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Childhood Chronic Illness: An Educational Program for Parents of Children With On-Going Health Care Needs

Primary Purpose

Chronic Illness

Status
Completed
Phase
Not Applicable
Locations
Study Type
Interventional
Intervention
7 week Building on Family Strengths Program
Sponsored by
University of Washington
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Eligibility
Locations
Arms
Outcomes
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About this trial

This is an interventional prevention trial for Chronic Illness focused on measuring children, chronic illness, parent education, parent support

Eligibility Criteria

18 Years - undefined (Adult, Older Adult)All SexesAccepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion Criteria: Child 2-11 years of age, with diagnosed chronic illness Parent at least 18 years of age, able to speak and read English at 4th grade level and able to attend a 7 week two-hour class program Exclusion Criteria: Child in active hospice treatment

Sites / Locations

    Arms of the Study

    Arm 1

    Arm 2

    Arm Type

    Experimental

    No Intervention

    Arm Label

    1

    0

    Arm Description

    Outcomes

    Primary Outcome Measures

    depressive symptoms

    Secondary Outcome Measures

    self-efficacy
    parent-child shared management
    coping
    quality of life

    Full Information

    First Posted
    September 13, 2005
    Last Updated
    September 25, 2008
    Sponsor
    University of Washington
    Collaborators
    Seattle Children's Hospital
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    1. Study Identification

    Unique Protocol Identification Number
    NCT00194584
    Brief Title
    Childhood Chronic Illness: An Educational Program for Parents of Children With On-Going Health Care Needs
    Official Title
    Building on Family Strengths: An Educational Program for Parents of Children With On-Going Health Care Needs
    Study Type
    Interventional

    2. Study Status

    Record Verification Date
    September 2008
    Overall Recruitment Status
    Completed
    Study Start Date
    October 2004 (undefined)
    Primary Completion Date
    undefined (undefined)
    Study Completion Date
    February 2007 (Actual)

    3. Sponsor/Collaborators

    Name of the Sponsor
    University of Washington
    Collaborators
    Seattle Children's Hospital

    4. Oversight

    Data Monitoring Committee
    No

    5. Study Description

    Brief Summary
    The long-term goal of this research is to strengthen parents' abilities to manage the complexities of childhood chronic illness. To achieve this goal, the team of parents, health care professionals, and researchers proposes the following specific aim: Develop, implement, and test a unique psycho-educational program, Living with Childhood Chronic Illness (the Program), for effectiveness with parents of children who have chronic illnesses. The investigators propose the following hypotheses: At both 6 and 12 month follow-up points, parents taking part in the intervention, in contrast to control parents, will have: Greater perceived self-efficacy regarding their ability to manage the child's chronic condition; Greater parental ability to involve their child in shared management activities; Greater parental ability to cope at 6 and 12 months following the end of the intervention; Greater emotional health; and Greater parental perceived family quality of life.
    Detailed Description
    Parents will enroll in the study by contacting the study number: 206-987-1000 or by sending an email message to family.strengths@seattlechildrens.org. They will complete a survey taking no more than 60 minutes. Parents will then be randomized to either take the class immediately or be in the control group which can take the class in 12 months. At the end of 6 and 12 months all the participants again take the survey. Classes are 7 weeks in length, 2 hours each and are offered at various locations throughout the Greater Seattle area.

    6. Conditions and Keywords

    Primary Disease or Condition Being Studied in the Trial, or the Focus of the Study
    Chronic Illness
    Keywords
    children, chronic illness, parent education, parent support

    7. Study Design

    Primary Purpose
    Prevention
    Study Phase
    Not Applicable
    Interventional Study Model
    Single Group Assignment
    Masking
    None (Open Label)
    Allocation
    Randomized
    Enrollment
    129 (Actual)

    8. Arms, Groups, and Interventions

    Arm Title
    1
    Arm Type
    Experimental
    Arm Title
    0
    Arm Type
    No Intervention
    Intervention Type
    Behavioral
    Intervention Name(s)
    7 week Building on Family Strengths Program
    Intervention Description
    Parents in intervention group attend a 2 hr class for seven weeks. These classes provide information, time for discussion and creation of an action plan for the parent to complete in the intervening week.
    Primary Outcome Measure Information:
    Title
    depressive symptoms
    Time Frame
    6, and 12 months
    Secondary Outcome Measure Information:
    Title
    self-efficacy
    Time Frame
    6 and 12 months
    Title
    parent-child shared management
    Time Frame
    6, and 12 months
    Title
    coping
    Time Frame
    6, and 12 months
    Title
    quality of life
    Time Frame
    6, and 12 months

    10. Eligibility

    Sex
    All
    Minimum Age & Unit of Time
    18 Years
    Accepts Healthy Volunteers
    Accepts Healthy Volunteers
    Eligibility Criteria
    Inclusion Criteria: Child 2-11 years of age, with diagnosed chronic illness Parent at least 18 years of age, able to speak and read English at 4th grade level and able to attend a 7 week two-hour class program Exclusion Criteria: Child in active hospice treatment
    Overall Study Officials:
    First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
    Gail M Kieckhefer, PhD
    Organizational Affiliation
    University of Washington
    Official's Role
    Principal Investigator

    12. IPD Sharing Statement

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