Together program within the standard care, early intervention framework? Participants will participate in an 8-week pediatric constraint-induced movement therapy program. Researchers will compare the group completing the Therapy Together Program to a group that is receiving usual care to see if there is a difference in the change in hand function, occupational performance, and development.

Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 3 months
Maximum Age: 5
Healthy Volunteers: f
View:

• at risk for developing cerebral palsy or have been diagnosed with cerebral palsy

• children ages 3 months to 5 years 11 months

• present with asymmetric hand use

• present with a unilateral upper limb impairment

• able to visually attend to objects

• demonstrate an interest in objects

• attempt to reach for or grasp objects with the impaired upper extremity

Locations
United States
Texas
Scottish Rite for Children
RECRUITING
Frisco
Contact Information
Primary
Angela Shierk, PhD
angela.shierk@tsrh.org
(469) 412-7172
Backup
Heather Roberts, PhD
hroberts3@twu.edu
(214) 794-8117
Time Frame
Start Date: 2023-11-13
Estimated Completion Date: 2026-08
Participants
Target number of participants: 30
Treatments
Experimental: Therapy Together
Participants will complete the 8-week Therapy Together program.
Active_comparator: Usual Care
Participants will complete 8 weeks of usual care in early intervention.
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Collaborators: American Occupational Therapy Foundation
Leads: Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children

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