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Stronger Family Through Art Therapy: a Mixed Methods Programme Evaluation Study

NCT ID: NCT06732297

Last Updated: 2024-12-13

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

96 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2024-12-31

Study Completion Date

2025-12-31

Brief Summary

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The current research aims to evaluate the effectiveness and feasibility of the Strong Family Through Art Therapy (SFAT) programme, which was developed to improve the parent-child relationship in vulnerable families. The main questions it aims to answer are:

1. Is the programme effective in enhancing quality of life and family resilience among parents?
2. Is the programme effective in enhancing quality of life among children?
3. Is the programme feasible and acceptable for large scale implementation in Singapore?

Researchers will compare participants before and after they take the programme and compare participants who take the programme with participants with participants who have not yet taken the programme to see if the programme is effective in benefiting participants. Researchers will also invite participants to discuss together and interview art therapists to see if the programme is feasible and acceptable.

Participants will

1. Take the 10-week SFAT programme
2. Complete assessment survey for 3 times
3. Attend a focus group discussion

Detailed Description

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The current research aims to evaluate the effectiveness and feasibility of the Strong Family Through Art Therapy (SFAT) programme, which was developed to improve the parent-child relationship in vulnerable families. Service users of the SFAT programme will receive a progressive support from workshops, dyad art therapy, and an innovative art-based self-care tool developed with a multidisciplinary team to meet the needs of enhancing family communication and strengthening emotional bonding. The current research utilizes a pragmatic mixed method research paradigm to evaluate the programme. For the quantitative component, a single-site, open label, Waitlist Randomized Control Trial (RCT) design, comprising two arms: (i) treatment group and (ii) waitlist control group, will be adopted to evaluate the efficacy of the Strong Family Through Art Therapy (SFAT) for improving quality of life and family resilience among parents and children. For the qualitative component, an embedded qualitative focus group evaluation study with participants who complete the SFAT programme, together with analysis of intervention session evaluation forms completed by the RPS art therapists who conduct the SFAT programme, will be conducted to evaluate programme acceptability and feasibility. After signing the informed consent form, the recruited family(consisting of one parent and one to three children dyads) will be asked to complete a baseline assessment before randomization and the start of the SFAT programme \[T1\]. Treatment group participants will then undergo an 10-week SFAT programme conducted by the RPS clinical team, complete an immediate post-intervention assessment \[T2\], with a final follow-up assessment at 20-weeks \[T3\]. The waitlist control group will complete a pre-intervention assessment before start of the SFAT programme at 10-weeks \[T2\], then undergo the same 10-week SFAT programme conducted by the RPS clinical team and complete an immediate post-intervention assessment at 20-weeks \[T3\]. Moreover, selected participants will be invited to take part in an acceptability focus group study after T3 assessments. Post-session evaluation forms will also be completed by RPS art therapists after session completion. Figure 1 details the study procedures.

Conditions

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Vulnerable Families

Keywords

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Vulnerable families art therapy

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Blinding Strategy

TRIPLE

Participants Investigators Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Immediate Treatment Group

Participants in the immediate treatment group will undergo the intervention after baseline assessment and randomization. The intervention consists of 1.5-hour art-therapy sessions which happen every week for 10 weeks. The topics of intervention sessions include building rapport, emotional expression \& regulation, self-care, communication \& collaboration, and reflection \& community.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

dyadic art therapy intervention for parent-child relationship in vulnerable families

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

The Stronger Family Through Art Therapy (SFAT) is a dyadic art therapy intervention developed to improve the parent-child relationship in vulnerable families. Service users of the SFAT programme will receive a progressive support from workshops, dyad art therapy, and an innovative art-based self-care tool developed with a multidisciplinary team to meet the needs of enhancing family communication and strengthening emotional bonding.

Waitlist Control Group

Participants in the waitlist control group will undergo the intervention after participants in the immediate treatment group complete the intervention. Participants in the two group undergo the same intervention.

Group Type OTHER

dyadic art therapy intervention for parent-child relationship in vulnerable families

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

The Stronger Family Through Art Therapy (SFAT) is a dyadic art therapy intervention developed to improve the parent-child relationship in vulnerable families. Service users of the SFAT programme will receive a progressive support from workshops, dyad art therapy, and an innovative art-based self-care tool developed with a multidisciplinary team to meet the needs of enhancing family communication and strengthening emotional bonding.

Interventions

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dyadic art therapy intervention for parent-child relationship in vulnerable families

The Stronger Family Through Art Therapy (SFAT) is a dyadic art therapy intervention developed to improve the parent-child relationship in vulnerable families. Service users of the SFAT programme will receive a progressive support from workshops, dyad art therapy, and an innovative art-based self-care tool developed with a multidisciplinary team to meet the needs of enhancing family communication and strengthening emotional bonding.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* the caregiver (including parents, grandparents, family members or foster parents who perform the main caretaking responsibilities of the children taking part in SFAT) of a young child who can communicate in English and provide informed consent
* the child is aged 7-14 years and can communicate in English
* the family have one or more of the following identified challenges: (1) caregiver stress such as finances, household management, work and childcare arrangements, (2) caregiver struggles to find time for self-care and quality time with children, (3) caregiver has minimal understanding of the psychological and emotional needs of their children, (4) children face difficulties with emotional regulation and anger management
* caregivers and children are from low-income families who receive financial assistance under the CHAS Blue card, ComCare financial assistance, and/or the MOE Financial Assistance Scheme

Exclusion Criteria

* individuals who are suffering from depression or other major mental health conditions that would render their participation highly disruptive to others in a group setting, and/or cannot provide informed consent. Families will also be excluded if they are currently unstable (i.e. circumstances related to abuse/neglect), and/or have high risk of suicidal and self-harm behaviours. In the cases that individuals referred to the programme are not eligible, the partner organisations will assess their needs and refer them to programmes based on these needs.
* participant is unable to provide informed consent
Minimum Eligible Age

7 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

99 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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The Red Pencil Singapore

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

National Council Of Social Service, Singapore

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

The Majurity Trust

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

Nanyang Technological University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Andy Hau Yan Ho, PhD, EdD

Professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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The Red Pencil Singapore

Singapore, , Singapore

Site Status

Countries

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Singapore

Central Contacts

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Andy Hau Yan Ho, PhD, EdD

Role: CONTACT

Phone: +65 6316 8943

Email: [email protected]

Stephanie Hilary Xinyi Ma, PhD

Role: CONTACT

Email: [email protected]

Facility Contacts

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Vivyan Yeo

Role: primary

Other Identifiers

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IRB-2024-821

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id