Efficacy of Training Programme to Reduce Stress

NCT02384486 | Completed DMC

• 1 other identifier: OVS12022015 SA SoM PAPsych PhD
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 67
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This study aims to reduce stress in mothers of children with autism in Saudi Arabia. The researcher has designed a training programme for mothers whose children are young and just in their early stage at the autism organisations they are attending. The programme will include stress reduction tips, behavioural modification strategies for children with autism, and financial resources available to parents (how they can access government funding). The study will have two parts. Part one involves conducting an experiment by dividing the participants into two groups, one group will receive the training and the other group will wait until the end of the study then they will also receive the same training. Both groups will fill questionnaire at the beginning of the study, then after the first group finishes training, and then again 6 weeks later. Part two of the study will involve interviewing mothers of the first group who attended the training session. They will be interviewed by the researcher asking them about their experience with the training programme and their suggestions for future improvements. Mothers will be given a training manual at the beginning of the training. Training involves attending five sessions, one of which is a face to face session at the autism organisation their children are attending and the other four sessions will be through a Smartphone application called whatsapp which is widely used in Saudi Arabia.

Conditions

Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Parent Stress Index Short From (PSI-SF)

  10 weeks

Study Arms (2)

intervention group

EXPERIMENTAL

intervention group will receive the "Training to Reduce Stress in Mothers of Children with (ASD)"

Behavioral: Training to Reduce Stress in Mothers of Children with (ASD)

control group

OTHER

control group will receive nothing but for ethical purposes will receive the same intervention after the end of the trial for the intervention group

Other: Nothing (treatment as usual)

Interventions

Training to Reduce Stress in Mothers of Children with (ASD) BEHAVIORAL

The main objective of the proposed study is to examine the effect of implementing the proposed intervention on stress in mothers of children with ASD in SA

intervention group

Nothing (treatment as usual) OTHER

Mothers in the control group will continue to receive treatment as usual during the trial

control group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: female
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Mothers aged 18 years or over
• mothers of ASD children who are in the early intervention stage (first year in the programme) at autism organizations in Saudi Arabia

You may not qualify if:

• Mothers whose children with ASD are not in the early intervention stage or did not joint autism organization
• Mothers who will not be willing to commence to the full duration of the trial
• Mothers who will not be able to use whatsapp in their smart phones

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Nottingham: lead

Study Sites (1)

Voluntary sector ASD organization no.1

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Location

Related Publications (1)

• Hemdi A, Daley D. The Effectiveness of a Psychoeducation Intervention delivered via WhatsApp for mothers of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: A randomized controlled trial. Child Care Health Dev. 2017 Nov;43(6):933-941. doi: 10.1111/cch.12520. Epub 2017 Sep 20.

  PMID: 28929582 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Autism Spectrum Disorder

Interventions

Therapeutics

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Child Development Disorders, Pervasive; Neurodevelopmental Disorders; Mental Disorders

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: INVESTIGATOR
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: March 4, 2015
• First Posted: March 10, 2015
• Study Start: April 1, 2015
• Primary Completion: December 1, 2015
• Study Completion: December 1, 2015
• Last Updated: May 17, 2016

Record last verified: 2016-05

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

SA (1)