The Quality Of Life Of Cerebral Palsy Child Carers

Cerebral Palsy Clinical Trial

Official title:

Evaluation of the Quality of Life of Cerebral Palsy Child Carers

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT00941226
• Other study ID #: 340/07
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: July 16, 2009
• Last updated: July 17, 2009
• Start date: October 2007
• Est. completion date: December 2008

Study information

• Verified date: July 2009
• Source: Centro de Estudos Superiores de Maceio
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Brazil: National Committee of Ethics in Research
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

Cerebral Palsy (CP) is characterized by a sensory-motor deficiency, involving disturbance of muscle tone, posture and voluntary movement. Children who are afflicted need special intense care for their carers

Description:

INTRODUCTION: Cerebral Palsy (CP) is characterized by a sensory-motor deficiency, involving disturbance of muscle tone, posture and voluntary movement. Children who are afflicted need special intense care for their carers. OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to analyze the quality of life of CP child carers attended in the physiotherapy sector of a philanthropic institution on Maceió - AL. METHODS: 62 carers were assessed in the period from the 18th to the 29th of February 2008, in which 96.7% were female carers and 3.7% male. The form for the collection of data from the carers, elaborated by the researchers and the WHOQOL-26 quality of life questionnaire were utilized as as instruments.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 1
• Est. completion date: December 2008
• Est. primary completion date: March 2008
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 2 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Children who were attended by Associação dos Pais e Amigos dos Excepcionais (APAE), Maceió, Alagoas

• They had cerebral palsy

Exclusion Criteria:

• Child who had not cerebral palsy

• Child under 2 years old

Study Design

Observational Model: Cohort, Time Perspective: Prospective

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Cerebral Palsy

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
n/a

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Centro de Estudos Superiores de Maceio