Practitioner-led, peer-group sports intervention combined with a context-focused intervention for children with cerebral palsy: a protocol of a feasibility randomised clinical trial
Background There is a need to investigate relevant, acceptable and feasible approaches that promote participation in leisure-time physical activity for children with cerebral palsy (CP). The aim of this study is to assess the feasibility of a randomised controlled trial comparing a peer-group interv...
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| author | Egmar Longo Deisiane Oliveira Souto Luana Cristina da Silva Ricardo Rodrigues de Sousa Junior Georgina Clutterbuck Dana Anaby Rafael Coelho Magalhães Ana Cristina Resende Camargos Hércules Ribeiro Leite |
| author_facet | Egmar Longo Deisiane Oliveira Souto Luana Cristina da Silva Ricardo Rodrigues de Sousa Junior Georgina Clutterbuck Dana Anaby Rafael Coelho Magalhães Ana Cristina Resende Camargos Hércules Ribeiro Leite |
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| description | Background There is a need to investigate relevant, acceptable and feasible approaches that promote participation in leisure-time physical activity for children with cerebral palsy (CP). The aim of this study is to assess the feasibility of a randomised controlled trial comparing a peer-group intervention focused on improving physical literacy (Sports Stars) with the combination of Sports Stars and a context-focused intervention (Pathways and Resources for Engagement and Participation, PREP) for ambulant children with CP in Brazil.Methods In this feasibility trial, 18 ambulant children (aged 6–12 years) with CP will be randomised into two groups (nine per group): (1) Sports Stars and (2) Sports Stars plus PREP. The Sports Stars group will receive 8 weekly group sessions, focusing on developing the physical, social, cognitive and psychological skills required to participate in popular Brazilian sports. The combined Sports Stars and PREP group will receive Sports Stars in addition to eight individual PREP sessions focused on overcoming environmental barriers to participation. The primary outcome will include feasibility measures: willingness to participate in an RCT, eligibility and recruitment rates, maintenance of evaluator blinding, acceptability of screening procedures and random allocation, feasibility of evaluating outcomes, contamination between the groups, intervention adherence, treatment satisfaction, understanding of the intervention and implementation resources. Additional instruments will be applied to obtain data related to leisure-time physical activity participation goals, overall participation (home, school and community), physical literacy, level of physical activity and family empowerment. Outcomes will be assessed before, after and 12 weeks after intervention.Ethics and dissemination This feasibility trial has been approved by ethical Federal University of Minas Gerais’ Ethics Review Committee (CAAE: 33238520.5.0000.5149). All potential subjects will provide written informed consent. The results of this study will be published in peer-reviewed journals and be presented at academic conferences.Trial registration numbers RBR-4m3b4b6, U1111-1256-4998. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-38dc4a56fc2c481c98addb44e7a6ba1e2023-02-01T13:30:07ZengBMJ Publishing GroupBMJ Open2044-60552023-01-0113110.1136/bmjopen-2022-068486Practitioner-led, peer-group sports intervention combined with a context-focused intervention for children with cerebral palsy: a protocol of a feasibility randomised clinical trialEgmar Longo0Deisiane Oliveira Souto1Luana Cristina da Silva2Ricardo Rodrigues de Sousa Junior3Georgina Clutterbuck4Dana Anaby5Rafael Coelho Magalhães6Ana Cristina Resende Camargos7Hércules Ribeiro Leite8Graduate Program in Rehabilitation Sciences and in Collective Health, Faculty of Health Sciences of Trairi, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN-FACISA), Santa Cruz, Rio Grande do Norte, BrazilGraduate Program in Rehabilitation Sciences, Physical Therapy Department, School of Physical Education, Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Minas Gerais, BrazilGraduate Program in Rehabilitation Sciences, Physical Therapy Department, School of Physical Education, Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Minas Gerais, BrazilGraduate Program in Rehabilitation Sciences, Physical Therapy Department, School of Physical Education, Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Minas Gerais, BrazilWestern Sydney University, School of Health Sciences, Parramatta, New South Wales, AustraliaSchool of Physical and Occupational Therapy, McGill University Researcher, Montreal, Quebec, CanadaGraduate Program in Occupational Studies, Occupational Therapy Department, School of Physical Education, Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Minas Gerais, BrazilGraduate Program in Rehabilitation Sciences, Physical Therapy Department, School of Physical Education, Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Minas Gerais, BrazilGraduate Program in Rehabilitation Sciences, Physical Therapy Department, School of Physical Education, Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Minas Gerais, BrazilBackground There is a need to investigate relevant, acceptable and feasible approaches that promote participation in leisure-time physical activity for children with cerebral palsy (CP). The aim of this study is to assess the feasibility of a randomised controlled trial comparing a peer-group intervention focused on improving physical literacy (Sports Stars) with the combination of Sports Stars and a context-focused intervention (Pathways and Resources for Engagement and Participation, PREP) for ambulant children with CP in Brazil.Methods In this feasibility trial, 18 ambulant children (aged 6–12 years) with CP will be randomised into two groups (nine per group): (1) Sports Stars and (2) Sports Stars plus PREP. The Sports Stars group will receive 8 weekly group sessions, focusing on developing the physical, social, cognitive and psychological skills required to participate in popular Brazilian sports. The combined Sports Stars and PREP group will receive Sports Stars in addition to eight individual PREP sessions focused on overcoming environmental barriers to participation. The primary outcome will include feasibility measures: willingness to participate in an RCT, eligibility and recruitment rates, maintenance of evaluator blinding, acceptability of screening procedures and random allocation, feasibility of evaluating outcomes, contamination between the groups, intervention adherence, treatment satisfaction, understanding of the intervention and implementation resources. Additional instruments will be applied to obtain data related to leisure-time physical activity participation goals, overall participation (home, school and community), physical literacy, level of physical activity and family empowerment. Outcomes will be assessed before, after and 12 weeks after intervention.Ethics and dissemination This feasibility trial has been approved by ethical Federal University of Minas Gerais’ Ethics Review Committee (CAAE: 33238520.5.0000.5149). All potential subjects will provide written informed consent. The results of this study will be published in peer-reviewed journals and be presented at academic conferences.Trial registration numbers RBR-4m3b4b6, U1111-1256-4998.https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/13/1/e068486.full |
| spellingShingle | Egmar Longo Deisiane Oliveira Souto Luana Cristina da Silva Ricardo Rodrigues de Sousa Junior Georgina Clutterbuck Dana Anaby Rafael Coelho Magalhães Ana Cristina Resende Camargos Hércules Ribeiro Leite Practitioner-led, peer-group sports intervention combined with a context-focused intervention for children with cerebral palsy: a protocol of a feasibility randomised clinical trial BMJ Open |
| title | Practitioner-led, peer-group sports intervention combined with a context-focused intervention for children with cerebral palsy: a protocol of a feasibility randomised clinical trial |
| title_full | Practitioner-led, peer-group sports intervention combined with a context-focused intervention for children with cerebral palsy: a protocol of a feasibility randomised clinical trial |
| title_fullStr | Practitioner-led, peer-group sports intervention combined with a context-focused intervention for children with cerebral palsy: a protocol of a feasibility randomised clinical trial |
| title_full_unstemmed | Practitioner-led, peer-group sports intervention combined with a context-focused intervention for children with cerebral palsy: a protocol of a feasibility randomised clinical trial |
| title_short | Practitioner-led, peer-group sports intervention combined with a context-focused intervention for children with cerebral palsy: a protocol of a feasibility randomised clinical trial |
| title_sort | practitioner led peer group sports intervention combined with a context focused intervention for children with cerebral palsy a protocol of a feasibility randomised clinical trial |
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