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Playgroup for Developmental Delay

N/A
Waitlist Available
Led By Sarah Fabrizi, PhD
Research Sponsored by Florida Gulf Coast University
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Must have
Be younger than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up change - week 1 and week 8
Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial will help researchers understand if therapeutic playgroups can improve social-emotional skills in children, and if those skills are maintained over time.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~change - week 1 and week 8
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and change - week 1 and week 8 for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Social Emotional status using the Devereux Early Childhood Assessment, a parent report
Secondary outcome measures
Parent Competence/ Efficacy , a Likert scale parent report
Participation

Trial Design

1Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Group I: Playgroup InterventionExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
The approach of the playgroup is to promote healthy family play routines with an emphasis on child and family well-being. The intervention types for playgroup sessions included the occupation of play, activities to promote play and participation, educating caregivers through modeling and coaching, advocating for the child and family, and the use of group sessions. Specific playgroup strategies included a predictable routine, following the child's lead, imitating the child, modeling of new behaviors, and scaffolding play - within both the social and physical environment. When developing activities, play objects that families have at home and are easily obtained were used and positioned intentionally with respect to the child-caregiver dyad and the group as a whole.
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
Playgroup
2022
N/A
~130

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Florida Gulf Coast UniversityLead Sponsor
12 Previous Clinical Trials
573 Total Patients Enrolled
Sarah Fabrizi, PhDPrincipal Investigator - Assistant Professor
Florida Gulf Coast University

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Recent research and studies
Australian Occupational Therapy JournalJournal
Expectations of Parents on Low Incomes and Therapists Who Work with Parents on Low Incomes of the First Therapy Session
Andrews, Fiona, Natasha Griffiths, Lorinda Harrison, and Karen Stagnitti. 2013. “Expectations of Parents on Low Incomes and Therapists Who Work with Parents on Low Incomes of the First Therapy Session”. Australian Occupational Therapy Journal. Wiley. doi:10.1111/1440-1630.12044.
Canadian Journal of Occupational TherapyJournal
The clinical utility of the test of playfulness
Cameron, Debra, Michele Leslie, Rachel Teplicky, Nancy Pollock, Debra Stewart, Coleen Toal, and Sandy Gaik. 2001. “The clinical utility of the test of playfulness”. Canadian journal of occupational therapy. SAGE Publications. doi:10.1177/000841740106800206.
The American Journal of Occupational TherapyJournal
Systematic Reviews of the Effectiveness of Interventions Used in Occupational Therapy Early Childhood Services
Case-Smith, Jane. 2013. “Systematic Reviews of the Effectiveness of Interventions Used in Occupational Therapy Early Childhood Services”. The American Journal of Occupational Therapy. AOTA Press. doi:10.5014/ajot.2013.007872.
PediatricsJournal
The Importance of Play in Promoting Healthy Child Development and Maintaining Strong Parent-child Bonds
Ginsburg, Kenneth R., and the Committee on Communications, and and the Committee on Psychosocial Aspects of Child and Family Health. 2007. “The Importance of Play in Promoting Healthy Child Development and Maintaining Strong Parent-child Bonds”. Pediatrics. American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). doi:10.1542/peds.2006-2697.
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