Project:Intensive Habilitation (PIH)
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to document that taking part in this program is beneficial for the child, its parents and local professionals.
The study hypothesis are:
Intensive training will speed up the childs motor, cognitive and social development.
Intensive habilitation will increase the childs family's empowerment Children having participated in this intensive habilitation will speed up their process of development further than children in the control group The cooperation between first and second line health service is strengthened by participation in the intensive habilitation program The professionals in the first line(community)in Norway that participates in this program increases their empowerment and motivation
Condition or Disease | Intervention/Treatment | Phase |
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N/A |
Study Design
Arms and Interventions
Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
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Experimental: PIH Intensified training of children with CP. Functional training (motor, speech, executive function). Coaching of parents by psychologist, individually and in groups. |
Behavioral: PIH
Intensified training
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Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- PEDI [dec 2006]
Secondary Outcome Measures
- PSI [Dec 2006]
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
About three years of age Cerebral Palsy Multidisciplinary diagnosed -
Exclusion Criteria:
Not have Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) No Specific Speech and Language Disorders No Serious Sensory Defects -
Contacts and Locations
Locations
Site | City | State | Country | Postal Code | |
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1 | Sorlandet Hospital HF | Kristiansand | Norway | 4604 |
Sponsors and Collaborators
- Sorlandet Hospital HF
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Jon Skranes, MD, PhD, Sorlandet Hospital HF
Study Documents (Full-Text)
None provided.More Information
Additional Information:
Publications
None provided.- SSHF70339