Effect of Trunk Support on Academic Engagement of Children With Severe Disability

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Cerebral Palsy, Traumatic Brain Injury, Metabolic Disease, Hypotonia

In brief

This study evaluates the effect of optimizing trunk support based on segmental principles of trunk control, on academic engagement of children in academic settings.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT05391594

Run by

University of Hartford

People needed

10

Starts

2018-05-31

Expected to finish

2019-10-03

Last updated by the study team

2022-05-26

Who can join

Age: 0 and older, up to 21. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Referral from physical, occupational or speech therapist working in Hartford Public School District or Connecticut Birth to Three,
• Segmental deficit in trunk control as measured by Segmental Assessment of Trunk Control
• parent or guardian consent that includes permission for video data collection and sharing of IEP (individualized education plan) or IFSP (individualized family support plan).

You may not qualify if…

• pain that interferes with positioning,
• impending surgery that will result in extended absence from school

Where it is running

• Children's Therapy Services, Connecticut Birth to Three — Cheshire, Connecticut, United States
• Hartford Public Schools — Hartford, Connecticut, United States
• CREC, Connecticut Birth to Three — Wethersfield, Connecticut, United States

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