Evaluation of Effectiveness of Child-oriented Goal-setting in Paediatric Rehabilitation (the ENGAGE Approach): a Pragmatic Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial and Economic Analysis

Status: Recruiting
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Intervention Type: Behavioral
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY

Children with disabilities often access rehabilitation services to improve their abilities to participate in everyday activities. Goal-directed therapy is considered an important therapeutic strategy to achieve outcomes that are meaningful to families. Not a lot is known about the effects of goal setting on rehabilitation outcomes. Strategies to help children participate in the goal-setting process are rarely used in clinical practice. The aim of this project is to test the effects of a child-focussed goal setting approach, Enhancing Child Engagement in Goal Setting (ENGAGE), on therapy outcomes. Service use and the cost vs. benefits of the ENGAGE approach compared to usual practice will also be examined. Children with neurodevelopmental disabilities aged 5-12 years old (n=96) who access paediatric rehabilitation services at six rehabilitation sites will participate. Therapists (n=24) at participating sites in Alberta, Canada will be randomized into 1) the ENGAGE intervention group or 2) the usual therapy practice control group. Children will participate in the ENGAGE approach to goal setting or usual practice based on the allocation of their therapist. This study will determine if the ENGAGE approach to goal setting affects child goal performance, satisfaction with goal performance, functional abilities, participation, and parent and child quality of life. The investigators will also evaluate differences in parent and child quality of life in relation to parent costs (e.g., absenteeism, presenteeism, travel costs) and compare amount of therapy time between the two groups to see which approach is more cost-effective and efficient. After the study, children, parents and therapists will be asked to discuss aspects that influenced effective implementation of the ENGAGE approach. This study could provide evidence to improve meaningful child and family outcomes in paediatric rehabilitation and improve efficiency of paediatric rehabilitation services.

Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 5
Maximum Age: 12
Healthy Volunteers: f
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• are between the ages of 5-12 years

• are able to engage in the goal-setting process (determined by therapists)

• are referred to PT and/or OT for a period of direct treatment

• speak English.

⁃ Children will be excluded from the trial if:

• the parent or guardian who attends therapy does not speak English

• the child has a diagnosis that suggests developmental regression

• the child has uncontrolled seizures (i.e., seizure within the past 2 months).

Locations
Other Locations
Canada
Renfrew Educational Services
RECRUITING
Calgary
Society for Treatment of Autism
RECRUITING
Calgary
Children's Rehabilitation Services, Alberta Health Services
RECRUITING
Camrose
Centre for Autism Services Alberta
RECRUITING
Edmonton
Children's Rehabilitation Services, Alberta Health Services
RECRUITING
Grande Prairie
Children's Rehabilitation Services, Alberta Health Services
RECRUITING
Red Deer
Contact Information
Primary
Lesley Pritchard-Wiart, PhD
lwiart@ualberta.ca
780-492-2971
Backup
Sandy Thompson-Hodgetts, PhD
sandy.hodgetts@ualberta.ca
780-492-8416
Time Frame
Start Date: 2022-03-01
Estimated Completion Date: 2025-05-31
Participants
Target number of participants: 96
Treatments
Experimental: ENGAGE approach (child-oriented goal-setting)
Therapists will receive training on our principles-based goal setting approach and strategies in the goal setting toolbox. Training will include an overview of tools and strategies including the Perceived Efficacy and Goal Setting Tool (PEGS) and the Pediatric Activity Card Sort (PACS). In addition, we will provide training on Goal Attainment Scaling and administration of the Canadian Occupational Performance Measure (COPM). We will introduce simple strategies to assist children in identifying goals and to ensure ongoing focus on goals using principles of motivational interviewing, strategies to assess and nurture perceived competence (self-efficacy), and child-friendly feedback strategies on goal-related performance.
No_intervention: Usual care
The control group will comprise of usual care.
Sponsors
Collaborators: Alberta Health services
Leads: University of Alberta

This content was sourced from clinicaltrials.gov