Early Detection of Children With Developmental Disabilities in Assiut Governorate

Autism Spectrum Disorder Clinical Trial

Official title:

Nurses Training Program for Early Detection of Children With Developmental Disabilities

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT06263777
• Other study ID #: P.T.REC/012/004142
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: January 1, 2021
• Est. completion date: September 30, 2021

Study information

• Verified date: February 2024
• Source: Beni-Suef University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The study aimed to determine the effectiveness of a designed training program for nurses toward early detection of developmental disabilities among children (0-3 years).

Description:

A group of twenty-one licensed nurses with professional experience ranging from 5 to 11 years participated in the study. The participants completed the measurements to evaluate their current knowledge, practice, and perception pre-, post-, and follow-up of the training program in relation to the early detection of disabilities.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 21
• Est. completion date: September 30, 2021
• Est. primary completion date: March 15, 2021
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Female
• Age group: N/A and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• The study was conducted in selected health units in Assiut, an Upper Egypt

Governorate, in selected villages:

• far from the main government services,
• without access to public or subsidized transportation to and from the selected villages, and
• without the presence of any allied health professionals (physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech and language therapists, psychologists), who do not offer any of these medical services. The selected nurses should be
• employed by the village health department in the public sector,
• locals of the village where the health unit is located,
• and untrained in the early identification or examination of disabled children.

Exclusion Criteria:

• other than inclusion criteria

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Autism Spectrum Disorder
• Development Delay
• Developmental Disabilities
• Developmental Disability
• Down Syndrome
• Motor Delay

Intervention

Other:
• Nurses training program on early detection of disability
It included four main elements, which are: a booklet defining different disabilities, a list of the guidelines for early detection, a guide for family guidance for families of children with disabilities, a monitoring and follow-up form for 8 cases of children with disabilities). The program consisted of twelve training sessions with a total of 48 hours (4 hours per session) and was based on the techniques of lecture, dialogue, working groups, cooperative learning techniques and participatory learning

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Egypt	Tayseer Saber Abdeldayem	Bani Suwayf	Beni-Suef

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Beni-Suef University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Egypt, 

References & Publications (1)

Chödrön, G., Pizur-Barnekow, K., Viehweg, S., Puk-Ament, A., & Barger, B. (2019). Childcare providers' attitudes, knowledge, and practice related to developmental monitoring to promote early identification and referral Early Child Development and Care, 1-

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Questionnaire of Screening and referral knowledge	percentage of nurses' knowledge about screening and referral of all types of developmental disabilities. minimum score is worst, while maximum is the best	1 month
Primary	Questionnaire of Disability Perception	The degree of needs of children with developmental delays and the importance of early intervention. minimum score is worst, while maximum is the best	1 month
Primary	questionnaire about Monitoring Practices	Types of nurses' practices about developmental delay monitoring and assessment.minimum score is worst, while maximum is the best	1 month
Primary	Follow up	The program's long-term learning effect was measured by the previous outcomes. Minimum score is worst, while maximum is the best	2 months