Condition: Autism Spectrum Disorder · Neurodevelopmental Disorders · Cerebral Palsy · Sponsor: University of Alberta
Children with disabilities often access rehabilitation services to improve their abilities to participate in everyday activities. Goal-directed therapy is considered an important therapeutic strategy to achieve outcomes that are meaningful to families. Not a lot is known about the effects of goal setting on rehabilitation outcomes. Strategies to help children participate in the goal-setting process are rarely used in clinical practice. The aim of this project is to test the effects of a child-focussed goal setting approach, Enhancing Child Engagement in Goal Setting (ENGAGE), on therapy outcomes. Service use and the cost vs. benefits of the ENGAGE approach compared to usual practice will also be examined. Children with neurodevelopmental disabilities aged 5-12 years old (n=96) who access paediatric rehabilitation services at six rehabilitation sites will participate. Therapists (n=24) at participating sites in Alberta, Canada will be randomized into 1) the ENGAGE intervention group or 2) the usual therapy practice control group. Children will participate in the ENGAGE approach to goal setting or usual practice based on the allocation of their therapist. This study will determine if the ENGAGE approach to goal setting affects child goal performance, satisfaction with goal performance, functional abilities, participation, and parent and child quality of life. The investigators will also evaluate differences in parent and child quality of life in relation to parent costs (e.g., …
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Lesley Pritchard-Wiart, PhD · 780-492-2971 · lwiart@ualberta.ca
Sandy Thompson-Hodgetts, PhD · 780-492-8416 · sandy.hodgetts@ualberta.ca
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| Renfrew Educational Services | Calgary, Alberta, Canada | Recruiting |
| Society for Treatment of Autism | Calgary, Alberta, Canada | Recruiting |
| Children's Rehabilitation Services, Alberta Health Services | Camrose, Alberta, Canada | Recruiting |
| Centre for Autism Services Alberta | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | Recruiting |
| Children's Rehabilitation Services, Alberta Health Services | Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada | Recruiting |
| Children's Rehabilitation Services, Alberta Health Services | Red Deer, Alberta, Canada | Recruiting |
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