NCT00194584

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:

  1. 1.Greater perceived self-efficacy regarding their ability to manage the child's chronic condition;
  2. 2.Greater parental ability to involve their child in shared management activities;
  3. 3.Greater parental ability to cope at 6 and 12 months following the end of the intervention;
  4. 4.Greater emotional health; and
  5. 5.Greater parental perceived family quality of life.

Trial Health

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Trial Health Score

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Enrollment
129

participants targeted

Target at P50-P75 for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started Oct 2004

Typical duration for not_applicable

Status
completed

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Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

October 1, 2004

Completed
12 months until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

September 13, 2005

Completed
6 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

September 19, 2005

Completed
1.4 years until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

February 1, 2007

Completed
Last Updated

September 29, 2008

Status Verified

September 1, 2008

First QC Date

September 13, 2005

Last Update Submit

September 25, 2008

Conditions

Chronic Illness

Keywords

childrenchronic illnessparent educationparent support

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • depressive symptoms

    6, and 12 months

Secondary Outcomes (4)

  • self-efficacy

    6 and 12 months

  • parent-child shared management

    6, and 12 months

  • coping

    6, and 12 months

  • quality of life

    6, and 12 months

Study Arms (2)

1

EXPERIMENTAL
Behavioral: 7 week Building on Family Strengths Program

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NO INTERVENTION

Interventions

7 week Building on Family Strengths ProgramBEHAVIORAL

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.

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Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years+
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersYes
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • 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

You may not qualify if:

  • Child in active hospice treatment

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Chronic Disease

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Disease AttributesPathologic ProcessesPathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Study Officials

  • Gail M Kieckhefer, PhD

    University of Washington

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Purpose
PREVENTION
Intervention Model
SINGLE GROUP
Sponsor Type
OTHER

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

September 13, 2005

First Posted

September 19, 2005

Study Start

October 1, 2004

Study Completion

February 1, 2007

Last Updated

September 29, 2008

Record last verified: 2008-09