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Tuning in to Kids: An Online, Group Program Tailored for Parents of Children With Congenital Heart Disease

NCT06609707 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 39

Last updated 2025-12-12

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if a virtually-delivered, group-based psychological intervention, called Tuning in to Kids, is feasible and acceptable for parents of children aged 3 to 6 years with congenital heart disease. The main questions this study aims to answer are:

* What do parents of children with congenital heart disease think of the Tuning in to Kids intervention?
* Is the intervention helpful for parents?
* Is the intervention easy for parents to take part in?
* Do the researchers find it easy or difficult to deliver the Tuning in to Kids intervention to parents of children with congenital heart disease?

Participants will:

* Fill out 3 online surveys at home.
* Take part in the Tuning in to Kids intervention (which includes six 90-minute, weekly, online group sessions and two booster sessions) or standard cardiac care.
* Take part in an interview.

Conditions

  • Heart Defects, Congenital
  • Parenting
  • Emotion Regulation

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Tuning in to Kids

Tuning in to Kids is an evidence-based, emotion-focused, group parenting program designed to teach caregivers skills in recognizing, understanding, and managing their own and their children's emotions. The program includes six 90-minute, weekly, online group sessions and two optional 'booster' sessions to consolidate skills. Parents are taught five steps of emotion coaching and participate in exercises sequentially targeting each step. Intervention components include psychoeducation, emotion coaching demonstrations, role plays, group discussion, written resources, and home practice exercises. The program teaches parents skills in emotion coaching as a way of responding to their child's emotions. These skills help children to understand and regulate their emotions. As per the Tuning in to Kids manual, two trained, licensed health professionals will co-facilitate each group.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Nadine A Kasparian, PhD · Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-09-26
Primary Completion
2025-11-06
Completion
2025-11-06

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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