School Readiness in Preschool-Aged Children With Cerebral Palsy
Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children
20 participants
Dec 12, 2023
INTERVENTIONAL
Conditions
Summary
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.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria6
- ages 3 years to 5 years 11 months
- unilateral cerebral palsy
- ability to visually attend to objects
- demonstrates an interest in objects
- attempt to reach for or grasp an item with the impaired upper extremity
- English-speaking participants
Exclusion Criteria4
- uncontrolled epilepsy
- significant visual impairment
- severe behavioral problems
- inability to complete the assessment protocol
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Interventions
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.
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NCT06083220