Study of Power Mobility Training with and without Environmental Features Using Eye-Tracking in Toddlers with Motor Delays

What this Trial Is About

Researchers are investigating how using a lightweight head-mounted eye tracker HMET can help understand looking behavior, visual focus, and social interaction in toddlers with motor delays during power mobility training. The study compares training with specific environmental features, training without these features, and conventional therapy. It also evaluates outcomes related to body function, daily activities, participation, family perceptions, and explores how temperament, motivation, and caregiver-child interactions relate across these training programs. The study involves 30 toddlers aged 1 to 3 years with motor delays, randomly assigned to one of three groups ROC-Stand training with specific environmental features ROC-StandSE, ROC-Stand training without specific environmental features ROC-StandNSE, and conventional therapy Control, with 10 toddlers in each. Each toddler will receive 48 hours of training over 24 weeks, with two 2-hour sessions per week for 12 weeks, followed by a 12-week follow-up. Participants will continue their regular therapy throughout. During training, toddlers wear the HMET weekly for 20 minutes to record eye gaze and manual actions. Participants will undergo assessments before the intervention, after 12 weeks of training, and after the 12-week follow-up. These assessments include standardized tests of body function, mobility, psychosocial function, family perception, and participation. An activity log and caregiver feedback are collected weekly. The study aims to identify key environmental factors for early power mobility training and provide families and therapists with structured guidance on these techniques.

Inspiration From Eye-tracking Data: Investigating the Impact of Combining Specific Environmental Features and Power Mobility Training