Program Structure
A SPRINT schedule consists of 2-3 hours of daily PT, OT, and/or ST on weekdays for 2 weeks. The goal duration of each therapy session is 60 minutes; however, for young patients or those with lower endurance, therapy sessions are 45 minutes in duration. Other therapeutic services such as Psychology, Music Therapy, Art Therapy, and Child Life may also be incorporated into one’s SPRINT program. On day 1 of SPRINT, a meeting involving the patient, parents or guardians, therapists, rehabilitation and Hem-Onc or BMT care providers, and the patient’s nurse is conducted in the patient’s hospital room. The purpose of the meeting is to review expectations of program participation, establish patient- and family-centered functional goals, discuss activities and exercises the patient can practice outside of therapy sessions, formulate a daily therapy schedule, and review and, if possible, adjust the timing of medication administration, feedings, or planned procedures to promote uninterrupted therapy and patient participation. On the last day of SPRINT, another meeting is conducted with objectives of reviewing and celebrating the child’s functional progress and discussing additional short-term and long-term functional goals and rehabilitation plans. At the start of SPRINT, a daily therapy schedule is displayed in the participant’s hospital room, with a SPRINT sign posted on the door to indicate when therapy is in session in attempt to minimize any unnecessary interruptions.