Rehabilitation Status of Children With Cerebral Palsy and Anxiety of Their Caregivers During the Covid19 Pandemic

NCT04916873 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: FSMEAH-KAEK 2020/56
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 206
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Rehabilitation status of children with cerebral palsy (CP) and anxiety of their caregivers during the covid19 pandemic were explored. 206 caregivers who voluntarily accepted to participate were administered the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory and evaluated about the rehabilitation status of their children.The anxiety levels of all caregivers were found high and the rehabilitation programmes of the children were interrupted.

Conditions

Cerebral Palsy; Covid19; Anxiety

Keywords

Anxiety; Cerebral Palsy; Covid19; Rehabilitation

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Anxiety of the caregivers of the children with cerebral palsy

  State-Trait Anxiety levels of caregivers of the children with cerebral palsy during the covid19 pandemic.The total score of the State-Trait Anxiety scale varies between 20 and 80. Those who score below 36 are classified as "no anxiety", those between 37-42 points as "mild anxiety" and those with 42 points and above as "high anxiety".

  1 month

• Rehabilitation process of the children with cerebral palsy

  Rehabilitation status of the children with cerebral palsy during the covid19 pandemic. Rehabilitation frequency of children and home exercise status are evaluated

  1 month

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 2 Years - 18 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Caregivers of children with CP who were under follow up in the outpatient CP clinic.

You may qualify if:

• Caregivers of children with CP who were under follow up in the outpatient CP clinic who voluntarily accepted to participate

You may not qualify if:

• Caregivers of children with CP who were under follow up in the outpatient CP clinic who didn't accept to participate

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Fatih Sultan Mehmet Training and Research Hospital: lead

Study Sites (1)

Pinar Akpinar

Istanbul, Atasehir, 34750, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

Related Publications (2)

• Cacioppo M, Bouvier S, Bailly R, Houx L, Lempereur M, Mensah-Gourmel J, Kandalaft C, Varengue R, Chatelin A, Vagnoni J, Vuillerot C, Gautheron V, Dinomais M, Dheilly E, Brochard S, Pons C; ECHO Group. Emerging health challenges for children with physical disabilities and their parents during the COVID-19 pandemic: The ECHO French survey. Ann Phys Rehabil Med. 2021 May;64(3):101429. doi: 10.1016/j.rehab.2020.08.001. Epub 2020 Aug 18.

  PMID: 32818674 RESULT

• Dhiman S, Sahu PK, Reed WR, Ganesh GS, Goyal RK, Jain S. Impact of COVID-19 outbreak on mental health and perceived strain among caregivers tending children with special needs. Res Dev Disabil. 2020 Dec;107:103790. doi: 10.1016/j.ridd.2020.103790. Epub 2020 Oct 6.

  PMID: 33091712 RESULT

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Cerebral Palsy; COVID-19; Anxiety Disorders

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Brain Damage, Chronic; Brain Diseases; Central Nervous System Diseases; Nervous System Diseases; Pneumonia, Viral; Pneumonia; Respiratory Tract Infections; Infections; Virus Diseases; Coronavirus Infections; Coronaviridae Infections; Nidovirales Infections; RNA Virus Infections; Lung Diseases; Respiratory Tract Diseases; Mental Disorders

Study Officials

• PINAR AKPINAR, MD

  Assoc Prof

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: OTHER
• Time Perspective: OTHER
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Assoc Prof

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: June 3, 2021
• First Posted: June 8, 2021
• Study Start: May 28, 2020
• Primary Completion: June 26, 2020
• Study Completion: July 30, 2020
• Last Updated: June 8, 2021

Record last verified: 2021-06

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TU (1)