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Em-power: Maximizing Functional Independence for Children with Severe Cerebral Palsy

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Cerebral Palsy

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Study Overview

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Description

For children with severe cerebral palsy, a powered wheelchair (PWC) may provide their only option for functional mobility and independence. PWC use is often restricted to a small percentage of children who can quickly demonstrate proficient PWC skills within a single 30-minute PWC trial. This 2-arm, parallel group, single blinded, pre-test-post-test randomized controlled trial will test our hypothesis that an 8-week PWC skills training intervention will produce greater improvements in children's PWC skills capacity immediately after the intervention and at an 8-week follow-up assessment.

Official Title

Em-power: Maximizing Functional Independence for Children with Severe Cerebral Palsy

Quick Facts

Study Start:2024-08-29
Study Completion:2027-03
Study Type:Not specified
Phase:Not Applicable
Enrollment:Not specified
Status:RECRUITING

Study ID

NCT06347432

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Ages Eligible for Study:5 Years to 17 Years
Sexes Eligible for Study:ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:No
Standard Ages:CHILD
Inclusion CriteriaExclusion Criteria
  1. * Diagnosis of severe CP (Gross Motor Function Classification System Level IV or V)
  2. * Inability to functionally walk or functionally propel a manual wheelchair as assessed by the Principal Investigator a licensed physical therapist
  3. * Demonstrate cause and effect skills in the IndieTrainer consistent with an Assessment of Learning Powered mobility use (ALP Assessment) Phase 4 or higher (i.e., understand that they are moving the IndieTrainer using the switch(es) or joystick) as assessed by the Principal Investigator, a licensed physical therapist.
  4. * In addition, one parent/caregiver must be conversant in English and be able to provide their child's medical and health history and be willing to take on the parent participant role.
  1. * The inability to sit in their own manual wheelchair or adaptive stroller for 60 minutes (as this would preclude them safely using the IndieTrainer System for the 60-minute intervention sessions)
  2. * Their manual wheelchair or adaptive stroller cannot be safely used with the IndieTrainer System
  3. * They already have an individually prescribed power wheelchair
  4. * If the Principal Investigator, a licensed physical therapist, determines that based on the child's medical and health history, that they cannot safely participate in power wheelchair skills training.

Contacts and Locations

Study Contact

Lisa Kenyon, PhD
CONTACT
616-331-5653
kenyonli@gvsu.edu

Study Locations (Sites)

Grand Valley State University
Grand Rapids, Michigan, 49503
United States

Collaborators and Investigators

Sponsor: Grand Valley State University

Study Record Dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Registration Dates

Study Start Date2024-08-29
Study Completion Date2027-03

Study Record Updates

Study Start Date2024-08-29
Study Completion Date2027-03

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

  • Cerebral Palsy