FES Implementation Pediatrics
Key facts
- Who runs it
- University Health Network, Toronto
- Where
- Canada1 site in 1 countryChoose a country to see its sites
- Trial code
- Status
- Completed
- People taking part
- 15 people enrolled
- Started
- 1 Oct 2024
- Ended
- 18 Jul 2025
- Type of study
- Interventional
- Treatments tested
- Implementation Intervention
- Record updated
- 23 July 2025
Who can take part
- Sex
- Women and men
- Healthy volunteers
- Can take part
The registry criteria, word for word
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Who can take part
- Licensed to practice physical or occupational therapy in Canada
- Report that CP comprises ≥20% of their caseload over the past year
- Has not previously taken a continuing education course in FES
- Reports never (0% of treatment sessions) or rarely (1-20% of treatment sessions) using neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) or FES in their clinical practice
- Report being able to participate in a six-week online FES course from October 18 2024 - November 28 2024
- Able to complete the course and interview in English
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About the trial
What the trial wants to find out
Physical rehabilitation interventions that promote activity-dependent neuroplasticity are desired for children with CP as this will result in improved motor skill and function. In adult neurological populations, such as stroke and spinal cord injury, FES is a recommended, evidence-based intervention that addresses motor and sensory impairments and promotes neuroplasticity. The evidence base supporting the safety, feasibility and efficacy of FES for youth with CP is rapidly growing, yet FES is not commonly used in Canadian pediatric rehabilitation. Through interviews with Canadian pediatric physical and occupational therapists, we identified numerous barriers to FES implementation, including a lack of knowledge and training in FES, difficulty accessing FES equipment, and a perceived lack of time to deliver FES within a treatment session. To address these barriers, we have developed an implementation intervention for FES that consists of an online course and toolkit for physical and occupational therapists. As a next step, we will evaluate the effects of the implementation intervention on pediatric therapists' knowledge, confidence and use of FES.
The group in the trial
- Implementation InterventionTreatment being tested
Data and sources
- Registry record
- Listed on ClinicalTrials.gov.
- Official title
- Stimulating Change in Pediatric Rehabilitation: An Implementation Intervention to Increase Use of Functional Electrical Stimulation
- Record updated
- 23 July 2025