Families of Youth with Developmental Disabilities: a Theory-Based Intervention

Part of paid clinical trials in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

Sponsor
University of Notre Dame
Study ID
NCT03495440
Status
Recruiting
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Conditions

  • Communication
  • Family Conflict
  • Marital Conflict

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
N/A - N/A
Healthy Volunteers
Accepted

Interventions

  • Center Sessions — BEHAVIORAL
    Program to support relationships and communication between parents and typically developing adolescent siblings of individuals with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities.
  • At-home — BEHAVIORAL
    Self-study resources paired with regular contact with study personnel.

Study Details

This study is designed to evaluate a preventive intervention program designed to support families (parents and typically developing adolescent siblings) that include a child with an intellectual and/or developmental disability. Participant families will be randomly assigned to either the treatment condition, in which they will receive psychoeducation and communication coaching over a four-week period, or the control condition, in which they will receive self-study materials. All subjects will participate in a pre-test assessment and three post-test assessments over the course of the year.

Key Dates

Start date
Aug 4, 2017
Status verified
Nov 2024
Primary completion
Dec 31, 2024
Completion
Dec 31, 2024

Study Design

Enrollment
150 participants (estimated)
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT

Arms

  • Experimental: Center Sessions
    Treatment condition in which participants receive psychoeducation and communication coaching.
  • Active Comparator: At-home
    Active, self-study control condition in which participants receive regular communication with study personnel and self-study materials to review on their own.

Primary Outcome Measure

Change in marital satisfaction -- Short Marital Adjustment Scale (SMAT) [ Time Frame: 1 year ]

Central Contacts

Locations (2)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
Wm. J. Shaw Center for Children and FamiliesFort WayneIndiana46814
Kathleen N Bergman, PhD
[email protected]
574-631-0956
Wm. J. Shaw Center for Children and FamiliesSouth BendIndiana46814
Kathleen N Bergman, PhD
[email protected]
574-631-0956
E. M Cummings, PhD
[email protected]
574-631-4947

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