Dialogical Family Guidance for Neurodevelopmental Disorders — DFG  

Family Dynamics Clinical Trial

Official title: Dialogical Family Guidance in Families With a Child With Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Status Completed

Clinical Trial Summary

Previous studies have highlighted the need to offer targeted effective interventions to strengthen the wellbeing of all family members in families with children with neurodevelopmental disorders (NDD). Interventions for this target group requires development and research. A new family intervention, Dialogical Family Guidance (DFG) was tested in this study. All families received DFG intervention ( 6 meetings ).

Clinical Trial Description

Previous studies have highlighted the need to offer targeted effective interventions to strengthen the wellbeing of all family members in families with children with neurodevelopmental disorders (NDD). Interventions for this target group requires development and research. A new family intervention, Dialogical Family Guidance (DFG) was tested in this study.

Fifty families of children with NDD were randomized into two intervention groups. Intervention group I were delivered DFG immediately, and Intervention group II were delivered DFG after three months. Family functionality, health and support (FAFHES), SDQ and the 5-15-questionnaire and DFG parent questionnaires were used to collect data at baseline, after three and six months. Fifty families were invited to the study. Thirty-four families completed the study. A comparison were made between Intervention group I and II. ;

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Family Dynamics
• Neurodevelopmental Disorders

• NCT number: NCT04892992
• Study type: Interventional
• Source: Tampere University
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: January 6, 2016
• Completion date: December 31, 2018