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Integrative Body-Mind-Spirit Intervention for Families With Children Suffering From Eczema

NCT04617977 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 192

Last updated 2022-01-27

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Summary

This randomized controlled trial aims to examine the efficacy of two integrative body-mind-spirit interventions, compared to a health education active control, in promoting adaptive emotional regulation and quality of life of children with eczema and their parent caregivers in Hong Kong. It also aims to examine the interdependent associations between children and their parent caregivers' baseline primary outcomes and the post-intervention changes in primary outcomes.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

I-BMS for families with children suffering from eczema

It is a strength-based, family system approach to aid empowerment of individuals. It focuses on the interplay between physical and emotional well-being, the spiritual transformation of adverse life experiences, and the acceptance of adversity through reflection on the philosophical concepts of forgiveness and letting go. It integrates Western therapeutic techniques and Eastern philosophies to develop spiritual transformation through suffering and pain under a meaning-oriented framework. It consists of six three-hour consecutive weekly sessions: (1) awareness of body-mind connection; (2) regulation of emotion; (3) acknowledgement of the gains and losses in the caregiving or illness experience; (4) appreciation of self and others; (5) cultivation of acceptance; and (6) meaning reconstruction of caregiving or illness experience.

BEHAVIORAL

Health education for parents whose children have eczema

It focuses on practical eczema management. It serves as a control for group effect between conditions. It consists of six three-hour sessions: (1) information about the physiology of eczema and its health impact; (2) recognition and avoidance of trigger factors and daily skin care; (3) dealing with itching and scratching; (4) stage-related treatment of symptoms and unconventional therapies; (5) general child nutrition, food allergies in eczema, and different forms of diets; and (6) self-management plan and problems in integrating into daily routine.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • The University of Hong Kong

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Celia Hoi-Yan Chan, PhD · The University of Hong Kong

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
6 Years
Max Age
100 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2021-08-23
Primary Completion
2023-10-31
Completion
2023-12-31

Countries

  • Hong Kong

Study Locations

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Diseases

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