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NCT Number: NCT06173700

Empowering Parental Caregivers

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.

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Key information

Conditions

Caregivers

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

United Spinal Association

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

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

  • 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.

Exclusion criteria

  • None

Treatment and study plan

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."

Primary outcomes

  1. Brief COPE

    Time frame: Before the group began, 7 weeks after start of group

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

  2. Caregiver Self-Assessment Questionnaire

    Time frame: Before the group began 7 weeks after start of group

    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).

  3. Knowledge Check

    Time frame: Before the group began 7 weeks after start of group

    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.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Attendance

    Time frame: across the 7 weeks of the group

    number of sessions attended

  2. Client Satisfaction Questionnaire-8 (CSQ-8)

    Time frame: at the end of the 7 weeks

    The CSQ-8 is an eight-item standardized questionnaire that aims to understand the participants' general satisfaction with the sessions, developed by Attkisson & Greenfield (2004). It is a highly effective tool to measure client satisfaction with program contents and has high internal consistency (Attkisson & Greenfield, 2004).

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Duquesne University

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Empowering Parental Caregivers: A Virtual Support Group With Problem Solving Training for Parents/Guardians of Children With SCI/D

Important dates

Study start
2023
Primary completion
2023
Study completion
2023
First posted
Dec 18, 2023
Registry last updated
Dec 18, 2023

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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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