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Bright IDEAS for Pediatric Palliative Care: A Problem-Solving Skills Intervention to Empower Parent Resilience

NCT05899998 · Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 40

Last updated 2025-12-26

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Summary

The goal of this or clinical trial is to test in the feasibility, acceptability and preliminary efficacy of the bright IDEAS problem solving skills training for parents of children in palliative care. The main questions it aims to answer are:

* Is bright IDEAS problem solving skills training feasible and acceptable for parents of children referred to pediatric palliative care?
* Does bright IDEAS reduce psychological distress in parents compared to parents receiving standard palliative care support?

Participants will:

* Participate in 6-8 sessions of the bright IDEAS program.
* Complete self report measures of psychological distress and well being.

If there is a comparison group: Researchers will compare bright IDEAS to standard palliative care support.

Conditions

  • Psychological Distress
  • Quality of Life

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Bright IDEAS

Bright IDEAS® (Identify, Define, Evaluate, Act, See) is a problem-solving skills training program that was originally developed to alleviate distress in caregivers of children recently diagnosed with cancer. Intervention materials include instructor and user manuals, a brochure, and worksheets to be completed by the parent caregiver, initially with the help of the interventionist and then with increasing independence.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Heather Bemis, PhD · Children's Hospital Los Angeles

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
8 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-08-08
Primary Completion
2026-05-31
Completion
2026-05-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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