Metacognitive Strategy Training Intervention for Transition-Age Youth With Cerebral Palsy
Key facts
- Who runs it
- University of Missouri-Columbia
- Where
- Columbia, United StatesSee the site
- Trial code
- Status
- Not yet recruiting
- People taking part
- 24 people, planned
- Started
- 31 Aug 2026
- Expected to end
- 28 Feb 2027
- Type of study
- Interventional, 2 groupsOne group gets a placebo (a dummy treatment), for comparison.
- Treatments tested
- Pathways and Resources for Engagement and Participation
- Attention Control Condition
- Record updated
- 19 August 2026
Who can take part
- Age
- 13 years to 17 years
- Sex
- Women and men
- Healthy volunteers
- Cannot take part
The registry criteria, word for word
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Who can take part
- Youth aged 13 -17 with CP and one primary parent, guardian, or caregiver aged 18 or older
- Youth ability to self-mobilize with or without adaptive equipment measured by the Gross Motor Function Scale-Expanded \& Revised (GMFCS-E\&R) Levels I - III
- Effective youth communication measured by Communication Function Classification System (CFCS) Levels I - III
- Ability to read, speak, and write English
- Willingness to participate in all aspects of the proposed study
Who cannot take part
- Youth with severe mental health conditions
- Youth with profound intellectual disability
- Youth who engage in community-based transition services redundant with remote PREP
Check if you might fit
Answer for yourself. This is not a decision: only the study team can say whether you can take part.
- Are you between 13 and 17 years old?
Where in United States
- University of Missouri - ColumbiaColumbia, United StatesContact: Melanie M. Tkach, PhDNo longer taking part
About the trial
What the trial wants to find out
This exploratory randomized controlled trial will examine the feasibility and preliminary effects of a remote PREP intervention compared to an attention control for transition-age youth with cerebral palsy and their caregivers. Youth-caregiver dyads will complete remote baseline assessments and be randomized to a 12-week intervention or attention control, with weekly virtual sessions. Feasibility outcomes will be primary, with secondary outcomes exploring preliminary efficacy. Post-intervention assessments and optional interviews will be conducted remotely to capture outcomes and participant experiences.
The 2 groups in the trial
- Remote Metacognitive Strategy TrainingTreatment being tested
Using a structured five-step process, providers guide adolescents and caregivers to set transition goals, identify and implement strategies, and evaluate outcomes.
Treatment: Pathways and Resources for Engagement and Participation
- Attention ControlPlacebo, for comparison
Youth-caregiver dyads in the attention control group will have weekly virtual sessions focused on supportive interaction and access to a CP resource, without additional instruction. Sessions will be monitored for content, duration, and fidelity.
Treatment: Attention Control Condition
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Contact the study team: see the registry record → Contacts and Locations
Print a page for my doctorData and sources
- Registry record
- Listed on ClinicalTrials.gov.
- Official title
- The Feasibility of Remote Pathways and Resources for Engagement and Participation (PREP) for Transition-Age Youth With Cerebral Palsy and Primary Caregivers
- Fit questions
- Built from NCT07424079, who can take part
- Record updated
- 19 August 2026