Screening for Therapy and Empowering Parents: A Pilot Study

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Primary Health Care

In brief

The purpose of this study is expand on the Early STEPs project goal of identifying early developmental delays in infants and young children in a health disparate population and to collect preliminary data to lay the groundwork for a future NIH grant proposal. Individuals with less education have poor health and shorter life expectancies than well-educated individuals, and research reveals that poverty is directly related to limited education. An innovative approach is needed to overcome barriers, improve health literacy, and educate parents on effective parenting strategies for this population. Technology may be the part of the solution to this issue. Through Early STEPs, the occupational therapists will continue to refer families to early intervention and therapy services as appropriate and follow-up to ensure that services are initiated. The Occupational Therapist will also determine if the parents are utilizing the Word Gap App and other provided resources to support their child's development and to manage their stress. By increasing parental awareness and knowledge of language and motor skill development, the environments of underserved children will be enriched and parental stress will be reduced so that these children can have improved health and reach their full potential.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT04183504

Run by

University of Tennessee

People needed

60

Starts

2015-11-01

Expected to finish

2018-05-07

Last updated by the study team

2023-05-18

Who can join

Age: any, up to 7. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• parent provides written informed consent to take part in the study
• child has no congenital malformations or genetic syndromes
• child is not enrolled in Early Intervention Services.
• child is not in foster care
• Parent agrees to attend parent training session
• Parent agrees to complete pre- and post- Parenting Sense of Competence scale
• Child is between birth and 6 years 11 months 29 days

You may not qualify if…

• Parent will not signed informed consent.
• child has congenital malformations or genetic syndrome
• child is not enrolled in Early Intervention Services.
• child is in foster care
• child is 7 years or older

Where it is running

• Memphis Children's Clinic — Memphis, Tennessee, United States
• University of Tennessee Health Science Center — Memphis, Tennessee, United States

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