Contact information
Type
Scientific
Primary contact
Mrs Sigrid Ostensjo
ORCID ID
Contact details
Pilestredet 50
Oslo
N-0130
Norway
+47 (0)22 452 000
sigrid.ostensjo@hf.hio.no
Additional identifiers
EudraCT number
ClinicalTrials.gov number
Protocol/serial number
N/A
Study information
Scientific title
The effect of conductive education (CE) courses in combination with usual rehabilitation in preschool children with cerebral palsy (CP): a step wedge design randomised controlled trial
Acronym
Study hypothesis
Conductive education (CE) courses in combination with usual rehabilitation in preschool children with cerebral palsy (CP) improves gross motor function better than waiting list for CE in combination of usual rehabilitation
Ethics approval
Regional Ethics Committee in Norway approved in August 2010
Study design
Step wedge design randomised controlled trial
Primary study design
Interventional
Secondary study design
Randomised controlled trial
Trial setting
Other
Trial type
Treatment
Patient information sheet
Not available in web format, please use the contact details below to request a patient information sheet
Condition
Cerebral palsy
Intervention
Three courses with CE during one year in combination with usual training and rehabilitation. One course of CE lasts for 3 weeks and contains CE-training 4 hours a day, five days a week.
Intervention type
Other
Phase
Not Applicable
Drug names
Primary outcome measures
Gross motor functions, measured at baseline and then after 4, 8 and 12 months
Secondary outcome measures
Measured at baseline and then after 4, 8 and 12 months:
1. Activities of daily living (ADL) quality of life (QoL) for both the child and parents
2. The parents experiences with the care
Overall trial start date
01/12/2010
Overall trial end date
15/03/2013
Reason abandoned
Eligibility
Participant inclusion criteria
1. Preschool children with CP
2. Aged 3 - 6 years old, either sex
Participant type
Patient
Age group
Child
Gender
Both
Target number of participants
22
Participant exclusion criteria
Preschool children that already receive CE or attended CE courses for less than one year ago.
Recruitment start date
01/12/2010
Recruitment end date
15/03/2013
Locations
Countries of recruitment
Norway
Trial participating centre
Pilestredet 50
Oslo
N-0130
Norway
Sponsor information
Organisation
Oslo University College (Norway)
Sponsor details
Pilestredet 50
Oslo
N-0130
Norway
+47 (0)22 452 000
postmottak@hio.no
Sponsor type
University/education
Website
Funders
Funder type
University/education
Funder name
Oslo University College (Norway)
Alternative name(s)
Funding Body Type
private sector organisation
Funding Body Subtype
academic
Location
Norway
Results and Publications
Publication and dissemination plan
Not provided at time of registration
Intention to publish date
Participant level data
Not provided at time of registration
Results - basic reporting
Publication summary