Parental Burnout Interventions

NCT07011641 | Completed DMC

• 2 other identifiers: PBA2021CONSENT NO. 27/2021
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 60
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This interventional, retrospective study evaluated the effectiveness of online therapeutic interventions based on basic principles of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) in reducing parental burnout. A total of 60 participants took part in the study conducted entirely online between June 2021 and September 2022. The primary objective was to determine whether a structured intervention, designed specifically for this project, could significantly reduce the levels of burnout experienced by parents. The interventions were delivered remotely and did not involve any pharmacological treatment. The study was conducted after obtaining ethical approval and is being registered retrospectively to ensure transparency and research accessibility.

Conditions

Parental Burnout

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Change in Parental Burnout as measured by the Parental Burnout Assessment (PBA)

  Change in total scores on the Parental Burnout Assessment (PBA) from baseline to the end of the 8-week online intervention. Higher scores reflect greater parental burnout. The scale includes emotional exhaustion, contrast with previous parental self, emotional distancing, and feelings of being fed up.

  From baseline to month 6 (end of intervention)

Study Arms (2)

Control group

NO INTERVENTION

Intervention group

EXPERIMENTAL

Behavioral: Structured Online CBT Program

Interventions

Structured Online CBT Program BEHAVIORAL

The interventions consisted of eight weekly group sessions (1.5-2 hours each), with each session addressing a specific theme identified through literature as closely related to parental burnout. The sequential themes were the social pressure on parenting, the dynamic balance of parental stressors and resources, parental perfectionism, personal emotional competencies, parent-child relationship quality, co-parenting quality, help seeking, with a last session focused on relapse prevention.

Intervention group

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

• Adult (18 years or older)
• Has at least one child currently living at home
• Reports experiencing symptoms of parental burnout
• Willing and motivated to participate in an online therapeutic intervention
• Has access to a device with internet connectivity

You may not qualify if:

• Current diagnosis of a severe psychiatric disorder (e.g., psychosis, bipolar disorder)
• Currently receiving psychological therapy targeting parental burnout
• Inability to understand and communicate in the language of the intervention
• No access to stable internet or a suitable device
• Participation in another clinical trial during the study period

Sponsors & Collaborators

• The Maria Grzegorzewska University, Warsaw: lead

Study Sites (1)

The Maria Grzegorzewska University in Warsaw

Warsaw, Poland, 02-353, Poland

Location

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: PhD

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 31, 2025
• First Posted: June 9, 2025
• Study Start: June 1, 2021
• Primary Completion: September 30, 2022
• Study Completion: September 30, 2022
• Last Updated: June 15, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-05

Locations

PL (1)