The Burden of Primary Caregivers of Spinal Muscular Atrophy Patients and Their Needs

Spinal Muscular Atrophy Clinical Trial

Official title:

The Burden of Primary Caregivers of Spinal Muscular Atrophy Patients and Their Needs

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT04228718
• Other study ID #: 09.2019.728
• Status: Completed
• Start date: July 1, 2019
• Est. completion date: May 1, 2020

Study information

• Verified date: January 2020
• Source: Marmara University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study is to assess carer burden, needs, and expectations of Spinal Muscular Atrophy Parents

Description:

Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a group of neuromuscular diseases involving the spinal cord anterior horn cells and brain stem motor nuclei. It is followed by programmed cell death. It progresses with symmetrical weakness and atrophy of voluntary muscles throughout the body. It leads to a decrease in mobility with progressive loss of power, and pulmonary function impairment with the involvement of the respiratory muscles.

Families who are confronted with these problems that arise after the birth of the baby or shortly after birth have a serious adaptation problem. When the course of the disease and its incurability are explained, patients and their families are under severe stress. Physical and emotional health is worse than normal healthy growing children's parents.

They need information, psychological and social support. The role of the family is very important in the life of children with disabilities. Family-oriented care; has been developed to facilitate the care process of children with special needs and to help their families. The main characteristics of the family-oriented approach are that families know their children in the best way, that each family is unique and different, and that family and community support is provided for the child's functionality. The assessment of family function helps the planning and management of treatment according to the concerns of the family. The education of the family, the socio-cultural structure and the psychological approach of the parents play an important role in the development of the child with SMA.

The aim of this study was to evaluate the care burden, needs and expectations of SMA parents and to reveal the problems clearly; so that this information can be used in rehabilitation planning and interpretation of results.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 34
• Est. completion date: May 1, 2020
• Est. primary completion date: February 28, 2020
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: N/A to 18 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Patients with spinal muscular atrophy at between the ages of 0-18

2. Agree to participate in the study

Exclusion Criteria:

1-Refuse to participate in the study

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Atrophy
• Caregiver Burden
• Muscular Atrophy
• Muscular Atrophy, Spinal
• Spinal Muscular Atrophy

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Zarit Burden Interview Scale
It is a questionnaire consisting of 22 items. A minimum score of 0 and a maximum score of 88 can be obtained. The higher the scale score, the higher the difficulty experienced.
• Family Needs Survey (FNS)
It is a questionnaire consisting of 35 items prepared to determine the requirements. In the FNS survey; The points given to the items can be directly collected and the amount of family needs can be determined over the total score. The lowest score that can be obtained from FNS is 29 and the highest score is 87. As the scores obtained from the scale and subscales increase, it can be said that the families' level of necessity increases.

Other:
• Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Infant Test of Neuromuscular Disorders (CHOP INTEND)
CHOP-INTEND uses a scale of 0-64 points. Higher scores indicate better motor function. It is used to reliably measure natural motor function decline in infants with SMA Type 1.
• Hammersmith Functional Motor Scale Expanded (HMFSE)
It is an extended version of the 20-item HFMS. Based on another scale known as GMFM, 13 items were added and expanded HFMS to include these elements. Therefore, HFMSE is a scale used to evaluate motor functions in types 2 and 3 SMA. It contains 33 items with a total score of 66 on a scale of 0, 1, 2.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Turkey	Marmara University School of Medicine Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation	Istanbul

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Marmara University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Turkey, 

References & Publications (6)

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Wirth B, Brichta L, Schrank B, Lochmüller H, Blick S, Baasner A, Heller R. Mildly affected patients with spinal muscular atrophy are partially protected by an increased SMN2 copy number. Hum Genet. 2006 May;119(4):422-8. Epub 2006 Mar 1. — View Citation

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Zarit Burden Interview Scale	It is a questionnaire consisting of 22 items. A minimum score of 0 and a maximum score of 88 can be obtained. The higher the scale score, the higher the difficulty experienced.	Day 0
Primary	Family Needs Survey (FNS)	It is a questionnaire consisting of 35 items prepared to determine the requirements. In the FNS survey; The points given to the items can be directly collected and the amount of family needs can be determined over the total score. The lowest score that can be obtained from FNS is 29 and the highest score is 87. As the scores obtained from the scale and subscales increase, it can be said that the families' level of necessity increases.	Day 0
Secondary	Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Infant Test of Neuromuscular Disorders (CHOP INTEND)	CHOP-INTEND uses a scale of 0-64 points. Higher scores indicate better motor function. It is used to reliably measure natural motor function decline in infants with SMA Type 1.	Day 0
Secondary	Hammersmith Functional Motor Scale Expanded (HMFSE)	It is an extended version of the 20-item HFMS. Based on another scale known as Gross Motor Function Measure, 13 items were added and expanded HFMS to include these elements. Therefore, HFMSE is a scale used to evaluate motor functions in types 2 and 3 SMA. It contains 33 items with a total score of 66 on a scale of 0, 1, 2.	Day 0