Online Mindfulness-based Intervention on Parents of Children With Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

NCT05480423 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: ADHDparent
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 40
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This project apply curriculum of online programme materials and structure for mindful parenting and caregiving. It will include four modules (introductory mindfulness, mindful parenting, applying mindfulness in challenging moments, and advanced exercises for parents of children with special needs). Each module will include short psychoeducation videos and audio mindfulness exercises that can be used in various web-based or application-based platforms. A set of videos and audio exercises will be produced for the core program materials. One study of online mindful parenting program reported a low completion rate below 30%, showing the significance of weekly video or phone contact by professionals in program engagement. Although web-based or application-based mindfulness intervention have become popular, very limited effort has been developed for applying mindfulness in parenting and caregiving using technology. Only two published studies on online mindfulness-based intervention for parents are identified. Objectives of the study are: 1. Investigate the effects of online mindfulness-based intervention for parents of children with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. 2. Validate the protocol of the programme and explore the needs to make refinements of the programme based on the quantitative outcome and qualitative interview analyses

Conditions

Pilot Study

Keywords

ADHD; parent; Mindfulness-based intervention; Online

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Parental stress

  The Parenting Stress Index Short Form (PSI-SF) will be used to measure parental stress (Abidin, 1995; Lam, 1999). A total of 36 items covers three dimensions parental distress, parent-child dysfunctional interaction, and difficult child. Parents will rate the items on a 5-point Likert scale from strongly disagree (1) to strongly agree (5). Total score from 36 to 180. The higher the score, the higher the level of stress.

  Change from pre-intervention, to 1-month follow-up, and to 3-month follow-up

Secondary Outcomes (5)

• Parent Anxiety

  Change from pre-intervention, to 1-month follow-up, and to 3-month follow-up.

• Parent depression

  Change from pre-intervention, to 1-month follow-up, and to 3-month follow-up

• Family Functioning

  Change from pre-intervention, to 1-month follow-up, and to 3-month follow-up.

• Parent Quality of Sleep

  Change from pre-intervention, to 1-month follow-up, and to 3-month follow-up

• Child Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) symptomology

  Change from pre-intervention, to 1-month follow-up, and to 3-month follow-up.

Study Arms (2)

Online mindfulness-based intervention

EXPERIMENTAL

The online programme lasts for 28 days. Parents will receive the links of daily mini-lectures that introduced basic principles in mindfulness and mindful parenting, audio files of guided mindfulness practice, and exercises that facilitates parents to integrate mindfulness in their daily lives. The total time spent in each session will be around 15 to 20 minutes. Weekly meeting will be arranged with mindfulness instructor and participants.

Behavioral: Mindfulness-based intervention

Waitlist controlled group

NO INTERVENTION

Participants will be offered same intervention three months later

Interventions

Mindfulness-based intervention BEHAVIORAL

1\. Psychoeducation video on mindfulness and mindful parenting. 2. Audio files of mindfulness exercises including mindfulness of breath, body scan, mindful stretching, mindfulness of soles of the feet, befriending exercises. 3. Informal mindfulness exercises by applying mindfulness in daily lives

Online mindfulness-based intervention

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 70 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• parents whose children are between 6 and 18 years old and diagnosed with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
• parents can understand and speak Cantonese Chinese, and
• participants should be the primary caretaker of the children in the last one year

You may not qualify if:

• parents who were diagnosed with psychosis, developmental disabilities, or cognitive impairment, which may present difficulties in comprehending the content of the program,
• parents have had prior experience in any 8-week Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction/Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy or equivalent program.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• The Hong Kong Polytechnic University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Location

Related Publications (1)

• Lo HHM, Lam J, Zhang ZJ, Cheung M, Chan SKC, Wong EWY, Bogels SM, Chui WH. Effects of an online mindfulness-based program for parents of children with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder: a pilot, mixed methods study. Front Psychiatry. 2024 Apr 24;15:1376867. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1376867. eCollection 2024.

  PMID: 38807691 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Attention Deficit and Disruptive Behavior Disorders; Neurodevelopmental Disorders; Mental Disorders

Study Officials

• Herman Hay Ming Lo, PhD

  The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Model Details: randomized controlled trial

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: July 27, 2022
• First Posted: July 29, 2022
• Study Start: August 15, 2022
• Primary Completion: March 15, 2023
• Study Completion: March 15, 2023
• Last Updated: April 5, 2023

Record last verified: 2022-07

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

HK (1)