Health Condition 1: F70-F79- Intellectual disabilities
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Teleassisted caregiver mediated intervention for children with Disorders of Intellectual Development: The intervention group will receive the manualized intervention of 6-session module
Sponsors
Department of Psychiatry
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1.Age of children- 2 to 9 years. 2.Treated under the Department of Psychiatry or Pediatrics, KMC Manipal. 3.Diagnosis of Disorder of Intellectual Development according to ICD 11. 4.Informed consent given by caregiver/ parent. 5.Availability of a computer, phone, tablet with high-speed internet to have online video-conferencing sessions.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1.Parents’ participation in any other programs involving parent training for building functional adaptive skills or behavior modification in their child. 2.Children undergoing specific behavioral training for functional adaptive skills in special schools 3.Children/caregiver having acute medical or psychiatric conditions that will interfere with their participation in the study. 4.Moderate to severe hearing loss or visual impairment. 5.Severe locomotor disability. 6.Refusal to consent for the study.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Completion of participation in the study with structured feedback from care-provider (trainee therapist) and caregiver independently (verified by Guide) about a. Dropout rates in intervention versus control group. b. Completeness in terms of sessions attended. c. Fidelity to protocol (of therapist and parent). d. Comfort of caregiver to utilize the intervention (practicality in terms of resources, time, and commitment). e. Any difficulties the caregiver had during the intervention (qualitative feedback). 2. Change in a Family interview for stress and coping in mental retardation (FISC-MR) Score – Coping Subdomain.Timepoint: Baseline and 12 weeks | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| CHILD RELATED OUTCOMES 1. Attainment of functional skills at follow-up (Measured by VSMS and BASIC-MR). 2. Acceptability of intervention as reported in caregiver feedback. TRAINEE FIDELITY AND ACCEPTABILITY 1. Independent rating of randomly picked up 10% of video-recorded sessions by the supervisor for fidelity measures. 2. Trainee’s perceived self-efficacy and acceptability by caregivers (measured by qualitative comments in caregiver feedback)Timepoint: Baseline and 12 weeks | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr PSVN Sharma
Kasturba Medical College, Manipal
Outcome results
None listed