The Effect of Fine Motor Skills Training Through Telerehabilitation in Children With Diplegic Cerebral Palsy

NCT ID: NCT05169294

Last Updated: 2024-07-26

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

40 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2020-11-01

Study Completion Date

2023-03-01

Brief Summary

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The aim of this study is to compare the effect of occupational therapy intervention through two-way video call, versus occupational therapy home program in written form; on handwriting skills, occupational performance, fine motor and hand skills in children with diplegic cerebral palsy.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Diplegia, Spastic

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Children to be included in the study will be divided into intervention (n: 30) and control (n: 30) groups by randomization. Block randomization will be done using randomizer.org. Children in both groups will be given an occupational therapy home program for intervention goals.

Children in the intervention group will be given telerehabilitation and fine motor skills training for a total of 8 weeks, 45 minutes a day, 3 days a week.
Primary Study Purpose

OTHER

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Intervention

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Telerehabilitation Program

Intervention Type OTHER

Telerehabilitation program: Intervention will be applied by video interview for eight weeks, 3 days a week, 45 minutes a day through the Zoom application. The application is free and can be installed on desktop or laptop computers, tablets and smartphones. The content of the activities to be done for that session by phone call to the parent before the interventions; Information will be given about the preparations such as keeping the materials on the table, suitable environment for that week's session and camera angle. Instructions and tips for parent support during the intervention will be given before and during the session. Intervention will be focused on fine motor skills, handwriting skills and activities of daily life of the individuals.

Written Home Program

Intervention Type OTHER

Home program: After the evaluations, the activities towards the determined goals will be communicated to the parents as a home program in written and electronic format. Instructions and key points for the correct implementation of the activities will be presented to the parent, both in writing and verbally; The parent will be able to send questions and receive feedback to the therapists over the phone at any stage of the eight-week home program intervention process. No intervention will be applied to the child through direct video calls.

Control

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Written Home Program

Intervention Type OTHER

Home program: After the evaluations, the activities towards the determined goals will be communicated to the parents as a home program in written and electronic format. Instructions and key points for the correct implementation of the activities will be presented to the parent, both in writing and verbally; The parent will be able to send questions and receive feedback to the therapists over the phone at any stage of the eight-week home program intervention process. No intervention will be applied to the child through direct video calls.

Interventions

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Telerehabilitation Program

Telerehabilitation program: Intervention will be applied by video interview for eight weeks, 3 days a week, 45 minutes a day through the Zoom application. The application is free and can be installed on desktop or laptop computers, tablets and smartphones. The content of the activities to be done for that session by phone call to the parent before the interventions; Information will be given about the preparations such as keeping the materials on the table, suitable environment for that week's session and camera angle. Instructions and tips for parent support during the intervention will be given before and during the session. Intervention will be focused on fine motor skills, handwriting skills and activities of daily life of the individuals.

Intervention Type OTHER

Written Home Program

Home program: After the evaluations, the activities towards the determined goals will be communicated to the parents as a home program in written and electronic format. Instructions and key points for the correct implementation of the activities will be presented to the parent, both in writing and verbally; The parent will be able to send questions and receive feedback to the therapists over the phone at any stage of the eight-week home program intervention process. No intervention will be applied to the child through direct video calls.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Being diagnosed with diplegic cerebral palsy
* Being between the ages of 7-12
* Being able to read and write
* To be at level I-III in the Manual Ability Classification System (MACS)
* To have the necessary devices (phone, tablet or computer) for video calling
* Not being able to come to the faculty to conduct the first evaluation face to face
* Not receiving occupational therapy in any special education center

Exclusion Criteria

* Presence of another neurological and/or psychiatric disease
* Not giving consent to the study Individuals included in the study will be randomly assigned to the intervention and control groups. It is planned to keep the number of individuals in the intervention and control groups equal.
Minimum Eligible Age

7 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

12 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Ekin Akpınar

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Ekin Akpınar

Occupational Therapist

Responsibility Role SPONSOR_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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Hacettepe University

Ankara, , Turkey (Türkiye)

Site Status

Countries

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Turkey (Türkiye)

Other Identifiers

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KA20090

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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