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Mindfulness-based Arabic Guided Self-help for Parents of Children With Type 1 Diabetes

NCT03358394 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 40

Last updated 2017-12-06

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Summary

Kuwait ranks as the third country worldwide for the incidence of type 1 diabetes (T1D) with an incidence of 37.10 per 100,000 children. A systematic review revealed that anxiety and depression are common in parents of children with T1D . Despite the high incidence rate, only one study to date has examined the psychological impact of diabetes on parents of children with T1D in Kuwait. It was found that 50.8% of parents had elevated levels of anxiety and 46.7% had elevated levels of depression.

Recent research shows that mindfulness is associated with a range of positive outcomes as well as decreased psychological and emotional distress. The earlier A doctor of philosophy (PhD) study found that mindfulness explained large amount of variance in anxiety and depression in a sample of parents of children with T1D. Mindfulness is defined as "paying attention in a particular way, on purpose, in the present moment, and non-judgmentally". The model of mindful parenting can be taught and provided as an intervention to improve psychological outcomes in parents of children with long term health conditions.

In line with this idea, one study examined the effectiveness of a mindfulness-based intervention on perceived stress and psychological anxiety among parents of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in Jordan. The results indicated a significant decrease in stress and psychological distress in the intervention group compared to the comparison group. In the present pilot study, we will extend this work by evaluating a guided self-help a mindfulness intervention that aims to increase mindfulness and reduce psychological distress in parents of children with T1D in Kuwait.

Conditions

  • Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

A human-interventional study

The intervention was developed by Ahmed et al. (2017) and was adapted by the investigators for parents of children with T1D. The researcher has received permission form the author to use the script but, not the audio recordings. As a result, we contacted Saab et al. (2016) to get the permission to use the Arabic audio recording of Mindfulness exercises (i.e., introduction to mindfulness practice and mindfulness breathing). The mindfulness script to be used in the current study is based on MBPT. In this study, we will be using the MBPT programme, but tailored to the needs of parents of children with T1D. One of the main changes in our study is that it will be delivered via the Internet. Participants in the original MBPT programme attended in-person sessions however, Rayan et al. (2016) delivered only the first two sessions in person and the rest via telephone

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • SHAHAH ALTAMMAR

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • SHAHAH M ALTAMMAR, PhD · University of Sheffield

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-10-26
Primary Completion
2018-02-26
Completion
2018-05-16

Countries

  • Kuwait

Study Locations

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