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Study of Mindfulness Course for Parents of Adults With Intellectual Disabilities

NCT04294082 · Status: WITHDRAWN · Type: OBSERVATIONAL

Last updated 2020-08-21

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Summary

Being a parent to an adult person with learning disabilities can be very stressful, and can lead to experiencing mental health problems. Not much is known about what sort of support services should be offering to these parents; and not many options are available as a result. This study will try to find out if a short intervention, known as a mindfulness-based intervention (MBI), can be of help to these families. A mindfulness-based intervention is one that aims to increase someone's mindfulness, which is the ability to be aware of the present, in a non-judgemental fashion.

Simply put, what the investigators would like to find out from this study is: "Can a short course of MBI help improve the well-being of parents of adults with learning disabilities?"

To answer this question, the investigators will seek to invite parents to attend a mindfulness course of the duration of 4 sessions. Parents will be invited to participate by NHS staff at their local Community Learning Disabilities Team, who will hand out information sheets and consent forms. Parents will be informed that they may choose to withdraw from the study at any time without this having any negative effect. The investigators will also ask parents to provide feedback on their experience of the course using online questionnaires. Parents will be asked to complete the questionnaires at 6 points: 1 month before the start of the course, at the start of the course, at the end of the course, and at 3, 6 and 12 months after the course has ended. This way, the investigators will be able to track any changes in how parents rate their well-being; and if these changes persist in the long-term.

At the end of the study, participants will be offered information on the results.

Conditions

  • Intellectual Disability

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Mindfulness based intervention

A four session, 120 mins per session mindfulness based course delivered weekly oer the course of four weeks. The mindfulness sessions are based on the model delineated by Kabat-Zinn (1992) and will encompass: * an introduction to mindfulness * body-scan exercises * sitting meditation * mindful movement exercises * individual and group reflections * homework exercises

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • NHS Grampian

    collaborator OTHER_GOV

  • University of Edinburgh

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Matteo Turco de Pretis-Cagnodo, MSc · University of Edinburgh

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2020-04-01
Primary Completion
2021-10-01
Completion
2021-10-01

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