Rehabilitation for children with chronic acquired brain injury in the Child in Context Intervention (CICI) study: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Pediatric acquired brain injury (pABI) is associated with long-term cognitive, behavioral, social, and emotional problems, which may affect the quality of life, school, and family functioning. Yet, there is a lack of evidence-based community-centered rehabilitation programs for chronic pABI and these children do not systematically receive comprehensive rehabilitation. The Child In Context Intervention (CICI) study is a pragmatic randomized controlled trial (RCT) for children with chronic pABI, which aims to evaluate the effectiveness of an individualized and goal-oriented intervention targeting everyday functioning of the child and family.

Methods

Children aged 6-16 years with MRI/CT-verified intracranial abnormalities will be included in the CICI study if they ha

SUBMITTER: Rohrer-Baumgartner N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8861614 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature