The Participate CP study in investigating the effectiveness of an indivualised, goal directed intervention focuses on the child’s physically active leisure participation goals for children with cerebral palsy aged between 8 and 12 years. The intervention will be delivered over 12 weeks in the child’s own home, school, community setting dependent on the child’s individual participation goals. Participate CP is a multifaceted intervention targeted to the unique and modifiable barriers to participation for each child.
The project will be conducted from trial sites in Brisbane, Cairns, Sydney, Newcastle and Perth. Therapists who will provide Participate CP will all undertake training on 28th-29th August, and then we start recruiting children to the study. Rolling recruitment will occur so that families can enter at any time. Pre study will be conducted over a school term (12 weeks).
Contact
For more information about the project or to participate, please contact:
- Dr Leanne Sakzewski, Ph: +61 7 3069 7345 or E: l.sakzewski1@uq.edu.au (Mon-Thurs)
- Mika Shimada, Ph: +61 7 3069 7356 or E: m.shimada@uq.edu.au (Mon-Fri)
- Sarah Reedman, Ph: +61 7 3069 7336 or R: s.reedman@uq.edu.au
This Project is funded by NHMRC 1140756.
Chief Investigators: Dr Leanne Sakzewski, Prof. Catherine Elliott, Prof. Roslyn Boyd, Prof Jenny Ziviani, Prof. Iona Novak, Prof Stewart Trost, Prof. Annette Majnemer
Associate Investigators: Dr David Rowell, Dr Keiko Shikako-Thomas, Prof Robert Ware.
