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Spanish eTIPS for Early Therapy in Perinatal Stroke
Sponsor: University of Castilla-La Mancha
Summary
This study adapts and evaluates the Spanish version of eTIPS, an early home-based therapy program for infants at risk of unilateral cerebral palsy after perinatal stroke. The project has three parts: translation and cultural adaptation of the original materials, a pilot randomized feasibility study comparing eTIPS with usual care, and a qualitative study exploring family experiences, barriers, and facilitators to using the program at home. In the first part, the study team will translate and culturally adapt the eTIPS materials for Spanish-speaking families, review them with experts, and test whether the content is clear, relevant, and usable. In the second part, families with infants diagnosed with perinatal stroke or at high risk of unilateral cerebral palsy will be assigned to either the eTIPS program or usual clinical care to assess recruitment, retention, adherence, safety, acceptability, and preliminary effects on infant motor development and family outcomes. In the third part, caregivers in the intervention group will take part in interviews to better understand how the program fits into daily life and what could improve future implementation.
Official title: Spanish eTIPS: Translation, Cross-Cultural Adaptation, and Pilot Randomized Feasibility Study of Early Therapy in Perinatal Stroke for Spanish-Speaking Families
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
0 Months - 6 Months
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
20
Start Date
2026-09-01
Completion Date
2028-12-31
Last Updated
2026-05-26
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
eTIPS
Parent-delivered, home-based early therapy for infants with perinatal stroke or risk of unilateral cerebral palsy. Families receive the Spanish-adapted eTIPS materials, training, and ongoing support to integrate lateralized therapeutic activities into daily routines from enrollment until corrected age 6 months. The intervention is delivered alongside usual clinical care
Usual Clinical Care
Standard neonatal, neurological, and rehabilitation follow-up according to local clinical practice. Includes routine pediatric neurology monitoring, periodic neurological evaluations to track motor development and detect early signs of unilateral cerebral palsy, and referral to pediatric rehabilitation with physiotherapy sessions (1 session/week or biweekly, 30-45 minutes) focused on mobilizations, muscle tone control, joint range maintenance, general sensory stimulation, and basic postural guidelines.