Rehabilitation Status of Children With Cerebral Palsy and Anxiety of Their Caregivers During the Covid19 Pandemic

NCT ID: NCT04916873

Last Updated: 2021-06-08

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Total Enrollment: 206 participants
• Study Classification: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2020-05-28
• Study Completion Date: 2020-07-30

Brief Summary

Rehabilitation status of children with cerebral palsy (CP) and anxiety of their caregivers during the covid19 pandemic were explored. 206 caregivers who voluntarily accepted to participate were administered the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory and evaluated about the rehabilitation status of their children.The anxiety levels of all caregivers were found high and the rehabilitation programmes of the children were interrupted.

Detailed Description

Investigators aimed to explore the rehabilitation status of children with CP and anxiety of their caregivers during the covid19 pandemic. Caregivers of children with CP who were under follow up in the outpatient CP clinic were called up during pandemic period. 206 caregivers who voluntarily accepted to participate were administered the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory and evaluated about the rehabilitation status of their children. Demographic data, associated problems of children, Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS) and Manual Ability Classification System (MACS) levels were recorded from their files. For the statistical analysis, IBM SPSS Statistics 22 (SPSS IBM, Turkey) programs were used. While evaluating the study data, the suitability of the parameters to the normal distribution was evaluated with the Shapiro Wilks test. Significance was evaluated at the p <0.05 level.

Conditions

Cerebral Palsy; Covid19; Anxiety

Study Design

• Observational Model Type: OTHER
• Study Time Perspective: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Caregivers of children with CP who were under follow up in the outpatient CP clinic who voluntarily accepted to participate

Exclusion Criteria

• Caregivers of children with CP who were under follow up in the outpatient CP clinic who didn't accept to participate

• Minimum Eligible Age: 2 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Fatih Sultan Mehmet Training and Research Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Pınar Akpınar

Assoc Prof

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

PINAR AKPINAR, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Assoc Prof

Locations

Pinar Akpinar

Istanbul, Atasehir, Turkey (Türkiye)

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

References

Cacioppo M, Bouvier S, Bailly R, Houx L, Lempereur M, Mensah-Gourmel J, Kandalaft C, Varengue R, Chatelin A, Vagnoni J, Vuillerot C, Gautheron V, Dinomais M, Dheilly E, Brochard S, Pons C; ECHO Group. Emerging health challenges for children with physical disabilities and their parents during the COVID-19 pandemic: The ECHO French survey. Ann Phys Rehabil Med. 2021 May;64(3):101429. doi: 10.1016/j.rehab.2020.08.001. Epub 2020 Aug 18.

Reference Type: RESULT

PMID: 32818674 (View on PubMed)

Dhiman S, Sahu PK, Reed WR, Ganesh GS, Goyal RK, Jain S. Impact of COVID-19 outbreak on mental health and perceived strain among caregivers tending children with special needs. Res Dev Disabil. 2020 Dec;107:103790. doi: 10.1016/j.ridd.2020.103790. Epub 2020 Oct 6.

Reference Type: RESULT

PMID: 33091712 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

FSMEAH-KAEK 2020/56

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id