Training for Parents of Children with Newly Diagnosed Cancer: a Randomised Controlled Trial

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

NL-OMON

Registry ID

NL-OMON28398

Enrollment

300

Registered

2007-04-12

Start date

2006-10-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-02-28

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Conditions

pediatric cancer, training for parents, disstress, parenting stress, psycho-social intervention kinderoncologie, training voor ouders, algemene distress, ouderlijke stress, psycho-sociale interventie

Interventions

Problem Solving Skills Training for parents based on Problem Solving Therapy is a training program which incorporates cognitive behavioural principles facilitating coping in stressful situations. Pare

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Parents of children with newly diagnosed cancer who can speak, read and write the Dutch language

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Parents of children with newly diagnosed AML/Non Hodgkin Lymfoma and Parents who are not able to speak, read and write the Dutch language

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
We expect a decrease in the parents' general distress and parenting stress in the intervention group. This willl be measured by the Profile of Mood States, which measures among others depression, tension and fatigue; Parenting Stress Index-short form which measures the level of stress in the parent-child dyad. Measure moments: T0 approximately 5 weeks after diagnoses, T1 six months after diagnoses, T2 one year after diagnoses, T3 two year after diagnoses.	—

Measure

Time frame

We expect a decrease in the parents' general distress and parenting stress in the intervention group. This willl be measured by the Profile of Mood States, which measures among others depression, tension and fatigue; Parenting Stress Index-short form which measures the level of stress in the parent-child dyad. Measure moments: T0 approximately 5 weeks after diagnoses, T1 six months after diagnoses, T2 one year after diagnoses, T3 two year after diagnoses.

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
We expect a decrease in the problems of child behaviour and an increase in quality of life in the intervention group. This will be measured by the Impact of Family Scale, which is a measure of the impact of chronic illness on a family; the Dutch version of the Child Behaviour Checklist, is a proxy measure of behavioural and emotional problems in childeren; the Child Health Questionnaire which is measure of the child's health status. Measure moments: T0 approximately 5 weeks after diagnoses, T1 six months after diagnoses, T2 one year after diagnoses, T3 two year after diagnoses.	—

Measure

Time frame

We expect a decrease in the problems of child behaviour and an increase in quality of life in the intervention group. This will be measured by the Impact of Family Scale, which is a measure of the impact of chronic illness on a family; the Dutch version of the Child Behaviour Checklist, is a proxy measure of behavioural and emotional problems in childeren; the Child Health Questionnaire which is measure of the child's health status. Measure moments: T0 approximately 5 weeks after diagnoses, T1 six months after diagnoses, T2 one year after diagnoses, T3 two year after diagnoses.

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Contacts

Public ContactCorry Hoed-Heerschop, van den

Erasmus MC Sophia, room Sb 2607 Postbus 2060

c.vandenhoed@erasmusmc.nl+31 10 463 65 87

Outcome results

None listed

Source: NL-OMON (via WHO ICTRP)