Ethics Committee of the University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Science
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Cerebral Palsy
- Sponsor
- University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Science
- Enrollment
- 100
- Primary Endpoint
- quality of life of caregivers
- Last Updated
- 10 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
Purpose:Effect of web-based daily care training on the quality of life of caregivers of children with cerebral palsy.
study design: Single-blind clinical trial. study population: Caregivers of children with cerebral palsy. Inclusion criteria: caregiver -Mother of a child with cerebral palsy who spent most time on child care- Children with cerebral palsy aged 4 to 12 years old living in Alborz province that clinical diagnosis of cerebral palsy registered in their clinical records. Moderate and severe cerebral palsy (gross motor function levels 3 to 5). caregiver have facilities and basic knowledge of using Internet (Declared access to the Internet at least one hour a week). exclusion criteria: taking care of two or more children with disability. participated in previous face to face training programs.
Sample size: 100. Intervention: Web-based daily care training. intervention time: 12-week. Outcome of the study: the quality of life of caregivers
Detailed Description
step1: web development and design 1. development of educational content (4 weeks) 2. Create a paper version of the site (2 weeks) 3. Create a web-based version of the site (4 weeks) 4. pilot study (6 weeks) step 2: RCT (12 weeks)
Investigators
Zahra Nobakht
PhD student, occupational therapy department,University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Science
University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Science
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •caregiver_ Mother of a child with cerebral palsy who spent most time on child care Children with cerebral palsy aged 4 to 12 years old living in Alborz province that clinical diagnosis of cerebral palsy registered in their clinical records
- •Moderate and severe cerebral palsy (gross motor function levels 3 to 5)
- •caregiver have facilities and basic knowledge of using Internet (Declared access to the Internet at least one hour a week)
Exclusion Criteria
- •taking care of two or more children with disability
- •participated in previous training programs
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
quality of life of caregivers
Time Frame: 3 months