The Grandmother Study: Grandmother Initiatives in Family Transformation

NCT ID: NCT03263923

Last Updated: 2022-11-08

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

346 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2017-08-01

Study Completion Date

2021-12-01

Brief Summary

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CWRU Research Study: Looking for grandmothers living with grandchildren, 18 years of age or younger, to take part in a study to compare methods of dealing with the stress of caregiving to grandchildren. Participants need to have daily access to a computer, complete four surveys online, and be willing to write in a journal every day for a month. Participants will be compensated for their time.

Detailed Description

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This is a randomized clinical trial that will compare two methods of dealing with stress of grandparent caregiving to grandchildren.

Conditions

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Women Grandmother

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Randomized controlled clinical trial
Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Participants
Participants randomly assigned to groups

Study Groups

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Arm 1: Cognitive behavioral skills training & 4 wks online journaling

Cognitive behavioral skills' training and 4 weeks of online journaling.

Participants receive cognitive behavioral skills training by online video, then participants must complete a 28 day online journal reflecting on the cognitive skills they used to handle various situations.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Cognitive behavioral intervention and journaling

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Cognitive behavioral skills training and 4 weeks of online journaling

Arm 2: Reflective journaling training & 4 wks online journaling

Reflective journaling training and 4 weeks of online journaling.

Participants watch a reflective journaling video and complete a 28 day journal using a different set of prompts to reflect on their days and describe how they handled various situations.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Reflective journaling

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Reflective journaling training and 4 weeks of online journaling

Training in reflective journaling and 4 weeks of online journaling

Interventions

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Cognitive behavioral intervention and journaling

Cognitive behavioral skills training and 4 weeks of online journaling

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Reflective journaling

Reflective journaling training and 4 weeks of online journaling

Training in reflective journaling and 4 weeks of online journaling

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Grandmother to one or more grandchildren (age 18 or younger) living in the same home (with or without parents)

Exclusion Criteria

1. Grandmothers to grandchildren who do not share their home
2. Not a grandmother
3. Not living in the United States.
Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Case Western Reserve University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Carol M. Musil

Principal Investigator

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Carol M Musil, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Case Western Reserve University

Locations

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CWRU

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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Wallace MK, Still CH, Jeanblanc AB, Musil CM. Successful and Cost-Effective Facebook Recruitment: Is It Possible? Results From a Longitudinal Randomized Clinical Trial in Grandmother Caregivers. Int J Aging Hum Dev. 2021 Dec;93(4):1031-1050. doi: 10.1177/0091415020987667. Epub 2021 Feb 17.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 33593072 (View on PubMed)

Tracy EM, Braxton R, Henrich C, Jeanblanc A, Wallace M, Burant CJ, Musil C. Grandmothers raising grandchildren: managing, balancing and maintaining family relationships. J Women Aging. 2022 Nov-Dec;34(6):757-772. doi: 10.1080/08952841.2021.1951114. Epub 2021 Jul 15.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 34265228 (View on PubMed)

Musil CM, Wallace MK, Jeanblanc AB, Toly VB, Zauszniewski JA, Burant CJ. Theoretical and Operational Consideration of Mindfulness, Resilience, and Resourcefulness. West J Nurs Res. 2021 Mar;43(3):210-218. doi: 10.1177/0193945920956684. Epub 2020 Sep 3.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 32880239 (View on PubMed)

Wallace MK, Jeanblanc AB, Musil CM. Incidental findings: A practical protocol for reporting elevated depressive symptoms in behavioral health research. Arch Psychiatr Nurs. 2020 Jun;34(3):96-99. doi: 10.1016/j.apnu.2020.04.005. Epub 2020 Apr 13.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 32513473 (View on PubMed)

Dolbin-MacNab ML, Jeanblanc AB, Musil CM, Infurna FJ, Smith GC. Supporting grandchildren's remote instruction during COVID-19: Experiences of custodial grandmothers. Psychol Sch. 2022 Apr 29:10.1002/pits.22714. doi: 10.1002/pits.22714. Online ahead of print.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 35572175 (View on PubMed)

Provided Documents

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Document Type: Study Protocol and Statistical Analysis Plan

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Other Identifiers

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R01NR015999

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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