Efficacy of Training Programme to Reduce Stress

May 16, 2016 updated by: University of Nottingham

Evaluating the Efficacy of a Proposed Training Programme to Reduce Stress in Mothers of Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in Saudi Arabia: A Pilot Study

This study aims to reduce stress in mothers of children with autism in Saudi Arabia. The researcher has designed a training programme for mothers whose children are young and just in their early stage at the autism organisations they are attending. The programme will include stress reduction tips, behavioural modification strategies for children with autism, and financial resources available to parents (how they can access government funding). The study will have two parts. Part one involves conducting an experiment by dividing the participants into two groups, one group will receive the training and the other group will wait until the end of the study then they will also receive the same training. Both groups will fill questionnaire at the beginning of the study, then after the first group finishes training, and then again 6 weeks later. Part two of the study will involve interviewing mothers of the first group who attended the training session. They will be interviewed by the researcher asking them about their experience with the training programme and their suggestions for future improvements. Mothers will be given a training manual at the beginning of the training. Training involves attending five sessions, one of which is a face to face session at the autism organisation their children are attending and the other four sessions will be through a Smartphone application called whatsapp which is widely used in Saudi Arabia.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

67

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Saudi Arabia
      • Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
        • Voluntary sector ASD organization no.1

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

Female

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Mothers aged 18 years or over
  • mothers of ASD children who are in the early intervention stage (first year in the programme) at autism organizations in Saudi Arabia

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Mothers whose children with ASD are not in the early intervention stage or did not joint autism organization

    • Mothers who will not be willing to commence to the full duration of the trial
    • Mothers who will not be able to use whatsapp in their smart phones

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: intervention group
intervention group will receive the "Training to Reduce Stress in Mothers of Children with (ASD)"
Behavioral: Training to Reduce Stress in Mothers of Children with (ASD)
The main objective of the proposed study is to examine the effect of implementing the proposed intervention on stress in mothers of children with ASD in SA
Other: control group
control group will receive nothing but for ethical purposes will receive the same intervention after the end of the trial for the intervention group
Other: Nothing (treatment as usual)
Mothers in the control group will continue to receive treatment as usual during the trial

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Parent Stress Index Short From (PSI-SF)
Time Frame: 10 weeks
10 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

University of Nottingham

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

April 1, 2015

Primary Completion (Actual)

December 1, 2015

Study Completion (Actual)

December 1, 2015

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

March 4, 2015

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 4, 2015

First Posted (Estimate)

March 10, 2015

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

May 17, 2016

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 16, 2016

Last Verified

May 1, 2016

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • OVS12022015 SA SoM PAPsych PhD

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

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