Using a single-blind, randomized controlled design to investigate the additional therapeutic effects of individualized educational training on traditional rehabilitation programs for preschool children with developmental delays.
A total of 20 preschool children with developmental delay who are receiving traditional rehabilitation programs will be enrolled. The participants will be randomized into two groups, including the intervention group (traditional rehabilitation program with individualized educational training: one time per week, 50 min per session, with a total of 4 sessions in one month) and the control group (traditional rehabilitation program without individualized educational training). Therapeutic effects, including pediatric daily activity, attention, cognitive function, functional performance, quality of life, and physical functional performance at baseline, after one month of treatment, and 3 months after the treatment, will be evaluated. The evaluators will be blinded to the group's allocation during the whole course of the intervention.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
10
50 min per session, one session per week, 4 sessions per month, of individualized educational training to preschool children with developmental delays under traditional rehabilitation programs
Shin Kong Wu Ho-Su Memorial Hospital
Taipei, Taiwan
changes of daily activity
score assessed by Pediatric Daily Occupation Scale
Time frame: score change from baseline to 1 month of treatment, and 3 months after treatment, lower scores mean a worse outcome
changes of attention
score assessed by Conners Kiddie Continous Performance Test, 2nd edition
Time frame: score change from baseline to 1 month of treatment, and 3 months after treatment, lower scores mean a worse outcome
change of visual motor integration
score assessed by Beery-Buktenica Visual Motor Integration
Time frame: score change from baseline to 1 month of treatment, and 3 months after treatment, lower scores mean a worse outcome
change of intelligence
score assessed by Wechsler Intelligence Scale of children
Time frame: score change from baseline to 1 month of treatment, and 3 months after treatment, lower scores mean a worse outcome
Changes of functional performance
score assessed by Pediatric Outcome Data Collection Instrument
Time frame: score change from baseline to 1 month of treatment, and 3 months after treatment, lower scores mean a worse outcome
changes of quality of life
score assessed by Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory
Time frame: score change from baseline to 1 month of treatment, and 3 months after treatment, lower scores mean a worse outcome
changes of family impact
score assessed by Child Health Questionnaire, parent form 28
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Time frame: score change from baseline to 1 month of treatment, and 3 months after treatment, lower scores mean a worse outcome
changes of walking speed
walking speed
Time frame: score change from baseline to 1 month of treatment, and 3 months after treatment, lower scores mean a worse outcome
changes of chair climbing speed
stairs climbing speed
Time frame: score change from baseline to 1 month of treatment, and 3 months after treatment, lower scores mean a worse outcome
changes of balance
one leg standing time
Time frame: score change from baseline to 1 month of treatment, and 3 months after treatment, lower scores mean a worse outcome
changes of balance and coordination
timed up and go test
Time frame: score change from baseline to 1 month of treatment, and 3 months after treatment, lower scores mean a worse outcome
changes of physical function
5 times sit to stand test
Time frame: score change from baseline to 1 month of treatment, and 3 months after treatment, lower scores mean a worse outcome