A Community-based Resilience Group Psychotherapy for Only-child Loss Parents in China

NCT ID: NCT05410119

Last Updated: 2022-06-08

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 80 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2017-11-01
• Study Completion Date: 2019-01-30

Brief Summary

Two communities in Changsha was selected, where principle investigators' institution located, to recruit 80 participants into intervention group and control group. Resilience therapy group was intervened by a psychotherapy developed by the researchers, which lasts 8 weeks. The themes of each week are start-up, mutual help, trust in yourself, thanksgiving feedback, care for yourself, emotional management, end-up. Measurement was conducted before the intervention, immediately after intervention, 3-month after intervention, and 12-month after intervention. A questionnaire was used during each measurement, including several scales in it, including resilience and depression.The saliva test of Dehydroepiandrosterone was also done in each measurement.

Conditions

Depression

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: TREATMENT
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

Resilience group

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

8-week Resilience Group Psychotherapy

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Resilience Group Psychotherapy was intervened by a psychotherapy developed by the researchers. The resilience promotion therapy lasts 8 weeks, and also has a group intervention in each week. The themes of each week are start-up, mutual help, trust in yourself, thanksgiving feedback, care for yourself, emotional management, end-up.

Controlled group

Group Type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Usual care

Intervention Type: OTHER

Usual care means treating as usual, such as regular home visit.

Interventions

8-week Resilience Group Psychotherapy

Resilience Group Psychotherapy was intervened by a psychotherapy developed by the researchers. The resilience promotion therapy lasts 8 weeks, and also has a group intervention in each week. The themes of each week are start-up, mutual help, trust in yourself, thanksgiving feedback, care for yourself, emotional management, end-up.

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Usual care

Usual care means treating as usual, such as regular home visit.

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

1. had only one child but now passed away;

2. failed to have another children;

3. volunteered to participate;

4. the score of resilience was under 72 points indicating a lower or middle level

Exclusion Criteria

1. in the acute bereavement period (<6 months);

2. unable to participate in activities due to severe physical illness;

3. receiving drug treatment for mental illness;

4. receiving other psychological therapy

• Minimum Eligible Age: 49 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Central South University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Anni Wang

Lecturer

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

Central South University

Changsha, Hunan, China

Countries

China

Provided Documents

Document Type: Study Protocol and Statistical Analysis Plan

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Other Identifiers

Resilience Group Psychotherapy

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id