Health Condition 1: G809- Cerebral palsy, unspecified
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Adaptive Clothing: The term adaptive clothing refers to garments designed specially for those with disabilities. Adaptive clothing makes it easier for caregivers to dress and undress in
Sponsors
Nagaveni N Nayak
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Children-Phase I: 1. Children with spastic CP 2. Age: 6 to 12 years 3. GMFCS levels between 3 to 5 4. MACS levels between 3 to 5 Children-Phase II and III: 1. Children with spastic CP 2. Age: 6 to 12 years 3. GMFCS levels between 3 to 5 4. MACS levels between 3 to 5 5. Residing within 50 km from Manipal Caregivers-Phase I: 1. Caregivers of children with spastic CP (6 to 12 years old) with GMFCS and MACS levels between 3 to 5 2. Caregivers who are willing to participate in the interview 3. Caregivers who are involved in dressing the child with CP Caregivers-Phase II and III: 1.Caregivers of children with spastic CP (6 to 12 years old) with GMFCS and MACS levels between 3 to 5 2.Caregivers who are involved in dressing the child with CP 3.Residing within 50 km from Manipal
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Children Phase I: 1. Children with Chorea Athetosis Phase II and III: 1. Children with Chorea Athetosis 2. Child who does not want to participate in the second phase of the study Caregivers-Phase I: 1.Caregivers with any type of physical disabilities 2.Caregivers who do not speak Kannada or English 3.Caregivers of the child with Chorea Athetosis Caregivers-Phase II and III: 1. Caregivers with any type of physical disabilities 2. Caregivers who do not speak Kannada or English 3. Caregivers of the child with Chorea Athetosis 4. Caregivers who do not want their child to participate in the second phase of the study 5. Caregivers who do not want to participate in the third phase of the study for giving their user feedback
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Caregiver-friendly clothing solutions for children with cerebral palsyTimepoint: 1)Care & Comfort questionnaire is used at two points; Phase I & Phase III of the study to measure how easy or difficult performing a few tasks listed related to personal care, positioning/transferring, comfort, & interaction/communication 2)A checklist will be used during phase III to assess the acceptance of the developed adaptive clothing 3)An open ended questionnaire will be used during phase III for the discussion with the caregivers to assess the provided adaptive clothing | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Caregivers satisfaction levelTimepoint: 1)The Global perceived effect (GPE) scale will be used during Phase III where the participant will be asked to rate how much their condition has improved or worsened over a specified period of time, thus helping in the assessment of their condition;Ease of performing dressing & undressing activities of the child with cerebral palsyTimepoint: How easy or difficult the dressing & undressing task is measured by 1) Care and Comfort questionnaire at two points-Phase I and Phase III of the study 2) A checklist during Phase III 3)An open-ended questionnaire during phase III for the discussion with the caregivers | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Veena Rao
Manipal College of Health Professions, Manipal Academy of Higher Education
Outcome results
None listed