Clinical trial NCT03256318: PLAY LONG: The Effect of Sports and Recreation Participation for Young chiLdren With physicAl disabilitY
Official title: PLAY LONG: The Effect of Sports and Recreation Participation for Young chiLdren With physicAl disabilitY - Longitudinal Study
Study type: OBSERVATIONAL
Overall status: TERMINATED
Conditions: Physical Disability
Quality of Life
Social Interaction
Health, Subjective
Lead sponsor: Allina Health System
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2017-08-22
Enrollment: 16
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 5
Maximum age (years): 10
Standard ages: CHILD
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Observational model: CASE_CONTROL
Time perspective: PROSPECTIVE
Sampling method: NON_PROBABILITY_SAMPLE
Study population: Participants for this research study will be recruited from five- to ten- year old children and their parents who are participating in adapted sports and recreation programs. These children will have a variety of physical disabilities, and be participating in a wide range of sports and recreation programs, including basketball, skiing, baseball, archery, bowling, curling, cycling, golf, horseback riding, martial arts, Nordic skiing, soccer, rock climbing, scuba, swimming, water skiing, rugby, softball tennis, and track and field. The types of sport and recreation activities changes from year to year, as activities become more or less popular.

Brief summary: Ten year longitudinal survey following children with disabilities who have participated in Sports and Recreation from a young age (5 to 10), and the parents of children who have participated in Sports and Recreation at a young age (5 to 10). These children will be followed for 10 years with surveys every 6 months, whether they are currently participating in sports and recreation activities or not.

The purpose of this longitudinal study is to examine the effects of early participation in organized sports and recreation activities (S\&R) on self-reported health and health-related quality of life of children and youth (C\&Y) with disabilities and their parent-reported social participation. This project will examine child and parent reported differences between:

1. C\&Y with disabilities who participate in S\&R and those who have discontinued participation in S\&R programs
2. C\&Y with disabilities who participate in sports vs. those who participate in recreation, and
3. C\&Y with disabilities who participate in S\&R and normative data on C\&Y with disabilities and those without disabilities.


Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* At the time of enrollment, the child must be between the ages of 5 and 10 and be participating in an adapted sports and recreation program.
* At the time of enrollment, the parent must have a child between the ages of 5 and 10, who is participating in an adapted sports and recreation program.
* Children and parents who are enrolled in the study will continue to participate in the study for 10 years.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Children who are younger than 5 or older than 10 will not be entered into the study, nor will parents whose children are younger than 5 or older than 10 be entered into the study. .
* Individuals who do not read and write in English will be excluded from the study.
* Children who are wards of the state, or in foster care will be excluded from the study.

Primary outcomes:
measure: Change in health related quality of life
timeFrame: Every 6 months for 10 years.
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Change in general health
timeFrame: Every 6 months for 10 years.
measure: Change in social participation
timeFrame: Every 6 months for 10 years.
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Golden Valley
country: United States
facility: Courage Kenny Rehabilitation Institute
state: Minnesota
Study officials:
affiliation: Allina Health
name: Nancy Flinn, PhD, OTR/L
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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