Feasibility and Effectiveness of the Blended Care Pirate Group for Children With Unilateral Cerebral Palsy

Status: Recruiting
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Intervention Type: Behavioral
Study Type: Observational
SUMMARY

Objective: The aim of the current study is to investigate the feasibility and effectiveness of the blended care pirate group. Study population: Children with unilateral cerebral palsy between 2.5 and 8 years old will participate. These children will participate in the blended care pirate group and are asked to participate in the study as well. Intervention: The total duration of one blended care pirate group is eight weeks with two times three hour training sessions at the rehabilitation centre and additional training sessions at home. The training sessions on-site will be the same as the conventional pirate group. For the training sessions at home parents will receive instructions and material from the therapists. This intervention is developed and already planned by therapists without direct influence of the research department and can therefore be considered as standard treatment. Main study parameters/endpoints: The primary outcome are the total training hours performed by parents at home. Additionally after the blended care pirate group parents and therapists will participate in an interview about how they perceived the blended care pirate group. Secondary outcomes are improvements in arm function during the blended care pirate group.

Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 2
Maximum Age: 8
Healthy Volunteers: f
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• Receiving treatment at the Sint Maartenskliniek. Care demand of parents that requires a more and better use of the affected arm and hand.

• Children with unilateral cerebral palsy

• A Manual Ability Classification System (MACS) score of I, II or III

Locations
Other Locations
Netherlands
Sint Maartenskliniek
RECRUITING
Ubbergen
Contact Information
Primary
Merle Matijsen, MSc
m.matijsen@maartenskliniek.nl
Time Frame
Start Date: 2022-07-19
Estimated Completion Date: 2024-10-30
Participants
Target number of participants: 16
Treatments
Blended care pirate group
During the 8-week pirate group, children will receive two times three hour training sessions. Additionally, parents are advised to practise with their child at home for three hours per week.
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Leads: Sint Maartenskliniek

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