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CompletedNCT02090946Updated Mar 19, 2014

The Experiences of Parents Learning Physiotherapy Techniques for Their Child

An observational study in Developmental Disabilities, sponsored by Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Trust. Completed at 1 site in United Kingdom. Open to participants aged 16 Years and older, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2014-03-19.

Sponsored by Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Trust · Observational

Study type
Observational
Model
Cohort
Time perspective
Cross-sectional
Enrollment
6
Ages
16 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

The experiences of learning from paediatric physiotherapists were explored through unstructured interviews applying Colazzi's method to interpret the data. In this hermeneutic phenomenological study, six parents responsible for a physiotherapy home programme for their child were selected through convenience sampling. The purpose of this study was to obtain rich and valid information that could be analysed. The phenomenon of their learning experiences was formed and explored, its implications discussed and inferences made in light of current physiotherapy service delivery.

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Conditions studied

  • Developmental Disabilities

Keywords

  • children with physical disabilities
  • home activity programs
  • home programmes
  • learning
  • therapeutic relationship
  • phenomenology
  • physiotherapy
  • clinicians who teach
  • parent perspective
  • parent-professional relationships
  • Parents/carers
  • long term physiotherapy needs
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In context

Developmental Disabilities

285 studies on the registry are indexed under Developmental Disabilities; 64 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 6 is below the median of 150 across 80 observational studies indexed under Developmental Disabilities.

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Lead sponsor

Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Trust is the lead sponsor of 6 studies on the registry; none are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
16 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes
Sampling method
Non-probability sample

Study population

convenience sample from the Arun, Adur and Worthing region, UK.

Inclusion criteria

  • parent/main carer of a child with a long term physical condition receiving physiotherapy in the United Kingdom for at least six months.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • parents experiencing physiotherapy outside UK practice.
  • parents to whom English is not their first language.
  • parents under 16 years of age
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Study design

Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Cross-sectional
Enrollment
6 participants (actual)
Patient registry
No

Groups and cohorts

  • parental experiences

    interviews

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. the learning experiences of parents

    using Colazzi's analysis interviews are coded and relevant data formed into themes that form the phenomenon.

    Time frame: after six months of physiotherapy

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Study locations

1 site
  • Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
    Worthing, West Sussex BN11 2DH, United Kingdom
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References and documents

Publications

  • Wilson, D. The learning Experiences of Parents whose Children require Physiotherapy Intervention. The Association of Paediatric Chartered Physiotherapists Journal 4 (2): 68, Nov, 2013
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Mar 19, 2014, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT02090946
Lead sponsor
Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Trust
Collaborators
Brighton & Sussex Medical School
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Mar 19, 2014
Start date
Oct 2012
Primary completion
Jan 2013
Completion
Sep 2013
Last update
Mar 19, 2014

Study contacts

Deborah Wilson
principal investigator · Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
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