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NCT Number: NCT05410119

A Community-based Resilience Group Psychotherapy for Only-child Loss Parents in China

Two communities in Changsha was selected, where principle investigators' institution located, to recruit 80 participants into intervention group and control group. Resilience therapy group was intervened by a psychotherapy developed by the researchers, which lasts 8 weeks. The themes of each week are start-up, mutual help, trust in yourself, thanksgiving feedback, care for yourself, emotional management, end-up. Measurement was conducted before the intervention, immediately after intervention, 3-month after intervention, and 12-month after intervention. A questionnaire was used during each measurement, including several scales in it, including resilience and depression.The saliva test of Dehydroepiandrosterone was also done in each measurement.

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Key information

Conditions

Depression Behavior Behavioral Symptoms

Age range

49 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Central South University

Changsha, Hunan, 410013, China

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • had only one child but now passed away;
  • failed to have another children;
  • volunteered to participate;
  • the score of resilience was under 72 points indicating a lower or middle level

Exclusion criteria

  • in the acute bereavement period (<6 months);
  • unable to participate in activities due to severe physical illness;
  • receiving drug treatment for mental illness;
  • receiving other psychological therapy

Treatment and study plan

8-week Resilience Group Psychotherapy

Behavioral

Resilience Group Psychotherapy was intervened by a psychotherapy developed by the researchers. The resilience promotion therapy lasts 8 weeks, and also has a group intervention in each week. The themes of each week are start-up, mutual help, trust in yourself, thanksgiving feedback, care for yourself, emotional management, end-up.

Usual Care

Other

Usual care means treating as usual, such as regular home visit.

Primary outcomes

  1. Change of resilience

    Time frame: Change from before intervention, immediately after intervention,3-month after intervention, to 12-month after intervention

    A kind of ability to bounce back from adversity measured by Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale, with higher score reflecting higher level of resilience, ranging from 0-100.

  2. Change of depression

    Time frame: Change from before intervention, immediately after intervention,3-month after intervention, to 12-month after intervention.

    Depressive mood in recent two weeks measured by Zung Self-rated Depression Scale, with higher score reflecting higher level of depression, ranging from 0-80.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Change of subjective well-being

    Time frame: Change from before intervention, immediately after intervention,3-month after intervention, to 12-month after intervention.

    A feeling of happiness measured by Campbell Index of well-being, with higher score reflecting higher subjective well-being, ranging from 1.1 to 14.7.

  2. Change of social avoidance

    Time frame: Change from before intervention, immediately after intervention,3-month after intervention, to 12-month after intervention.

    The phenomenon that a person is absent from normal social interaction with others measured by Social Avoidance and Distress Scale, with higher score reflecting higher social avoidance, ranging from 0 to 7.

  3. Change of sleeping quality

    Time frame: Change from before intervention, immediately after intervention,3-month after intervention, to 12-month after intervention.

    Sleep quality in recent month measured by Pittsburgh sleep quality index, with higher score reflecting bad quality, ranging from 0 to 23.

  4. Change of post traumatic growth

    Time frame: Change from before intervention, immediately after intervention,3-month after intervention, to 12-month after intervention.

    The positive growth after an adversity measured by Post Traumatic Growth Inventory, with higher score reflecting higher growth, ranging from 20 to 120.

  5. Change of concentration of dehydroepiandrosterone in saliva

    Time frame: Change from before intervention, immediately after intervention,3-month after intervention, to 12-month after intervention.

    A kind of hormone that reflects the person's psychological stress collected by saliva collection tube by chewing the sterile cotton strips for 60 seconds, with higher concentration reflecting higher dehydroepiandrosterone level. The unit is pg/ml.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Central South University

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Registry information

Official study title

An 8-week Resilience-based Community Group Intervention Program for Parents Who Have Lost an Only Child in China

Important dates

Study start
2017
Primary completion
2018
Study completion
2019
First posted
Jun 8, 2022
Registry last updated
Jun 8, 2022

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