Understanding Parental Stress and Quality of Life in Families of Children With Diplegic Cerebral Palsy: Key Influencing Factors

NCT06516107 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: SU.REC.2024(30H)
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 100
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

PURPOSE: To estimate the relationships between the child, parents, and family factors and parent stress and QoL among parents of children with diplegic CP. BACKGROUND: Cerebral palsy (CP) is considered the primary reason of motor impairment among children worldwide. Compared to parents of typically developing children, parents of children with cerebral palsy (CP) experience higher levels of stress and reduced quality of life (QoL). HYPOTHESES: There is no relation between the level of functional impairment among children with diplegic CP and their parental stress and QOL. RESEARCH QUESTION: Is there a relationship between the level of functional impairment among children with diplegic CP and the degree of their parental stress and quality of life?

Conditions

Stress; Diaplegia; Cerebral Palsy

Keywords

Cerebral palsy; Quality of life; Parental stress

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Parental stress

  Parental stress will be measured by the Arabic version of the parent stress index-short form (PSI-SF) . PSI-SF is a self-reported questionnaire with 36 items rated on a 5-point Likert scale (strongly agree or strongly disagree). The score of the measure ranged between 36 and 180, and a lower score indicates a better outcome.

  1 day - one session

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• Quality of life of parents

  1 day - one session

• Gross motor impairments

  1 day - one session

Study Arms (1)

1 Group of parents of children with diplegic cerebral palsy

Parents of children between the ages of 2 and 4.8 who had been diagnosed with diplegic CP and were in a stable clinical and medical state will be included in this study. However, parents of children with behavioral problems, a history of ongoing heart disease, a botulinum toxin injection within the six months previous to the study, chronic chest disease, significant visual or auditory impairment, or parents with limited literacy will not allowed to participate in the study

Eligibility Criteria

• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

Parents of Children with diplegic CP age range 2 to 4.5

You may qualify if:

• Parents of children between the ages of 2 and 4.8 who had been diagnosed with diplegic CP.
• Parents of children with diplegic CP who were in a stable clinical and medical state.

You may not qualify if:

• parents of children with behavioral problem.
• a history of ongoing heart disease
• a botulinum toxin injection within the six months previous to the study
• chronic chest disease
• significant visual or auditory impairment
• parents with limited literacy

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Sinai University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Sinai University

Ismailia, Egypt

Location

Related Publications (2)

• Dubois-Comtois K, St-Onge J, St-Laurent D, Cyr C. Paternal distress and child behavior problems in low-SES families: Quality of father-child interactions as mediators. J Fam Psychol. 2021 Sep;35(6):725-734. doi: 10.1037/fam0000830. Epub 2021 Mar 11.

  PMID: 33705176 RESULT

• Villamor E, Tedroff K, Peterson M, Johansson S, Neovius M, Petersson G, Cnattingius S. Association Between Maternal Body Mass Index in Early Pregnancy and Incidence of Cerebral Palsy. JAMA. 2017 Mar 7;317(9):925-936. doi: 10.1001/jama.2017.0945.

  PMID: 28267854 RESULT

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Cerebral Palsy

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Brain Damage, Chronic; Brain Diseases; Central Nervous System Diseases; Nervous System Diseases

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: FAMILY BASED
• Time Perspective: CROSS SECTIONAL
• Target Duration: 1 Day
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Lecturer at the Department of Physical Therapy for Pediatrics and Pediatric Surgery

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: July 12, 2024
• First Posted: July 23, 2024
• Study Start: June 5, 2024
• Primary Completion: August 1, 2024
• Study Completion: August 1, 2024
• Last Updated: February 19, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-02

Locations

EG (1)