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Using Telerehabilitation to Support Families of Children With Motor Difficulties Aged 3-8 Years Old

NCT04254302 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 118

Last updated 2022-02-01

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Background: Many children (about 1 child out of 20) have motor delays that are sometimes seen as "minor" and are not immediately explained by a specific diagnosis. These children are often underserved by existing health and rehabilitation services even though they are at risk of developing important negative outcomes in the long run. The most recent scientific evidence indicates that motor delays can be effectively addressed via early interventions supporting families and stimulating the child's development. Some researchers have proposed that such interventions could be efficiently and conveniently delivered online but no patient-centred, interactive online intervention has been formally trialed in Canada for children with motor delay and their families.

Objectives: The goal of this study is to determine whether an online intervention can support families of children with motor delay. This study will determine whether the online intervention can improve the child's motor skills and parental self-efficacy, decrease parental stress, as well as increase the quality of life of both the parent and child.

Description: The investigators will recruit 118 families of children with motor delay, 3 to 8 years of age, who are not yet receiving public rehabilitation services. These children will have been identified as at-risk of motor difficulties by their parents who will have completed a self-reported screening test for motor difficulties. Families will be randomly assigned to one of two groups: 1) control group (usual care) or 2) intervention group (access to the WECARE web platform, including one-on-one virtual meetings with health professionals, group and private discussions, verified resources). This study, conducted in Quebec, will be led by researchers, telerehabilitation experts, decision makers and patient advocates.

Relevance: This study will evaluate an innovative, convenient and accessible intervention providing assistance for an important yet underserved population of children and their families.

Conditions

  • Motor Disorders

Interventions

OTHER

WECARE web platform

The WECARE intervention allows families of children with motor difficulties to access rehabilitation therapists. The primary therapist will be an occupational therapist or a physiotherapist who will have one day a week to deliver the intervention. The therapist will act as case manager to connect families with community-based services available in their region and work, according to a transdisciplinary model, with an interdisciplinary team on a needs-based basis. Patient engagement with the therapists and in the WECARE intervention will be ensured by the collaborative coaching approach used by therapists to attain meaningful motor outcomes, as selected by the primary respondent.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)

    collaborator OTHER_GOV

  • Université de Sherbrooke

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Chantal Camden, PhD · Université de Sherbrooke

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
3 Years
Max Age
8 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2020-02-20
Primary Completion
2021-10-01
Completion
2021-10-01

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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