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NCT Number: NCT03216655

Individual vs Cohort Long Distance Advising for Mental Care for Congenital Cataract Guardians

Nowadays, doctors put mental health at a prior place and pay more attention to the psychological problems of ill kids' parents. In our research, we try to find a new modern and efficient psychological counseling mode to improve the mentality of parents and relieve their anxiety and depression. We divide guardians of parents into two groups .One group is given the traditional follow-up by regular phone call every month. The other is in a wechat group. A doctor send the useful information about kids care and answer questions of parents at regular time every month. The self-rating anxiety scale (SAS) and self-rating depression scale (SDS) scores of parents are marked before and after the long follow up.

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Key information

Conditions

Cataract Anxiety Disorders Eye Diseases Lens Diseases Mental Disorders

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University

Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510000, China

About this study

Congenital cataract (CC) is the leading cause of reversible blindness during childhood, which appears at birth or during the first decade of life. Nowadays, doctors put mental health at a prior place and pay more attention to the psychological problems of ill kids' parents. In our research, we try to find a new modern and efficient psychological counseling mode to improve the mentality of parents and relieve their anxiety and depression. We divide guardians of parents into two groups .One group is given the traditional follow-up by regular phone call every month. The other is in a wechat group. A doctor send the useful information about kids care and answer questions of parents at regular time every month. The self-rating anxiety scale (SAS) and self-rating depression scale (SDS) scores of parents are marked before and after the long follow up.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

the guardians of kids who had a surgery for congenital cataract recently

Exclusion criteria

have other major life hit was diagnosed of anxiety and depression before

Treatment and study plan

phone call

Other

Investigators give a regular follow-up to participants: phone call monthly

wechat group

Other

Investigators give a regular follow-up to participants: wechat follow up. Investigators send useful information and answer their questions monthly.

Primary outcomes

  1. similar effect

    Time frame: baseline

    the SAS and SDS level are same in two groups

  2. efficient effect

    Time frame: baseline

    the SAS and SDS level are higher in traditional group

  3. invalid effect

    Time frame: baseline

    the SAS and SDS level are lower in traditional group

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Sun Yat-sen University

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Comparison of Individual and Cohort Long Distance Advising for Mental Care for Congenital Cataract Guardians

Important dates

Study start
2017
Primary completion
2017
Study completion
2018
First posted
Jul 13, 2017
Registry last updated
Apr 14, 2020

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