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The effects of group-based education of handling skills for parents with children with cerebral palsy on family empowerment and child’s functional mobility

The effects of group-based education of handling skills for parents with children with cerebral palsy on family empowerment and child’s functional mobility

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT20220630055330N1
Enrollment
46
Registered
2022-10-25
Start date
2022-07-23
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2022-11-21

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Cerebral Palsy. Cerebral palsy

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: The members of this group, while receiving common occupational therapy interventions including active and passive stretching exercises to improve range of motion an
In this way, first the researcher explains the areas of occupational performance in the form of PowerPoint, and then parents are invited to express their challenges and the child's challenges in the i

Sponsors

Iran University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
3 Years to 10 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: The child has been diagnosed with spastic cerebral palsy by a neurologist The child does not have vision problems The child's family does not intend to perform any surgery during the implementation of interventions The mother of the child can be present as a parent of the participant in the study The mother (participant's parent) must be fluent in Persian and able to read

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: The age of the child is less than 3 years or more than 10 years.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Family empowerment score in the Family Empowerment Scale. Timepoint: Measuring family empowerment score for the first time at the beginning of the study, for the second time one month after the start of the study, for the third time two months after the start of the study (at the end of the interventions), for the fourth time one month after the end of the interventions and for the fifth time two months after the end of the Interventions. Method of measurement: Family Empowerment Scale.;Gross motor function score in the Gross Motor Function Measurement. Timepoint: Measuring Gross motor function score for the first time at the beginning of the study, for the second time one month after the start of the study, for the third time two months after the start of the study (at the end of the interventions), for the fourth time one month after the end of the interventions and for the fifth time two months after the end of the Interventions. Method of measurement: Gross Motor Function Measurement - 88.;Functional mobility score in the Mobility subscale of the Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory. Timepoint: Measuring Functional mobility score for the first time at the beginning of the study, for the second time one month after the start of the study, for the third time two months after the start of the study (at the end of the interventions), for the fourth time one month after the end of the interventions and for the fifth time two months after the end of the Interventions. Method of measurement: Mobility subscale of the Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactPooya Reaei

Iran University of Medical Sciences

pooya369@yahoo.com+98 21 4442 3675

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026