Effectiveness of Symptom Management Application on Parental Care Ability of Children With Tourette Syndrome

Sponsor
National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences
Study ID
NCT06613126
Status
Recruiting
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Conditions

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
20 Years - 60 Years
Healthy Volunteers
Accepted

Interventions

  • Symptom Management APP group — BEHAVIORAL
    Based on symptom management theory and the relevant literature, the researcher designed a symptom management APP. The APP includes a symptom recording system, symptom management skills, and Tourette Syndrome knowledge information to facilitate parents' and children's joint learning.
  • health education instructions group — OTHER
    To receive outpatient verbal and paper health education guidance from healthcare providers.

Study Details

This study developed a Tourette Syndrome (TS) symptom management application (APP) to improve the care needs, sleep quality, anxiety, quality of life, and parenting relationship of parents of children with Tourette Syndrome.

Key Dates

Start date
Sep 25, 2024
Status verified
Sep 2024
Primary completion
Jul 31, 2025
Completion
Jul 31, 2026

Study Design

Enrollment
180 participants (estimated)
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Arms

  • Experimental: symptom management APP group
    The experimental group(parents of children with TS between 6 and 12 years old) received TS symptom management APP intervention for four weeks. The experimental group recorded the patterns and treatments of tics at least twice a week and completed relevant readings on TS care information during these four weeks.
  • Active Comparator: Health education instructions group
    The control group(parents of children with TS between 6 and 12 years old) continued to receive outpatient verbal and paper health education guidance from healthcare providers.

Primary Outcome Measure

Care needs scale for parents of children with Tourette Syndrome (CNS-PCTS) [ Time Frame: Change from baseline degree of CNS-PCTS after intervention, 1 month and 3 months. ]

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