Clinical Trial: Examining the Usefulness of a Readiness Evaluation Checklist for Children with Severe Motor and Intellectual Disabilities and Their Parents in Transitioning to Post-Graduation Life from Special Support Schools (Japan)

Tokyo, Oct. 1 -- UMIN Clinical Trials Registry (UMIN-CTR) received information related to the study (UMIN000059161) titled 'Examining the Usefulness of a Readiness Evaluation Checklist for Children with Severe Motor and Intellectual Disabilities and Their Parents in Transitioning to Post-Graduation Life from Special Support Schools' on Oct. 1.

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Basic Design - Single arm Randomization - Non-randomized Blinding - Open -no one is blinded Control - Uncontrolled

Primary Sponsor: Institute - Osaka University

Condition: Condition - severe motor and intellectual disabilities Classification by malignancy - Others Genomic information - NO

Objective: Narrative objectives1 - This study aims to apply the Readiness Evaluation Checklist, which assesses the readiness of students with severe motor and intellectual disabilities and their parents for graduation, within career guidance, and to examine whether it leads to changes in the behaviors of teachers engaged in career guidance and parents of these students concerning preparation for life after graduation. Basic objectives2 - Efficacy

Intervention: Interventions/Control_1 - After providing an explanation of this study to the participants and obtaining their informed consent, the action research will be initiated. The study will proceed as follows, and data will be collected accordingly.

Together with teachers in the career guidance department of the special support school that agreed to participate, a career guidance method incorporating the checklist will be developed. During this development process, approximately 30-minute interviews will be conducted to explore whether teachers experience changes in their awareness toward career guidance and whether there are changes in their behaviors related to career guidance. In addition, after each career guidance session is implemented, further 30-minute interviews will be conducted to obtain qualitative data on points for improvement in the operation of career guidance and on the usefulness of career guidance with the checklist. These interviews will be repeated after each implementation of career guidance with the checklist.

Similarly, after receiving career guidance, parents of children with severe motor and intellectual disabilities will be interviewed for about 30 minutes to collect qualitative data related to the study items. These interviews will also be conducted after each implementation of career guidance with the checklist.

Eligibility: Age-lower limit - 25 years-old = Gender - Male and Female Key inclusion criteria - Eligible participants will be (a) parents of students with severe motor and intellectual disabilities who are receiving career guidance, (b) the homeroom teachers of these students, and (c) teachers in the career guidance department. Inclusion requires that the students' health is stable, the participants express willingness to participate, and written informed consent is obtained after explanation of the study. Key exclusion criteria - Exclusion criteria include (a) students with severe motor and intellectual disabilities whose health condition is unstable (e.g., frequent hospitalizations), as participation may pose physical or psychological burdens on the students and their parents, and (b) individuals who do not provide informed consent after explanation of the study. Target Size - 5

Recruitment Status: Recruitment status - Preinitiation Date of protocol fixation - 2025 Year 09 Month 30 Day Anticipated trial start date - 2025 Year 10 Month 01 Day Last follow-up date - 2026 Year 03 Month 31 Day

To know more, visit https://center6.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000067671

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