Mindfulness for Mothers of Children With Disabilities

NCT05620368 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 01/2021
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 24
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 3

Brief Summary

The main objective of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of an eight-week mindfulness-based teleintervention in improving quality of life, parental burnout, self-compassion, and stress level in mothers of children with disabilities.

Conditions

Parental Burnout; Caregiver Burnout

Keywords

parental burnout; meditation; mindfulness; self-compassion; stress level; parents of children with disability; autism; quality of life

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Families in Early Intervention Quality of Life (FEIQoL)

  Families in Early Intervention Quality of Life (FEIQoL) questionnaire will be used for assessing the quality of life. Participants answer 40 items using a five-point Likert scale (1, 'poor' to 5, 'excellent') in the aspects of family life (24 items), and child's functioning (16 items).

  15 minutes

Secondary Outcomes (4)

• Parental Burnout Measure (PBM-12)

  7 minutes

• Self-Compassion Scale (SCS)

  7 minutes

• Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10)

  7 minutes

• Ego Resilience Scale (ER89)

  7 minutes

Study Arms (2)

Mindfulness-based teleintervention

EXPERIMENTAL

8-week Mindfulness and Compassionate Living Course (MCLC). The course will be held online (using the Zoom platform) with weekly sessions lasting 2.5 hours each, as well as a day of silent practice (mini-retreat of 4 hours).

Behavioral: Mindfulness and Compassionate Living Course (MCLC)

Usual care intervention

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

The facility provides psychological support for parents as needed and at the request of the parent. Support includes individual support of a psychologist (1h / week), consultation with a teacher (special pedagogue and early school education teacher, 1h / week), individual consultation with observation of a child with a Venetian mirror (1h / week).

Behavioral: Usual care intervention

Interventions

Mindfulness and Compassionate Living Course (MCLC) BEHAVIORAL

The course will be held online (using the Zoom platform) with weekly sessions lasting 2.5 hours each, as well as a day of silent practice (mini-retreat of 4 hours) between sessions 6 and 7. On the structural level, every course session consists of four elements: (1) an educational input, (2) mindfulness and compassion exercises (eg, sitting meditation, body scan, mindful walking, self-compassion break), (3) a reflection of one's practice (inquiry), (4) and home assignments.

Mindfulness-based teleintervention

Usual care intervention BEHAVIORAL

If necessary, psychological support is organized at the request of the parent. Support includes individual support of a psychologist (1h / week), consultation with a teacher (special pedagogue and early school education teacher, 1h / week), individual consultation with observation of a child with a Venetian mirror (1h / week).

Usual care intervention

Eligibility Criteria

• Sex: female
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• mother of childern with disabilities

You may not qualify if:

• substance abuse;
• participation in another therapeutic project or individual psychotherapy;
• antidepressant treatment.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Wroclaw University of Health and Sport Sciences: lead
• University of Silesia in Katowice: collaborator
• Jan Dlugosz University in Czestochowa: collaborator

Study Sites (3)

Wroclaw University of Health and Sport Sciences

Wroclaw, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, 51-612, Poland

Location

Jan Dlugosz University in Czestochowa

Częstochowa, Upper Silesia, 42-200, Poland

Location

University of Silesia in Katowice

Katowice, Upper Silesi, 40-007, Poland

Location

Related Publications (16)

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MeSH Terms

Conditions

Caregiver Burden; Autistic Disorder

Interventions

Mindfulness

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Stress, Psychological; Behavioral Symptoms; Behavior; Autism Spectrum Disorder; Child Development Disorders, Pervasive; Neurodevelopmental Disorders; Mental Disorders

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; Behavior Therapy; Psychotherapy; Behavioral Disciplines and Activities

Study Officials

• Małgorzata Sekułowicz, Professor

  Wroclaw University of Health and Sport Sciences

  STUDY CHAIR

• Krystyna Boroń-Krupińska, PhD

  Wroclaw University of Health and Sport Sciences

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

• Sylwia Wrona, PhD

  University of Silesia in Katowice

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal Investigator

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: November 9, 2022
• First Posted: November 17, 2022
• Study Start: October 1, 2021
• Primary Completion: January 30, 2023
• Study Completion: February 28, 2023
• Last Updated: March 20, 2023

Record last verified: 2022-12

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

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