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Goal Attainment Scale in Transplantation
Sponsor: Azienda Ospedaliera Ospedale Infantile Regina Margherita Sant'Anna
Summary
The primary aim of this monocentric randomised controlled study is to evaluate the impact of using GAS to maintain the functional abilities of children and adolescents undergoing TCSE. The secondary aims include evaluating parents' and adolescents' perceived changes in the subject's functional abilities from the moment of stem cell transplantation unit (SCTU) admission to subsequent follow-ups. Another secondary aim is to evaluate the achievement of functional goals as defined by GAS in the experimental group (EG). Other aims include investigating the feasibility of the exercise program and the rehabilitation counselling indications in both groups, as well as the effectiveness of the two interventions and GAS use in the EG.
Official title: Using Goal Attainment Scale (GAS) to Increase Active Involvement of Patients and Their Family in the Identification of Functional Objectives During Hospitalization for Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation (HSCT): a Randomized Controlled Trial.
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
6 Months - 17 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
176
Start Date
2022-06-23
Completion Date
2027-12-23
Last Updated
2026-01-28
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
GAS group
This intervention includes an exercise programme (EP) and rehabilitation counselling indication (RCI) during hospitalisation for HSCT. Participants in the experimental group also set their own functional goals using GAS (Goal Attainment Scaling) with the help of the therapist during hospitalization. EP is carried out five days/week (30-minute per session) and it consists in muscle-strengthening, aerobic and stretching exercises. RCI have to be followed daily and they are some practical advice on how to adopt an active lifestyle during recovery. GAS is structured around the definition of a starting level (-1) and the goal to be achieved (level 0). Two higher levels (+1 and +2) are used to indicate better performance than expected, and level -2 is used to indicate regression in the initial functional objective. The "Goaled" app, which is available for free on smartphones and tablets, is used to define and verify the objectives. This should increase patient's motivation.
control group
Participants assigned in this group follow an Exercise Program and Rehabilitation counselling indications. Exercise Program EP is carried out five days a week (two days independently with parental support and three days under supervision). Each 30-minute session is supervised by one therapist for all patients. The EP programme includes three types of exercise: muscle-strengthening exercises for the upper and lower extremities, preceded by a 10-minute warm-up; 15 minutes of aerobic exercise; and 5 minutes of stretching. Rehabilitation counselling indications RCI have to be followed daily. RCI consist of some practical advice on how to adopt an active lifestyle during recovery. Some examples are getting up to go to the bathroom or the window to talk to visitors, sitting on a chair for school lessons.
Locations (1)
A.O.U. Città della Salute e della Scienza - OIRM
Torino, TO, Italy