Drumming Groups for Parents of Autistic Children
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 进行中(未招募)
- 入组人数
- 10
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- K-10
研究概览
简要总结
This project aims to encourage a sense of belonging, community, and emotional support for parents of autistic children through a group drumming (music therapy) intervention.
详细描述
This pilot one-group pretest-posttest study will investigate the limited efficacy and acceptability of an 8-week drumming group on immediate stress (pre-post session) as measured by the STAI-S Short Form scale (Spielberger, 1977); on anxiety and depressive symptoms, as measured by the K-10 scale (Kessler et al., 2002) before and after the 8-week program, and group cohesion and acceptability as measured by the Group Therapy Experience Scale (GTES, Marziliano et al., 2018) after the program. As a group setting, this program does not substitute clinical treatment.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Na
- 干预模型
- Single Group
- 主要目的
- Supportive Care
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 —(Adult, Older Adult)
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •parents or main caregivers of children in the Autism Spectrum,
- •able to read and write in English.
- •18 years or older
排除标准
- •Paid caregivers
- •Unable to speak, read and write in English
- •Unable to follow instructions in English
研究组 & 干预措施
Intervention
Parents will participate in drumming sessions that teach stress management techniques, sense of belonging, and coping skills for depression and anxiety.
干预措施: Group Drumming (Behavioral)
结局指标
主要结局
K-10
时间窗: Pretest at the beginning of the first weekly session, and posttest at the end of the 8th weekly session.
Anxiety and depressive symptoms, as measured by the K-10 scale (Kessler et al., 2002). Maximum score is 50, with each of the 10 items scored 1 to 5. Higher scores indicate higher distress. Optimal cutoff scores for clinically significant nonspecific psychological distress and need for treatment: total score =12, Depression = 7, and Anxiety = 3/4 (Lace et al., 2019).
STAI-S
时间窗: Pretest at the beginning of the first weekly session, and posttest at the end of the 8th weekly session.
Measures of state anxiety as measured by the State Trait Anxiety Inventory for Adults- Short Form Y1 (STAIAD-S Y1) scale (Spielberger, 1977). Maximum score is 40, with each of the 10 items scored 1 to 4, and four reverse-coded items. Higher scores indicate less anxiety (more wellbeing).
GTES
时间窗: Posttest at the end of the 8th weekly session.
Group cohesion and acceptability as measured by the Group Therapy Experience Scale (GTES, Marziliano et al., 2018). Maximum score is 80 with each of the 16 items scored from 1 to 5. Higher scores indicate better group experience.
次要结局
未报告次要终点
研究者
Eugenia Hernandez-Ruiz
Associate Professor of Music Therapy
Arizona State University
