Effects of Power Mobility on Young Children With Severe Motor Impairments

January 13, 2016 updated by: University of Oklahoma

Effects of Power Mobility on the Development and Function of Young Children With Severe Motor Impairments

The purpose this study is to determine the effects of power mobility on the development and function of young children of young children whose severe physical disabilities limit their exploratory behaviors and may unnecessarily restrict their cognitive, communication, and social-emotional development.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

41

Phase

  • Phase 2

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • Oklahoma
      • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States, 73117
        • Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Lee Mitchener Tolbert Center for Develompental Disabilities

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

1 year to 2 years (Child)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Must be between 14- and 30-months of age
  • Must have clinical diagnosis of a motor impairment that prevents functional independent mobility
  • Must have adequate vision and hearing to use power mobility device safely
  • Must have cognitive abilities equivalent to a 12-month level or alertness and interest in the environment that suggests a trial of power mobility is warranted

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Power mobility
Intervention included provision of power wheelchair and power mobility training program. Project staff will use structured power mobility training program to teach the children to use the power mobility devices. Project staff will schedule 1-hour sessions with each family 3 times per week for the first month of the project and will decrease in the following manner as the child becomes proficient and develops basic wheelchair maneuvering skills: two one-hour session per week for 4 weeks; one one-hour session per week for 4 weeks; two one-hour sessions per month for 4 weeks; one one-hour session per month for the remainder of the study.
Other: Power mobility
Project staff will use structured power mobility training program to teach the children to use the power mobility devices. Project staff will schedule 1-hour sessions with each family 3 times per week for the first month of the project and will decrease in the following manner as the child becomes proficient and develops basic wheelchair maneuvering skills: two one-hour session per week for 4 weeks; one one-hour session per week for 4 weeks; two one-hour sessions per month for 4 weeks; one one-hour session per month for the remainder of the study.
No Intervention: Control
Children in the control group will not receive any additional intervention, but will continue to receive the early intervention or other services they were receiving prior to enrollment in this study.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Merrill-Palmer-Revised
Time Frame: Entry, 6-months, and 12-months
Entry, 6-months, and 12-months
Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory
Time Frame: Entry, 6-months, 12-months
Entry, 6-months, 12-months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Child Health Status
Time Frame: Entry
Entry
Two-position object permanence test
Time Frame: Entry, 6 months, 12 months
Entry, 6 months, 12 months
Nonspeech Test
Time Frame: Entry, 6 month, 12 months
Entry, 6 month, 12 months
Home Observation Measure of the Environment
Time Frame: Entry, 6 months, 12 months
Entry, 6 months, 12 months
Parenting Stress Inventory
Time Frame: Entry, 6 months, 12 months
Entry, 6 months, 12 months
Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D)
Time Frame: Entry, 6 months, 12 months
Entry, 6 months, 12 months
Hollingshead Scale
Time Frame: Entry
Entry

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

University of Oklahoma

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Maria A. Jones, PT, PhD, University of Oklahoma

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

November 1, 2008

Primary Completion (Actual)

December 1, 2012

Study Completion (Actual)

December 1, 2012

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

December 7, 2009

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 8, 2009

First Posted (Estimate)

December 9, 2009

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

January 14, 2016

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 13, 2016

Last Verified

January 1, 2016

More Information

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Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 2480

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