A Community-based Resilience Group Psychotherapy for Only-child Loss Parents in China

NCT05410119 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: Resilience Group Psychotherapy
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 80
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Two communities in Changsha was selected, where principle investigators' institution located, to recruit 80 participants into intervention group and control group. Resilience therapy group was intervened by a psychotherapy developed by the researchers, which lasts 8 weeks. The themes of each week are start-up, mutual help, trust in yourself, thanksgiving feedback, care for yourself, emotional management, end-up. Measurement was conducted before the intervention, immediately after intervention, 3-month after intervention, and 12-month after intervention. A questionnaire was used during each measurement, including several scales in it, including resilience and depression.The saliva test of Dehydroepiandrosterone was also done in each measurement.

Conditions

Depression

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Change of resilience

  A kind of ability to bounce back from adversity measured by Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale, with higher score reflecting higher level of resilience, ranging from 0-100.

  Change from before intervention, immediately after intervention,3-month after intervention, to 12-month after intervention

• Change of depression

  Depressive mood in recent two weeks measured by Zung Self-rated Depression Scale, with higher score reflecting higher level of depression, ranging from 0-80.

  Change from before intervention, immediately after intervention,3-month after intervention, to 12-month after intervention.

Secondary Outcomes (5)

• Change of subjective well-being

  Change from before intervention, immediately after intervention,3-month after intervention, to 12-month after intervention.

• Change of social avoidance

  Change from before intervention, immediately after intervention,3-month after intervention, to 12-month after intervention.

• Change of sleeping quality

  Change from before intervention, immediately after intervention,3-month after intervention, to 12-month after intervention.

• Change of post traumatic growth

  Change from before intervention, immediately after intervention,3-month after intervention, to 12-month after intervention.

• Change of concentration of dehydroepiandrosterone in saliva

  Change from before intervention, immediately after intervention,3-month after intervention, to 12-month after intervention.

Study Arms (2)

Resilience group

EXPERIMENTAL

Behavioral: 8-week Resilience Group Psychotherapy

Controlled group

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Other: Usual care

Interventions

8-week Resilience Group Psychotherapy BEHAVIORAL

Resilience Group Psychotherapy was intervened by a psychotherapy developed by the researchers. The resilience promotion therapy lasts 8 weeks, and also has a group intervention in each week. The themes of each week are start-up, mutual help, trust in yourself, thanksgiving feedback, care for yourself, emotional management, end-up.

Resilience group

Usual care OTHER

Usual care means treating as usual, such as regular home visit.

Controlled group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 49 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• had only one child but now passed away;
• failed to have another children;
• volunteered to participate;
• the score of resilience was under 72 points indicating a lower or middle level

You may not qualify if:

• in the acute bereavement period (\<6 months);
• unable to participate in activities due to severe physical illness;
• receiving drug treatment for mental illness;
• receiving other psychological therapy

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Central South University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Central South University

Changsha, Hunan, 410013, China

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Depression

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavioral Symptoms; Behavior

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Lecturer

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 27, 2022
• First Posted: June 8, 2022
• Study Start: November 1, 2017
• Primary Completion: January 30, 2018
• Study Completion: January 30, 2019
• Last Updated: June 8, 2022

Record last verified: 2022-06

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

CN (1)