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

NCT05169294 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 40

Last updated 2024-07-26

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Summary

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.

Conditions

  • Diplegia, Spastic

Interventions

OTHER

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.

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.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Ekin Akpınar

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
7 Years
Max Age
12 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2020-11-01
Primary Completion
2023-03-01
Completion
2023-03-01

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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