Occupational Therapy for Caregivers

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

• Ages Any age
• All sexes
• No healthy volunteers
• Child, Adult, Older adult

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

About this study

Official title: The Effectiveness of Client-Centered Occupational Therapy Intervention for Caregivers of Children With Cerebral Palsy

Conditions

Caregiver, Occupational Balance, Occupational Performance, Occupational Satisfaction

Being tested

Client-Centered Occupational Therapy Intervention, Control Group Intervention

Keywords

caregiver, occupational therapy, occupational balance, occupational satisfaction, occupational performance, cerebral palsy

Medical subject headings

Cerebral Palsy

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

• Client-Centered Occupational Therapy InterventionBehavioural

  Also called Occupational Balance Intervention

  The intervention was structured around Wagman and Håkansson's three dimensions of occupational balance: occupational areas, occupations of different characteristics, and time use.

  Occupational Areas: Focused on self-care, productivity, and leisure. Participants utilized "tiny habits" and habit-stacking strategies to integrate these areas into their daily routines.

  Occupations of Different Characteristics: Addressed the nature of activities. It combined energy conservation for physical tasks, stress management for mental occupations, and social engagement. A personalized "Occupational Menu" was created to balance active and passive recreation.

  Time Use: Concentrated on identifying "time consumers" and applying a five-step time management strategy. Participants developed individualized timelines based on their COPM results.

  Delivered over eight weeks, the program used weekly feedback on time-use patterns to ensure a client-centered approach to achieving occupational harmony.

• Control Group InterventionBehavioural

  Also called Occupational Balance And Life Patterns Awareness Intervention

  The control group received a single-session intervention focused on occupational balance and life pattern awareness, with a mean duration of 45 minutes. The session consisted of a brief psychoeducational presentation covering the concept of occupational balance, the distribution of ADLs, and the role of balanced routines in well-being. Participants were encouraged to reflect on their own daily routines; however, no individualized intervention strategies, goal setting, or structured follow-up were implemented.

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

1. Occupational Balance Questionnaire

   Wagman and Ha˚kansson (2014) developed the Occupational Balance Questionnaire (OBQ), a scale that measures self-rated occupational balance. The questionnaire had good internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha¼0.936) and adequate test-retest reliability (Spearman's rho¼0.926 for total score) in healthy adults. The OBQ was designed to analyze both at-item level and as a summed total score (Wagman, \& Ha˚kansson, 2014). Ha˚kansson et al. (2020) reported that the OBQ11 had good reliability (0.92), model fit, and measurement invariance across age and gender groups. Günal et al. (2020) performed the Turkish adaptation and validity and reliability studies to obtain the OBQ11-T. Test-retest reliability of the OBQ11-T was 0.922, and Cronbach's alpha for OBQ11-T total score was 0.785. The scale consists of 11 items scored on a 4-point scale from 'strongly disagree' (scored 0) to 'strongly agree' (scored 3). The total score is obtained by summing the individual items and ranges from 0 to 33. Higher

   Measured: Baseline and after 8 weeks (post-intervention)

2. Canadian Occupational Performance Measure (COPM)

   It is a semi-structured scale that helps to identify problematic areas of performance experienced by individuals and to measure their perceived occupational performance and occupational satisfaction. This scale assesses the level of performance of self-care, productivity and leisure occupations and satisfaction with these performances as perceived by the individual. The importance of each occupation is measured on a 10-point scale (1 = not at all important, 10 = very important) according to the individual's perception. In the next step, the individual is asked to select five occupations that he/she considers most important and to rate separately his/her performance (1 = could not do it, 10 = could do it very well) and satisfaction (1 = not satisfied, 10 = very satisfied) in these occupations (Torpil et al., 2021). Cronbach's alpha for COPM Turkish total score was 0.95.

   Measured: Baseline and after 8 weeks (post-intervention)

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

1. First posted13 Apr 2026
2. Study start8 Oct 2024
3. Primary completion26 Mar 2025
4. Study completion26 May 2025

Resources

• Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
• Publications (1)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
• Other trials for CaregiverStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
• What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.