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

Depression Clinical Trial

Official title:

An 8-week Resilience-based Community Group Intervention Program for Parents Who Have Lost an Only Child in China

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05410119
• Other study ID #: Resilience Group Psychotherapy
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: November 1, 2017
• Est. completion date: January 30, 2019

Study information

• Verified date: June 2022
• Source: Central South University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial 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.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 80
• Est. completion date: January 30, 2019
• Est. primary completion date: January 30, 2018
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 49 Years and older

Eligibility

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

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Depression

Intervention

Behavioral:
• 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.

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

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
China	Central South University	Changsha	Hunan

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Central South University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

China, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Change of resilience	A kind of ability to bounce back from adversity measured by Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale, with higher score reflecting higher level of resilience, ranging from 0-100.	Change from before intervention, immediately after intervention,3-month after intervention, to 12-month after intervention
Primary	Change of depression	Depressive mood in recent two weeks measured by Zung Self-rated Depression Scale, with higher score reflecting higher level of depression, ranging from 0-80.	Change from before intervention, immediately after intervention,3-month after intervention, to 12-month after intervention.
Secondary	Change of subjective well-being	A feeling of happiness measured by Campbell Index of well-being, with higher score reflecting higher subjective well-being, ranging from 1.1 to 14.7.	Change from before intervention, immediately after intervention,3-month after intervention, to 12-month after intervention.
Secondary	Change of social avoidance	The phenomenon that a person is absent from normal social interaction with others measured by Social Avoidance and Distress Scale, with higher score reflecting higher social avoidance, ranging from 0 to 7.	Change from before intervention, immediately after intervention,3-month after intervention, to 12-month after intervention.
Secondary	Change of sleeping quality	Sleep quality in recent month measured by Pittsburgh sleep quality index, with higher score reflecting bad quality, ranging from 0 to 23.	Change from before intervention, immediately after intervention,3-month after intervention, to 12-month after intervention.
Secondary	Change of post traumatic growth	The positive growth after an adversity measured by Post Traumatic Growth Inventory, with higher score reflecting higher growth, ranging from 20 to 120.	Change from before intervention, immediately after intervention,3-month after intervention, to 12-month after intervention.
Secondary	Change of concentration of dehydroepiandrosterone in saliva	A kind of hormone that reflects the person's psychological stress collected by saliva collection tube by chewing the sterile cotton strips for 60 seconds, with higher concentration reflecting higher dehydroepiandrosterone level. The unit is pg/ml.	Change from before intervention, immediately after intervention,3-month after intervention, to 12-month after intervention.