Healthy Parent Carers Feasibility Study
Healthy Parent Carers Programme: Feasibility Study of a Peer-led Group-based Health Promotion Intervention for Parent Carers of Disabled Children Using a Parallel Group Randomised Controlled Trial Design
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Brief Summary
This study is a feasibility study of a peer-led group-based health promotion intervention for parent carers. It will used a parallel group randomised controlled trial design to compare a group based intervention called Healthy Parent Carers, with online resources about improving health and wellbeing.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P50-P75 for not_applicable
Started Oct 2018
6 active sites
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Trial Relationships
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
October 10, 2018
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
October 15, 2018
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
October 29, 2018
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
February 4, 2020
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
February 4, 2020
CompletedSeptember 16, 2020
September 1, 2020
1.3 years
October 10, 2018
September 11, 2020
Conditions
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale
The Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale (WEMWBS) is a 14-item scale used to assess mental wellbeing in the general population and in evaluation of programmes aiming to improve mental wellbeing.
6 months post-intervention
Secondary Outcomes (24)
Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale
Baseline
Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale
Immediately post-intervention (up to 12 weeks)
EQ-5D-5L
Baseline
EQ-5D-5L
Immediately post-intervention (up to 12 weeks)
EQ-5D-5L
6 months post-intervention
- +19 more secondary outcomes
Study Arms (2)
Group programme
EXPERIMENTALHealthy Parent Carers group programme: A group-based peer led manualised programme called Healthy Parent Carers. The programme content is organised into 12 modules, which can be delivered over six longer (4-hour) sessions or 12 shorter (2-hour) sessions.
Online resources
ACTIVE COMPARATORHealthy Parent Carers online resources: Online resources from the Healthy Parent Carers programme, including materials for 12 modules and related videos and audio files to illustrate the content.
Interventions
Peer-led group-based weekly programme.
Online resources related to health and wellbeing
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- a) Primary carers of children who identify that their children have additional needs and/or disabilities. Participants who self-identify as primary carers are eligible. The child should be up to 25 years old (this age range is consistent with the current UK Department of Health and Department of Education Special Educational Needs \& Disability (SEND) legislation and The Children's Act);
- b) Willing and able to attend the programme group meeting session(s) on arranged dates/times;
- c) Able to access online information.
You may not qualify if:
- a) Not able to communicate in English.
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
- University of Exeterlead
- University of Oxfordcollaborator
Study Sites (6)
Children's Hospice South West Little Harbour
St Austell, Cornwall, PL26 6AZ, United Kingdom
Learn Devon Bideford
Bideford, Devon, EX39 2EY, United Kingdom
Orchard Manor School
Dawlish, Devon, EX7 9SF, United Kingdom
Woodlands School
Plymouth, Devon, PL6 5ES, United Kingdom
Torbay Parent Carer Forum
Torquay, Devon, TQ2 5QB, United Kingdom
The Beach Hotel
Minehead, Somerset, TA24 5AP, United Kingdom
Related Publications (3)
Borek AJ, McDonald B, Fredlund M, Bjornstad G, Logan S, Morris C. Healthy Parent Carers programme: development and feasibility of a novel group-based health-promotion intervention. BMC Public Health. 2018 Feb 20;18(1):270. doi: 10.1186/s12889-018-5168-4.
PMID: 29458355BACKGROUNDBjornstad G, Wilkinson K, Cuffe-Fuller B, Fitzpatrick K, Borek A, Ukoumunne OC, Hawton A, Tarrant M, Berry V, Lloyd J, McDonald A, Fredlund M, Rhodes S, Logan S, Morris C. Healthy Parent Carers peer-led group-based health promotion intervention for parent carers of disabled children: protocol for a feasibility study using a parallel group randomised controlled trial design. Pilot Feasibility Stud. 2019 Nov 23;5:137. doi: 10.1186/s40814-019-0517-3. eCollection 2019.
PMID: 31788323BACKGROUNDBjornstad G, Cuffe-Fuller B, Ukoumunne OC, Fredlund M, McDonald A, Wilkinson K, Lloyd J, Hawton A, Berry V, Tarrant M, Borek A, Fitzpatrick K, Gillett A, Rhodes S, Logan S, Morris C. Healthy Parent Carers: feasibility randomised controlled trial of a peer-led group-based health promotion intervention for parent carers of disabled children. Pilot Feasibility Stud. 2021 Jul 23;7:144. doi: 10.1186/s40814-021-00881-5. eCollection 2021.
PMID: 34301334DERIVED
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MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Chris Morris, DPhil
University of Exeter
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- PREVENTION
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
October 10, 2018
First Posted
October 15, 2018
Study Start
October 29, 2018
Primary Completion
February 4, 2020
Study Completion
February 4, 2020
Last Updated
September 16, 2020
Record last verified: 2020-09