Empowering Parental Caregivers

NCT06173700 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 2023/04/8
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 5
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The goal of this clinical trial was to learn about the feasibility and pilot outcome measures in caregivers of children with spinal cord injury who completed a 7-week problem-solving training web-based group. The main question it aims to answer is: What is the feasibility of a seven-week, occupational therapist-facilitated, web-based support group with problem-solving training for parental caregivers of children with SCI? Participants participated 1 time a week for seven weeks in a web-based group group:

• learning about the FOCUS problem-solving model
• applying positive coping and problem-solving strategies to current issues.

Conditions

Caregivers

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• Brief COPE

  The Brief COPE is a 28-item self-report measure that determines the participants' styles of coping (Carver,1997).

  Before the group began, 7 weeks after start of group

• Caregiver Self-Assessment Questionnaire

  The Caregiver Self-Assessment Questionnaire is a brief, 18-question self-assessment that asks respondents to consider the impact of caregiving on their stress levels, physical body, and mental health (American Society for Geriatrics, 2015).

  Before the group began 7 weeks after start of group

• Knowledge Check

  The Knowledge Check was a measure developed by the research team with guidance from Obst and Porter's guide for school personnel (n.d.). The research team generated the items around three themes: general SCI knowledge, FOCUS problem-solving skills, and coping knowledge.

  Before the group began 7 weeks after start of group

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• Attendance

  across the 7 weeks of the group

• Client Satisfaction Questionnaire-8 (CSQ-8)

  at the end of the 7 weeks

Study Arms (1)

Single Group Intervention

EXPERIMENTAL

7-week web-based group with problem solving training

Behavioral: web-based group problem solving and coping training

Interventions

web-based group problem solving and coping training BEHAVIORAL

The group included one-hour, weekly Zoom sessions, that were facilitated by an occupational therapy doctoral candidate (first author) for 7 consecutive weeks. During the first session, the candidate explained adaptive and maladaptive coping strategies and asked each participant to identify one adaptive coping strategy that they currently use and will continue to use in the future. The candidate then explained the FOCUS problem-solving approach. For each session afterward, the candidate presented a topic-related scenario for parents to identify an effective solution using the FOCUS steps (APA, 2011). Parent-chosen topics included recreation, assistive technology, motivating and advocating, physical activity, skin integrity, and adaptive fashion. The general process of the meetings is presented in Figure 1. After every meeting the candidate sent out a summary of resources that were discussed during the meeting, ultimately putting them all together in an "Empowering Caregiver Guide."

Single Group Intervention

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

• one must be a parent or guardian of a child with a spinal cord injury or disorder, be that child's primary caregiver, and be 18 years or older.

You may not qualify if:

• None

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Duquesne University: lead

Study Sites (1)

United Spinal Association

Washington D.C., District of Columbia, 20010, United States

Location

Study Officials

• Elena Donoso Brown, PhD

  Duquesne University

  STUDY CHAIR

• Elena Martino, BS

  Duquesne University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: November 30, 2023
• First Posted: December 18, 2023
• Study Start: June 6, 2023
• Primary Completion: July 25, 2023
• Study Completion: August 9, 2023
• Last Updated: December 18, 2023

Record last verified: 2023-11

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)