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Self-management Training for Parents With Chronic Muscular Dystrophia

NCT02641275 · Status: WITHDRAWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL

Last updated 2019-08-19

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Summary

The relentless progressive process of muscular dystrophy requires extraordinary medical, physical, and emotional care with severe consequences for caring parents (increased stress and diminished social, psychological and physical well-being). Despite the obvious need of support for parents only few and weak data exist regarding efficiency and efficacy of specific interventions supporting parental resilience and coping strategies. The presenting study aims to fill this gap by evaluating the efficacy of a structured self-management training for parents of children with severe progressive muscular dystrophy compared to parents receiving treatment as usual (TAU). In addition, investigators measure established biomarkers of psychosocial stress, such as pro-inflammatory cytokines, which will be used to monitor physiological changes with assumed significance for parental health.

Conditions

  • Muscular Dystrophies

Interventions

OTHER

Structured self-management-training

Structured self-management-training (incl. systemic analysis, coaching, teaching) in 4 sessions

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Zurich

    collaborator OTHER

  • University Children's Hospital, Zurich

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Jürg C Streuli, MD PhD · University Children's Hospital, Zurich

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-01-31
Primary Completion
2018-12-31
Completion
2019-12-31

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