Status:

COMPLETED

Life Beyond Trauma: 1-on-1 e-Health Program for Parents of Neurodiverse Children

Lead Sponsor:

IWK Health Centre

Collaborating Sponsors:

Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)

Child-Bright Network

Conditions:

Post Traumatic Stress Injury

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Parents of neurodiverse children are more likely to experience traumatic events related to the care of their child/children. This increases the probability to experience Posttraumatic Stress Injury (P...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Parent/Caregivers must meet the following criteria to be eligible to move on to Consent
  • Be a parent/caregiver of a neurodiverse child
  • Be at least 18 years of age
  • Be able to understand spoken and written English at a Grade 8 level
  • Fulfill the criteria of full or subclinical PTSI according to DSM-5, measured with the Life Events Checklist for DSM-5, the Parent Trauma Checklist and the PTSD Checklist for DSM-5. For this they have to report at least one traumatic event in the LEC-5 or the Stressful Life Experiences of Parents Checklist. To fulfill all PTSI criteria, the participant additionally needs to respond with "moderately" or higher in at least one item for the criteria B and C and two items for criteria D and E. Subclinical PTSI is fulfilled if the participant meets all but one criterion of B, C, D, or E is not met.
  • Have access to a computer with high speed Internet
  • Live in Canada
  • Commit to the requirements of taking part in the study (12 weekly coaching calls)

Exclusion

  • Acute suicidal behavior or other extreme forms of self-destructive behavior
  • Moderate to severe symptoms of dissociation
  • Acute psychotic symptoms
  • Previously participated in exposure intervention for PTSI/PTSD

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

June 29 2020

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

December 31 2021

Estimated Enrollment :

66 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04385927

Start Date

June 29 2020

End Date

December 31 2021

Last Update

March 31 2022

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IWK Health Centre

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, B3K6R8