Status:

TERMINATED

Starting the Conversation

Lead Sponsor:

University of Ulm

Conditions:

Stigma of Parents of Children With Mental Illness

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

The purpose of the study is to evaluate the group-based intervention "Starting the Conversation" as a webinar in Germany. Feasibility and efficacy of the program will be tested in a pilot randomized-c...

Detailed Description

Parents of children with mental illness often experience public and self-stigma, and keeping a child's mental illness secret is a common strategy to avoid stigma. Both secrecy and disclosure have pros...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Parent with at least one child or adolescent that (i) is aged between 6 to 17 years (ii) has a current mental disorder according to ICD-10 diagnosed by a psychiatrist or psychologist
  • Age ≥ 18 years
  • Positive screening for disclosure distress (1 item: "In general, how distressed or worried are you in terms of secrecy or disclosure of the mental illness of your child?", self-report, persons with a score ≥ 4 on a scale from 1-7 were included)
  • Online informed consent
  • Sufficient German language skills

Exclusion

  • Intellectual disability of child (IQ\<70, self-report)

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

October 1 2019

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

May 1 2021

Estimated Enrollment :

5 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04107714

Start Date

October 1 2019

End Date

May 1 2021

Last Update

May 7 2021

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Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Ulm

Ulm, Germany, 89073