The objective is to compare the impact of standard infant physical therapy and the family-centered program, Coping with and Caring for Infants with Special Needs (COPCA), on infants born with Down syndrome. This is a randomized controlled trial that will be carried out in the patients' homes and outpatient settings in Spain between January 2024 and March 2024. An evaluation battery will be used that includes child and family outcomes and video analysis of therapy sessions. The Infant Motor profile will be the primary outcome instrument.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
40
The early intervention programme for infants and young children focuses on the active inclusion of the whole family. The coaching of parents is a central component. Parents learn how they can independently and optimally support their child's development as part of the child's everyday life. The programme was developed at the beginning of the 2000s in the Netherlands by child physiotherapist Tineke Dirks and professor of developmental neurology Mijna Hadders-Algra.
Pediatric physiotherapy techniques aimed at improving the development of the baby and young child from manual therapy tools, or baby management.
University of Seville
Seville, Spain
RECRUITINGMotor Development
INFANT MOTOR PROFILE Results achieved between the 10% and 90% percentiles indicate adequate motor development. Results between the 5% and 10% percentiles indicate a risk for delays or problems in gross motor development.
Time frame: 3-6-18 months.
Family empowerment
Family Empowerment Scale There are 28 items to be answered by the family with these options: 1= Strongly Agree' 2= Agree' 3= Disagree' 4= Strongly Disagree. The higher the score, the greater the empowerment.
Time frame: 3-6-18 months
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