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Psychotherapy Group for Parents of Children With LCA

NCT07026565 · Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 40

Last updated 2026-06-09

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Summary

The objectives of this study are to evaluate the effect of a group psychotherapy intervention for parents of children/adolescents with LCA on indicators of emotional health, parental stress, acceptance, cognitive defusion, and mindfulness. The study design is a repeated measures design with pre-, post-, and 3-month follow-up assessments. Forty parents of children and adolescents with LCA will be included in the sample. Twenty will participate in the psychotherapy groups, divided into 2 groups of 10 people, and 20 will be in the control group. To assess the indicators mentioned in the objective, the following questionnaires will be applied: Self-Reporting Questionnaire, Parental Stress Scale, Acceptance and Action Questionnaire, Cognitive Fusion Questionnaire, and Freiburg Mindfulness Inventory. A subsequent data analysis will be conducted to evaluate and correlate these indicators before, after, and 3 months post-intervention.

Conditions

  • Leber Congenital Amaurosis (LCA)

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Psychotherapy group for parents

The psychotherapy group will consist of 10 virtual sessions, each lasting 1 hour and 15 minutes. Each session will begin with a mindfulness exercise to bring the participants into the present moment, followed by a pre-determined topic for discussion. At the end of each session, there will be a closing segment to summarize the reflections and teachings of the day, and a homework assignment will be provided. The topics covered will be: Opening, Psychoeducation, Diagnosis Report, Acceptance, Psychological Flexibility, Cognitive Defusion, Self as Context, Values, Committed Action, and Closure.

BEHAVIORAL

Control Group

For the parents who will participate in the control group, the steps undertaken will include the administration of the Self-Reporting Questionnaire, Parental Stress Scale, Acceptance and Action Questionnaire, Cognitive Fusion Questionnaire, and Freiburg Mindfulness Inventory, before the intervention, after the intervention, and after 3 months.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Instituto de Genética Ocular

    lead NETWORK

Principal Investigators

  • Cecília F Vasconcellos, PhD studant · Ocular Genetic Institute

  • JULIANA F SALLUM, Post-doc · Ocular Genetic Institute

  • Caio Marques, PhD studant · Ocular Genetic Institute

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-08-01
Primary Completion
2026-02-27
Completion
2026-05-30

Countries

  • Brazil

Study Locations

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