Exploring the Effectiveness of Online Self-help for Parents of Children With Food Allergies

NCT ID: NCT03529747

Last Updated: 2020-08-21

Study Results

Results pending

The study team has not published outcome measurements, participant flow, or safety data for this trial yet. Check back later for updates.

Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

205 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2018-09-07

Study Completion Date

2019-02-04

Brief Summary

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This study aims to conduct an initial evaluation of whether online self-help can improve the quality of life of parents of children with food allergies.

Detailed Description

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This study is a pilot randomised controlled trial (RCT) comparing online self-help for parents of children with food allergies with a wait-list control. A battery of self-report measures will be administered online at baseline (week 0), post-intervention (week 4) and at follow-up (week 8).

Conditions

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The Well Being of Parents of Children With Food Allergies

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Online self-help

A website providing information and psycho-education aimed at parents and carers of children with food allergies.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Online self-help

Intervention Type OTHER

As detailed in experimental arm description.

Wait list control

A waiting list control group, who will receive access to the online self-help once the RCT is complete.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Online self-help

As detailed in experimental arm description.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Being a parent of at least one child (under the age of 18) who has a food allergy.
* Adequate understanding of written English.

Exclusion Criteria

* Having consulted on the design of the self-help website.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Brighton & Sussex Medical School

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Canterbury Christ Church University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Naomi Sugunasingha, BSc, PGCert

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Canterbury Christ Church University

Fergal Jones, PhD, PsychD

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Canterbury Christ Church University

Christina Jones, PhD

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Brighton & Sussex Medical School

Locations

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Salomons Centre for Applied Psychology, Canterbury Christ Church University

Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent, United Kingdom

Site Status

Countries

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United Kingdom

Other Identifiers

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NaomiSugunasinghaMRP2017

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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