Resilience Training Intervention: Its Effect on Parental Acceptance/Rejection and Burden of Children With Down Syndrome

NCT07306923 | Not Yet Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: 24.03.250
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 50
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This research will test whether a resilience training program can help parents of children with Down syndrome feel more accepting of their child and experience less caregiving burden. Parents who care for a child with Down syndrome often face stress and emotional challenges. Building psychological resilience-the ability to adapt and recover from stress-may improve how parents cope and relate to their children. The study will include about 50 parents of children with Down syndrome. Participants will be randomly assigned to one of two groups: Experimental group: Receives the resilience training program. Control group: Receives usual care. Study phases Before the program: Parents complete questionnaires that measure their resilience, their acceptance or rejection of their child, and their caregiving burden. During the program: Parents in the experimental group attend a structured resilience training program based on their expressed needs. After the program: The same questionnaires are repeated immediately after the program and again at a follow-up to see if any changes last. The research hypothesis is that parents who take part in the resilience training will show higher acceptance, lower rejection, and reduced caregiving burden compared with parents who receive usual care. This study will provide evidence on whether resilience training is a helpful, practical, and safe way to support families raising a child with Down syndrome.

Conditions

Down Syndrome

Keywords

resilience training; parental acceptance; parental burden; caregiver stress; behavioral intervention; psychological resilience; parental rejection

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Parental Acceptance-Rejection scale

  Mean change in parental acceptance-rejection score of parents of children with Down syndrome, measured using the Parental Acceptance-Rejection Questionnaire (PARQ) at baseline, immediately post-intervention, and 1-month follow-up.

  Baseline (pre-intervention), immediately post-intervention, and 1-month follow-up

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• Change in Caregiver Burden Score

  Baseline, immediately post-intervention, and 1-month follow-up

• Change in Maternal Resilience

  Baseline, post-intervention, 1-month follow-up

Study Arms (2)

Resilience Training Intervention (experimental)

EXPERIMENTAL

Resilience Training Intervention

Behavioral: resilience training intervention

Usual Care (Control)

NO INTERVENTION

Usual Care

Interventions

resilience training intervention BEHAVIORAL

A structured resilience training program delivered to parents of children with Down syndrome. The program consists of sessions designed to improve psychological resilience, enhance parental acceptance, and reduce caregiving burden. Training methods may include group discussions, skill-building exercises, and home practice tasks.

Resilience Training Intervention (experimental)

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

• Biological parent (mother or father) of a child (birth to 3 years old) diagnosed with Down syndrome.
• Age 18 years or older.
• Able to read and understand the study questionnaires and provide informed consent.
• Willing to attend all resilience training sessions (for the experimental group).
• parents who are not responsible for caring of any other patients in the family

You may not qualify if:

• Presence of severe mental illness (e.g., psychosis) or cognitive impairment that would hinder participation.
• Current enrollment in another structured psychological or parenting program aimed at resilience or acceptance.
• Any acute medical condition preventing attendance of the sessions.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Ain Shams University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Medical Research Centre of Excellence which is affiliated to National Research Centre (NRC).

Cairo, Cairo Governorate, 11566, Egypt

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Down Syndrome; Caregiver Burden

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Intellectual Disability; Neurobehavioral Manifestations; Neurologic Manifestations; Nervous System Diseases; Abnormalities, Multiple; Congenital Abnormalities; Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities; Chromosome Disorders; Genetic Diseases, Inborn; Stress, Psychological; Behavioral Symptoms; Behavior

Central Study Contacts

Fatma Mohammed Ibrahim Morsy, assistant professor

CONTACT

+201144500853; dr.fatma.ibrahim@nursing.asu.edu.eg

Study Design

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

Model Details: Two-arm, non-randomized, parallel-group design comparing resilience training with usual care.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: December 14, 2025
• First Posted: December 29, 2025
• Study Start: December 1, 2025
• Primary Completion: March 1, 2026
• Study Completion: April 1, 2026
• Last Updated: December 29, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-09

Locations

EG (1)