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• Conditions: Cerebral Palsy; Neurological - Other neurological disorders; Physical Medicine / Rehabilitation - Occupational therapy

• Registration Number: ACTRN12607000120471
• Lead Sponsor: Cerebral Palsy Institute

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2007-02-09
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 36

Inclusion Criteria

1. Children with cerebral palsy, who are attending school from Kindergarten to Year Six, i.e. infants and primary school age. 2. Consent to participate given by parent or ‘person responsible’Child is on a waiting list for occupational therapy at The Spastic Centre of NSW, not involved in active therapy provision. 3. At time of study enrolment, the child is not currently receiving occupational therapy from any other service provider 4. Children who have greater than 4-week wait until they will receive an occupational therapy service from The Spastic Centre of NSW6. Children where the parent has some concern about the child’s arm use.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Consent not given by parent or ‘person responsible’2. Children waiting for Spastic Centre occupational therapy services that do not require or request an intervention program but rather require solely professional documentation or specialist equipment prescription, such as: letter of support for teaching assistant time in the classroom; letter of support for adaptive equipment funding; prescription of a new wheelchair or assistive technology3. Children who are receiving regular occupational therapy services from another service provider whilst they are on The Spastic Centre of NSW waiting list.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified