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Effects of a Task Oriented Intervention With Two Goal-setting Approaches

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Movement Disorder
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Learning Disability
Children
Registration Number
NCT02160886
Lead Sponsor
Region Gävleborg
Brief Summary

A randomized trial investigating if effects of a goal-directed task oriented intervention is influenced by who takes the decision and establishes the goal (the child or the parent) and whether establishing a goal per se influence performance and goal-achievement. The main hypothesis are that children's participation in the goal-setting process would positively influence goal achievement, children's self-identified goals would be achievable and that both groups would achieve goals that were the target of a goal-directed intervention.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
34
Inclusion Criteria
  • enrollment in pediatric rehabilitation, age between 5-12 years and any type of disability but functioning at or above a 5 year old level in receptive language.
Exclusion Criteria
  • involvement in another block of intensive intervention during the 5-month study period

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Goal Attainment Scaling (GAS)Three times, at baseline, post-intervention (8-weeks) and follow-up (5-months)

The purpose of the Goal Attainment Scaling, GAS is to measure goal attainment. GAS is an individualized criterion-referenced measure it involves describing current performance and specifying a range of outcomes for a specific goal, using the scale to evaluate the individual change after a specific intervention period

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Performance scale of the Canadian Occupational Performance MeasureAssesed once a week up to 11 weeks which include three baseline assesments and eight assesments during the egiht weeks intervention period

The performance scale of the Canadian Occupational Performance Measure is a 10 point rating scale of ability of performance of a specific task, the purpose is to detect change in an individual's perception of the occupational performance.

Beck Youth scales, subscale self-conceptThree times, at baseline, post-intervention (eigth weeks) and at follow-up (5-months)

The purpose of the subscale self-concept in the Beck Youth Scales is to measures the child's estimated perceived self-concept.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Gävleborg County Council

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Gävle, Sweden

Gävleborg County Council
🇸🇪Gävle, Sweden

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