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.