Attention Parents and Children!
We are conducting a reserach study on: USE OF RIDE-ON-TOYS FOR IMPROVING ARM FUNCTION
UConn IRB Protocol#: H22-0059
You and your child are invited to participate in a research study that examines the effects of a home program involving joystick-operated powered mobility training using ride-on-cars on your child’s bilateral upper extremity use & functional participation.
WHO CAN PARTICIPATE?
- Children with hemiplegic Cerebral Palsy between 3 and 12 years of age
WHAT WILL BE INVOLVED?
- This study will be conducted at your home or your child’s school or in a playground/community center/gym close to your home based on your convenience.
- Training will last for 6 weeks with researchers providing 2 sessions each week lasting 30-45 minutes each. We will ask you to provide training to your child using the ride-on-toy for 2 more times every week.
- Prior to the start of the home program, we will conduct a phone screening with you to confirm your child’s eligibility for participation in the study.
- The study will involve 3 testing sessions: pretest conducted before start of training, posttest conducted immediately after training, and a follow-up session conducted 1 month after completion of the home program. Testing sessions will involve assessments to evaluate your child’s ability to move their affected arm as well as their ability to use both hands together.
- Testing sessions will be conducted at our lab at UConn (preferably) or at your home if you are not able to visit our lab.
- All testing and training sessions will be videotaped so that we can score your child’s performance later.
You can help by volunteering for our study. Please call us at 860-486-6192 or email sudha.srinivasan@uconn.edu
For more information, contact: Dr. Sudha Srinivasan at sudha.srinivasan@uconn.edu