Thinking through tasks: a new therapy aims to help kids with intellectual disability master daily life
NCT ID NCT07737405
First seen Jul 30, 2026 · Last updated Aug 12, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This pilot study tests a therapy protocol based on cognitive-occupational principles (CO-OP) for children and adolescents aged 10-21 with mild to moderate intellectual disability. The intervention involves weekly 45-minute sessions over 12-15 weeks, delivered by occupational therapists, focusing on improving performance and satisfaction with daily tasks. Researchers will measure changes using the Canadian Occupational Performance Measure before and after the therapy.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- a cognitive-occupational therapy approach called CO-OP (Cognitive Orientation to daily Occupational Performance)
- What this could lead to
- If effective, this therapy protocol could provide an evidence-based tool for occupational therapists to help children and adolescents with intellectual disability improve their daily living skills.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small pilot study with only 10 participants, so results may not apply broadly. The therapy requires active participation and may not work for everyone.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 10 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Oct 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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10 to 21 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Children and adolescents aged 10-21 years * a primary diagnosis of mild to moderate IDD by The Ministry of Welfare and Social Affairs * enrolled in special education settings and settings with a long school day/stay; - able to communicate verbally in Hebrew and define at least three goal activities with help from parents/educational/therapeutic staff. Exclusion Criteria: * complex neurological or psychiatric diagnoses (e.g., cerebral palsy) * sensory limitations (e.g., blindness or deafness).
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