Exploring the Experiences and Outcomes of a Summer Intensive Therapy Program- Mixed Methods Study

The purpose of this study is to assess the effectiveness of an interdisciplinary intensive therapy program for ambulatory and non-ambulatory children with neurodevelopmental disorders across the ICF and to explore caregiver experiences and perspectives of the program.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Children With Neurodevelopmental Disorders
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: An interdisciplinary intensive therapy program

Detailed Description

The purpose of this study is to assess the effectiveness of an interdisciplinary intensive therapy program for ambulatory and non-ambulatory children with neurodevelopmental disorders across the ICF and to explore caregiver experiences and perspectives of the program. Research questions include: 1.) What are the effects of an intensive program on postural control and functional mobility for children with neurodevelopmental disorders? 2.) What are the effects of an intensive therapy program on dual tasking for children with neurodevelopmental disorders? 3.) What are the perceptions of caregivers of a multidisciplinary intensive therapy program for their children with neurodevelopmental disorders? Data will be gathered before and after the intensive program as part of usual care and ambulatory children will be further assessed in the motion analysis lab. Caregivers will complete a questionnaire about satisfaction with services and also a 4 question open-ended question survey about their experience with intensive therapy.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 15
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

• Study Contact: Name: Jamie B Hall, PT, DPT, PhD; Phone Number: 5738827103; Email: halljami@health.missouri.edu

Study Locations

• United States
  • Missouri
    • Columbia, Missouri, United States, 65201
      • Children's Therapy Center--MU Healthcare

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 2 years to 17 years (Child)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Children receiving therapy through Children's Therapy Center's Tiger Intensive Program and their caregivers from May 23, 2022, to Aug 19, 2022.

Exclusion Criteria:

• none

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Allocation: N/A
• Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Instrumented Gait Analysis	3D gait analysis in gait lab	before intensive therapy episode of care, approximately 4 weeks
Instrumented Gait Analysis	3D gait analysis in gait lab	after intensive therapy episode of care, approximately 4 weeks
Center of pressure measure	COP measure during balance task	after intensive therapy episode of care, approximately 4 weeks
Center of pressure measure	COP measure during balance task	before intensive therapy episode of care, approximately 4 weeks
Measures of processes of care (MOPC)	Questionnaire to assess satisfaction with therapy services	after intensive therapy episode of care, an average of 4 weeks
Timed up and go	TUG assessment--timed assessment including standing from a chair, walking a distance and returning to the chair	before intensive therapy episode of care, an average of 4 weeks
Timed up and go	TUG assessment--timed assessment including standing from a chair, walking a distance and returning to the chair	fter intensive therapy episode of care, an average of 4 weeks
Modified Clinical Test of Sensory Integration and Balance	mCISIB--balance test in 4 conditions	after intensive therapy episode of care, an average of 4 weeks
Modified Clinical Test of Sensory Integration and Balance	mCISIB--balance test in 4 conditions	before intensive therapy episode of care, an average of 4 weeks
Pediatric Balance Scale	PBS-balance test	before intensive therapy episode of care, an average of 4 weeks
Pediatric Balance Scale	PBS-balance test	after intensive therapy episode of care, an average of 4 weeks
Functional Gait Assessment (FGA)	Assesses functional gait performance	before intensive therapy episode of care, an average of 4 weeks
Functional Gait Assessment (FGA)	Assesses functional gait performance	after intensive therapy episode of care, an average of 4 weeks
Segmental Assessment of Trunk Control (SATCo)	Assessment of trunk control	before intensive therapy episode of care, an average of 4 weeks
Segmental Assessment of Trunk Control (SATCo)	Assessment of trunk control	after intensive therapy episode of care, an average of 4 weeks
Survey	4 open-ended questions about caregiver/child experience with intensive therapy program	after intensive therapy episode of care, an average of 4 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: University of Missouri-Columbia

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): May 23, 2022
• Primary Completion (Actual): September 1, 2022
• Study Completion (Actual): September 1, 2022

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: May 18, 2022
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: June 29, 2022
• First Posted (Actual): July 5, 2022

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): March 24, 2023
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: March 22, 2023
• Last Verified: June 1, 2022

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Mental Disorders; Neurodevelopmental Disorders
• Other Study ID Numbers: 2090791

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: NO

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No