Social Intelligence Training for Custodial Grandfamilies

NCT03239977 | Unknown Phase 2 DMC

• 1 other identifier: GCSmith RCT NIA
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 680
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This study is a randomized clinical trial designed to compare an online social intelligence intervention with an active control condition at improving the emotional, physical, and social well-being of custodial grandmothers and their adolescent grandchildren,

Conditions

Emotional Intelligence; Quality of Life; Social Competence

Keywords

social intelligence; quality of life; social competence

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (6)

• Change in Composite Latent Construct "Social Sensitivity"

  Measured by four standardized instruments self-report scales and daily diary entries

  Change will be assessed from baseline immediately post intervention, as well as at 3, 6, and 9 months post intervention.

• Change in Composite Latent Construct "Openness to Others"

  Measured by two standardized self-report scales

  Change will be assessed from baseline immediately post intervention, as well as at 3, 6, and 9 months post intervention

• Change in Composite Latent Construct "Social Self-Confidence"

  Measured by three standardized self-report instruments

  Change will be assessed from baseline immediately post intervention, as well as at 3, 6, and 9 months post intervention

• Change in Composite Latent Construct "Relationships and Social Ties"

  Measures of ambivalence, close relationships, positive family connections, relationships with important groups; and social connections with peers.

  Change will be assessed from baseline immediately post intervention, as well as at 3, 6, and 9 months post intervention

• Change in Physical Health

  Self-reported health status measured by the Sf-12 Survey

  Change will be assessed from baseline immediately post intervention, as well as at 3, 6, and 9 months post intervention

• Change in Composite Latent Construct "Psychological and Emotional Well-Being"

  Separate measures of self-esteem, loneliness, depression, anxiety, introversion-extroversion, affective reactivity, social resilience

  Change will be assessed from baseline immediately post intervention, as well as at 3, 6, and 9 months post intervention

Other Outcomes (1)

• Open Ended Interviews

  Within one month after completing the social intelligence intervention.

Study Arms (2)

Online Social Intelligence Training

EXPERIMENTAL

The Social Intelligence Intervention (SII) is delivered online to both custodial grandmothers and their adolescent grandchild separately. This is the sole active treatment condition within this RCT.

Behavioral: Online Social Intelligence Training

Attention Control (AC)

PLACEBO COMPARATOR

The attention control (AC) condition, known as The Healthy Living program provides information about different aspects of health.

Behavioral: Attention Control (AC)

Interventions

Online Social Intelligence Training BEHAVIORAL

The SII consists of short 5-10 minute sessions organized into 7 modules designed to raise awareness of human nature and social relationships. The approach is based on evidence that SII is best advanced through interventions that modify key social cognitions regarding social engagement and enhance efficacy expectations regarding performance in social situations.

Online Social Intelligence Training

Attention Control (AC) BEHAVIORAL

A placebo condition delivered online to both custodial grandmothers and their adolescent grandchild which presents health-related information only.

Attention Control (AC)

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 12 Years - 18 Years
• Gender Eligibility Details: Grandmothers only will be eligible to participate
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Grandmothers of any age or race
• Providing full-time care to an adolescent grandchild between ages 12-18
• Providing care in their own residence
• Providing care in total absence of the grandchild's biological parents.
• The target adolescent custodial grandchild will be of either gender
• Between ages 12- 18
• The custodial grandmother has provided full-time care for at least 6 months in total absence of the biological parents.
• Understanding of English well enough to comprehend all study materials.

You may not qualify if:

• \* Cognitive or behavioral problems that limit the ability of grandmothers and grandchildren to comprehend the intervention and complete study measures

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Kent State University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Kent State University

Kent, Ohio, 44242, United States

RECRUITING

Related Publications (2)

• Infurna FJ, Castro SA, Webster BA, Dolbin-MacNab ML, Smith GC, Crowley DM, Musil C. Does Social Intelligence Training Improve Daily Well-Being and Responsiveness to Daily Negative and Positive Events in Custodial Grandmothers? J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci. 2024 Jul 1;79(7):gbae069. doi: 10.1093/geronb/gbae069.

  PMID: 38695191 DERIVED

• Smith GC, Infurna FJ, Dolbin-MacNab M, Webster B, Castro S, Crowley DM, Musil C, Hu L, Hancock GR. A Randomized Clinical Trial of Online Social Intelligence Training With Custodial Grandmothers. Gerontologist. 2024 May 1;64(5):gnad079. doi: 10.1093/geront/gnad079.

  PMID: 37354201 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Social Skills

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Social Behavior; Behavior

Study Officials

• Gregory C Smith, EdD

  Kent State University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Gregory C Smith, EdD

CONTACT

330 672-9993; gsmith2@kent.edu

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: phase 2
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: DOUBLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Professor

Model Details: Longitudinal Randomized Clinical Trial

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: July 24, 2017
• First Posted: August 4, 2017
• Study Start: May 31, 2018
• Primary Completion: December 30, 2021
• Study Completion: October 31, 2022
• Last Updated: September 2, 2020

Record last verified: 2020-08

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)