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Developing
a Communication Classification System
for Children with Cerebral Palsy
- Nominal Group Process Study-
Recruiting adults interested in cerebral palsy including:
Adults with
cerebral palsy, Educators, Neurologists, Occupational
therapists (OTs), Pediatricians, Physical therapists (PTs),
Speech-language pathologists (SLPs), and Parents of children
with cerebral palsy
Communication disorders can affect education, vocation, and
social interactions for people with cerebral palsy. The
purpose of this research is to create the
Communication Function
Classification System
(CFCS) for children with cerebral palsy. The
CFCS will focus attention
on the child’s communication in everyday life and can be
used in research and clinical settings.
Participants
in this study will
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Participate in a 4-hour meeting at Michigan State
University in East Lansing
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Discuss
their opinions and suggestions about the
CFCS.
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Be paid
$100.
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Be
provided with travel expenses if needed.
There are few
direct benefits in this study except the feeling of being
involved in an important study that may contribute to
increased understanding of functional communication levels
of children with cerebral palsy.
The
oversight body for this study is the MSU Institutional
Review Board, IRB # 07-215. This research is partially
funded by a National Research Service Award (1F32 DC08265)
from the National Institute on Deafness and Other
Communication Disorders (NIDCD) and from a grant from the
United Cerebral Palsy Research and Education Foundation.
Data
collected through this research project will be used for the
development of the CFCS,
research conference presentations, and research journal
article submissions.
For more
information, please contact
Brenda Johnson
Project CoordinatorMichigan State University
Department of Epidemiology
B601 West Fee Hall
East Lansing, MI 48824
Phone: (517) 353-8623 x 147
Fax: (517)432-1130
E-mail:
cfcs@epi.msu.edu
Recruiting individuals interested in cerebral palsy
including:
Children with cerebral palsy and their Families
Communication disorders can affect education, vocation, and
social interactions for people with cerebral palsy. The
purpose of this research is to create the
Communication Function
Classification System (CFCS) for children with cerebral palsy. The
CFCS will focus attention on
the child’s communication in everyday life and can be used
in research and clinical settings.
Participants involved in this study will:
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Complete a questionnaire regarding the interests of the
child
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Be
videotaped discussing different topics to provide a
communication sample (20-30 minutes)
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Have
the option of receiving a complimentary DVD of the
communication sample.
Videotaping will take place at Michigan State University, or
at the participants’ home, depending on the preference of
the participants.
There are few direct benefits in this study except the
feeling of being involved in an important study that may
contribute to increased understanding of functional
communication levels of children with cerebral palsy.
The
oversight body for this study is the MSU Institutional
Review Board, IRB # 07-215. This research is partially
funded by a National Research Service Award (1F32 DC08265)
from the National Institute on Deafness and Other
Communication Disorders (NIDCD) and from a grant from the
United Cerebral Palsy Research and Education Foundation.
Data
collected through this research project will be used for the
development of the CFCS,
research conference presentations, and research journal
article submissions.
For more information, please contact
CFCS
Department of Epidemiology
B601 West Fee Hall
East Lansing, MI 48824
Phone: (517) 353-8623 x 147
Fax: (517)432-1130
E-mail:
cfcs@epi.msu.edu
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