Aquatic Therapy for Children With Neuromotor Deficits

Cerebral Palsy Clinical Trial

Official title:

Aquatic Therapy for Children With Neuromotor Deficits

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05753345
• Other study ID #: 2022H0340
• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: January 9, 2023
• Est. completion date: November 30, 2024

Study information

• Verified date: April 2024
• Source: Ohio State University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study is to explore the feasibility, fidelity and acceptability of an aquatic therapy assessment and intervention for children ages 3-9 with neuromotor deficits such as cerebral palsy. The intervention takes place in a warm water therapy pool, twice a week for ten weeks and targets swim safety skills, upper extremity function and self care participation and performance.

Description:

The purpose of this study is to explore the feasibility, fidelity and acceptability of an aquatic therapy assessment and intervention. The intervention will target swim safety skills, upper extremity function and self care participation and performance in children with neuromotor conditions such as cerebral palsy. The study includes an intake evaluation session, twenty sessions of aquatic therapy (twice a week for 10 weeks) and a post evaluation session. This takes place in Columbus, Ohio.

Each session will be a combination of land-based self care training and water-based upper extremity exercise and swim skill training. The intervention structure will include the following:

1. Self Care Session: Doffing clothing, preparing for swimming

2. Motor learning aquatic activities guided by individualized goals

3. Self Care session: Towel dry, rinse off, dressing

Individualized activities will be planned according to the individualized goals written for each child participant.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Enrollment: 36
• Est. completion date: November 30, 2024
• Est. primary completion date: November 30, 2024
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 3 Years to 9 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• 3-9 years for the children, 18+ for the parents/guardians.

• child with neuro-motor diagnosis (CP, hypoxia, etc.)

• child impairments in upper extremity function

• child deficits in performance of self care activities

Exclusion Criteria:

• compromised airway

• uncontrolled seizures

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Cerebral Palsy
• Hypoxia
• Hypoxia, Brain

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Aquatic therapy
Children receive aquatic occupational therapy twice a week for 10 weeks. 30 minutes of aquatic therapy in a warm water pool to increase upper extremity function and swim skills; 15 minutes of self care training to increase independence with dressing and showering.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Erika Kemp	Columbus	Ohio

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Ohio State University	Franklin County Board of Developmental Disabilities

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Change in Water Orientation Test Alyn (WOTA)	performance based swim skill assessment	Baseline, immediately after the intervention
Primary	Change in Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Index, Computer Adaptive Text (PEDI-CAT)	parent reported questionnaire regarding child's self care skills	baseline, immediately after the intervention
Primary	Change in Quality of Upper Extremity Skills Test (QUEST)	performance-based assessment of upper extremity skills	baseline, immediately after intervention
Secondary	Change in Participation and Environment Measure (PEM-CY)	parent reported questionnaire of participation in home, school and community	baseline, immediately after the intervention
Secondary	Change in Canadian Occupational Performance Measure (COPM)	Parent perception of goals attained	baseline, immediately after the intervention