Self Directed Positive Parenting Program (Triple P) for Psychosis: A Clinical Case Series

The aim of the case series study is to explore if a self directed version of the Positive Parenting Program (Triple P) is a feasible and acceptable intervention for individuals with psychosis who are parents.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Schizophrenia; Spectrum; Disorders
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: Self Directed Positive Parenting Program

Detailed Description

As above.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 1
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• United Kingdom
  • Manchester, United Kingdom, M13 9PL
    • University of Manchester

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years to 35 years (Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• 1. Parents/caregivers (mothers or fathers) with a Schizophrenia-spectrum diagnosis who are:

  2. Aged 18 years or more

  3. Have at least one child aged 3-10 years old

  4. Have a least 10 hours contact time per week with the child.

  5. Identify difficulties in parenting during assessment

Exclusion Criteria:

• 1. Parents/caregivers and family members who do not have good working knowledge of English. They should have enough practical experience to be able to adequately use the English language to understand and respond to questions, to read and complete questionnaires

  2. Families who do not have at least one adult who has basic literacy skills

  3. Families where there is known intention for their children to be taken into care or where the parent(s) have no regular contact with the index child

  4. Parents with a clinical schizophrenia-spectrum diagnosis who have recently been discharged from acute in-patient care for their condition and have less than four weeks of stabilisation of psychotic experiences (operationally defined as no significant change to management or severity of symptoms in a four-week period since discharge as assessed from case notes). This is because if a potential parent with schizophrenia had recently required an inpatient stay, it is important to give them sufficient time to readjust to living in the community and ensure sufficient time is provided for symptom stabilisation before taking part

  5. Families seeking support from services regarding child management issues

  6. Families actively involved in another current cognitive behavioural therapy based intervention

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Allocation: N/A
• Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

1

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Other: No control or comparison arm.; This case series study has no control or comparison arm. There is only one arm being evaluated (the self directed parenting intervention).	Other: Self Directed Positive Parenting Program; Individuals with psychosis who are parents will receive a copy of the "Every Parent's Self Help Workbook" (Markie-Dadds, Sanders & Turner, 1999) and up to ten sessions of support. This is a case series study.; Other Names: "Every Parent's Self Help Workbook"

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
The Psychotic Symptom Rating Scales (PSYRATS)	Ax from 0 - 16 weeks.	Initial Ax, Multiple Baseline Ax, Final Baseline Ax, Up to 10 support sessions Ax, End Ax, Follow Up Ax. Ax from 0 - 16 weeks.
Parenting and Family Adjustment Scale (PAFAS)	Ax from 0 - 16 weeks.	Initial Ax, Multiple Baselines, Final Baseline, Support Sessions, End Ax, Follow Up. Ax from 0 - 16 weeks.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Eyberg Child Behaviour Inventory (ECBI)	Ax from 0 - 16 weeks.	Initial Ax, Final Ax, End Ax, Follow Up. Ax from 0 - 16 weeks.
Parenting Task Checklist (PTC)	Ax from 0 - 16 weeks.	Initial Ax, Final Ax, End Ax, Follow Up. Ax from 0 - 16 weeks.
Depression Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS-21)	Ax from 0 - 16 weeks.	Initial Ax, Final Ax, End Ax, Follow Up. Ax from 0 - 16 weeks.
Work and Social Adjustment Scale (WSAS)	Ax from 0 - 16 weeks.	Initial Ax, Final Ax, End Ax, Follow Up. Ax from 0 - 16 weeks.
Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale (WEMWBS)	Ax from 0 - 16 weeks.	Initial Ax, Final Ax, End Ax, Follow Up. Ax from 0 - 16 weeks.

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: University of Manchester
• Collaborators: Lancashire Care NHS Foundation Trust
• Investigators: Study Chair: Prof Rachel Calam, PhD, University of Manchester

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start: June 1, 2014
• Primary Completion (Actual): November 1, 2014
• Study Completion (Actual): November 1, 2014

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: July 22, 2014
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: July 23, 2014
• First Posted (Estimate): July 24, 2014

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Estimate): August 2, 2016
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: July 31, 2016
• Last Verified: November 1, 2015

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Schizophrenia; Psychosis; Parenting; Delusions; Hallucinations
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders; Schizophrenia; Psychotic Disorders; Mental Disorders
• Other Study ID Numbers: 14/NW/0126