Cognitively Based Compassion Training for Parents of Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 29
- 试验地点
- 4
- 主要终点
- Change in Aberrant Behavior Checklist (ABC) Score
研究概览
简要总结
The purpose of this study is to determine if caregivers of children with a developmental delay experience a decrease in stress by participating in a meditation/cognitive training protocol.
详细描述
A pilot-test, eight week, Cognitive Based Compassion Training (CBCT) program for caregivers of children with developmental delays that is comprised of eight two-hour weekly long sessions with a certified instructor followed by a twenty minute long meditation session. Sessions will focus on developing attention and stability of mind through focused attention training; cultivating insight into the nature of mental experience; cultivating self-compassion; developing equanimity; developing appreciation and gratitude; developing affection and empathy; realizing aspirational compassion; and realizing active compassion.
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
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •Caregiver of child(ren) with developmental delay (including parents, grandparents, other extended family, family friends, and providers)
- •Spend significant amount of time (more than 10 hours/week) with children with special needs.
排除标准
- •Started to use any psychotropic medication within one year.
- •Had any changes in any psychotropic medication doses taken within one year.
结局指标
主要结局
Change in Aberrant Behavior Checklist (ABC) Score
时间窗: Baseline, Completion of Treatment (up to eight weeks), Follow-Up (up to three months post-participation)
Designed to assess behavior problems in children with developmental difficulties and it consists of 58 items grouped in five subscales (irritability, social withdrawal, stereotypic behaviors, hyperactivity, and inappropriate behavior). The irritability subscale comprises of 15 statements that have been used as an index of Autism Spectrum Disorder-specific disability.
次要结局
- Change in Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) Score(Baseline, Completion of Treatment (up to eight weeks), Follow-Up (up to three months post-participation))
- Change in Acceptance and Action Questionnaire (AAQ) Score(Baseline, Completion of Treatment (up to eight weeks), Follow-Up (up to three months post-participation))
- Change in Interpersonal Reactivity Index (IRI) Score(Baseline, Completion of Treatment (up to eight weeks), Follow-Up (up to three months post-participation))
- Change in Parenting Sense of Competence Scale Score(Baseline, Completion of Treatment (up to eight weeks), Follow-Up (up to three months post-participation))
- Change in Parenting Stress Index/Short Form (PSI/SF) Score(Baseline, Completion of Treatment (up to eight weeks), Follow-Up (up to three months post-participation))
- Change in Mindful Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS) Score(Baseline, Completion of Treatment (up to eight weeks), Follow-Up (up to three months post-participation))
- Change in Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function- Adult Version (BRIEF-A) Score(Baseline, Completion of Treatment (up to eight weeks), Follow-Up (up to three months post-participation))
研究者
Samuel Fernandez-Carriba
Assistant Professor
Emory University