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NCT Number: NCT00194584

Childhood Chronic Illness: An Educational Program for Parents of Children With On-Going Health Care Needs

The long-term goal of this research is to strengthen parents' abilities to manage the complexities of childhood chronic illness. To achieve this goal, the team of parents, health care professionals, and researchers proposes the following specific aim:

* Develop, implement, and test a unique psycho-educational program, Living with Childhood Chronic Illness (the Program), for effectiveness with parents of children who have chronic illnesses.

The investigators propose the following hypotheses:

At both 6 and 12 month follow-up points, parents taking part in the intervention, in contrast to control parents, will have:

1. Greater perceived self-efficacy regarding their ability to manage the child's chronic condition; 2. Greater parental ability to involve their child in shared management activities; 3. Greater parental ability to cope at 6 and 12 months following the end of the intervention; 4. Greater emotional health; and 5. Greater parental perceived family quality of life.

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Key information

Conditions

Chronic Illness Chronic Disease Disease Attributes Pathologic Processes Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

About this study

Parents will enroll in the study by contacting the study number: 206-987-1000 or by sending an email message to [email protected]. They will complete a survey taking no more than 60 minutes. Parents will then be randomized to either take the class immediately or be in the control group which can take the class in 12 months. At the end of 6 and 12 months all the participants again take the survey.

Classes are 7 weeks in length, 2 hours each and are offered at various locations throughout the Greater Seattle area.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Child 2-11 years of age, with diagnosed chronic illness
  • Parent at least 18 years of age, able to speak and read English at 4th grade level and able to attend a 7 week two-hour class program

Exclusion criteria

  • Child in active hospice treatment

Treatment and study plan

7 week Building on Family Strengths Program

Behavioral

Parents in intervention group attend a 2 hr class for seven weeks. These classes provide information, time for discussion and creation of an action plan for the parent to complete in the intervening week.

Primary outcomes

  1. depressive symptoms

    Time frame: 6, and 12 months

Secondary outcomes

  1. self-efficacy

    Time frame: 6 and 12 months

  2. parent-child shared management

    Time frame: 6, and 12 months

  3. coping

    Time frame: 6, and 12 months

  4. quality of life

    Time frame: 6, and 12 months

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Washington

Other

Collaborators

  • Seattle Children's Hospital

Registry information

Official study title

Building on Family Strengths: An Educational Program for Parents of Children With On-Going Health Care Needs

Important dates

Study start
2004
Study completion
2007
First posted
Sep 19, 2005
Registry last updated
Sep 29, 2008

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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