School Readiness in Preschool-Aged Children With Cerebral Palsy

Conditions

• School Readiness
• Unilateral Cerebral Palsy

Eligibility Criteria

Sex

ALL

Age

36 Months - 71 Months

Healthy Volunteers

Not accepted

Interventions

• Smart Start - School Readiness Program — BEHAVIORAL
  Participants will complete 64 hours of intervention focused on goal directed school readiness. Each of the five domains will be addressed in each session, and the activities will be tailored to support the individual goals of the participant using a goal-directed training approach. A goal-directed training approach includes the child, caregiver, and researcher collaboratively setting goals that are meaningful to the child and their family. Intervention strategies for goal attainment will include both remediation of skills (i.e. learning to button a button) or the accommodation of skills (i.e. using Velcro instead of a button) depending on the child's goals and current ability. The primary focus of the intervention will be goal attainment related to school readiness.

Study Details

The goal of this feasibility and proof of concept study is to learn about the feasibility, acceptability, and impact of a school readiness program for preschool-aged children with unilateral cerebral palsy. The main question\[s\] it aims to answer are: 1. Is it feasible to implement an intensive school readiness program for preschool-aged children with UCP? 2. Is the program acceptable to the children and their caregivers? 3. What is the impact of the program on school readiness? Participants will complete two pre-intervention assessments, participate in an intensive, goal directed, school readiness program, and complete 1 post-intervention assessment.

Key Dates

Start date

Dec 12, 2023

Status verified

Apr 2025

Primary completion

May 31, 2026

Completion

Jul 31, 2026

Study Design

Enrollment

20 participants (estimated)

Allocation

NA

Intervention model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Arms

• Experimental: School Readiness Intervention Program
  The School Readiness Program is a 64 hour intensive therapy program focused on school readiness skills for young children with unilateral cerebral palsy (UCP). The program will include 64 hours of intervention supporting the development and goal attainment across 5 school readiness domains: (1) health and physical development, (2) emotional well-being and social competence, (3) approaches to learning, (4) communication skills, and (5) cognitive skills and general knowledge.

Primary Outcome Measure

Canadian Occupational Performance Measure [ Time Frame: pre-intervention (within 2 weeks of start of intervention), and within 2 weeks of post-intervention ]

Central Contacts

• Angela Shierk, PhD
  (469) 412-7172
  [email protected]

Locations (1)

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