Positive Family Connections: an intervention for families of children with developmental disabilities: a feasibility study

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Family functioning in families of children with developmental disabilities; Not Applicable

• Registration Number: ISRCTN14809884
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Warwick

Brief Summary

2024 Results article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38497720/ (added 26/03/2024)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2022-02-10
• Study Completion: 2023-03-07
• Last Update Posted: 8 April 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 73

Inclusion Criteria

1. Family carer of a child with a developmental disability. Child must be aged 8-13 years and have a developmental disability as defined by family carers reporting that the child has received a diagnosis, and/or is in receipt of developmental disability services.
2. One family carer from each family must be the primary parental carer- the person that the child with a developmental disability lives with most of the time, typically a biological parent, step-parent, adoptive, or foster parent. However, for second family carers, family” will be subjectively defined by whether somebody considers themselves to be a family member of a child with a developmental disability. This means that participants may include immediate family members (e.g., parents, adult siblings, foster, adoptive, or step-family members), extended family members (e.g., grandparents, aunties, uncles) and other figures (e.g., neighbours, support workers, close friends).
3. Family carers must be aged =18 years
4. Family carers must be willing and able to participate in intervention sessions remotely over Zoom
5. The child with a developmental disability has an adaptive behaviour composite of <80 on the Vineland Adaptive Behaviour scales, third edition, domain-level interview

Exclusion Criteria

1. The primary parental carer is currently completing a parenting programme or receiving another individual or group therapy for stress, or mental health problems
2. The family is in acute crisis and in need of immediate support from other mental health or family services
3. There are safeguarding or child protection concerns relating to any of the family members
4. A primary carer in the family does not provide informed consent to take part in the study
5. The primary carer is not able to take part in the intervention and/or complete measures in English
6. The research team has significant concerns about the primary carer’s readiness to take part in the intervention. For example, during the eligibility assessment they describe having had significant previous difficulties in group programmes, or do not appear able to engage with the positive orientation or family focus of Positive Family Connections

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified