Individual vs Cohort Long Distance Advising for Mental Care for Congenital Cataract Guardians

April 11, 2020 updated by: Haotian Lin, Sun Yat-sen University

Comparison of Individual and Cohort Long Distance Advising for Mental Care for Congenital Cataract Guardians

Nowadays, doctors put mental health at a prior place and pay more attention to the psychological problems of ill kids' parents. In our research, we try to find a new modern and efficient psychological counseling mode to improve the mentality of parents and relieve their anxiety and depression. We divide guardians of parents into two groups .One group is given the traditional follow-up by regular phone call every month. The other is in a wechat group. A doctor send the useful information about kids care and answer questions of parents at regular time every month. The self-rating anxiety scale (SAS) and self-rating depression scale (SDS) scores of parents are marked before and after the long follow up.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Congenital cataract (CC) is the leading cause of reversible blindness during childhood, which appears at birth or during the first decade of life. Nowadays, doctors put mental health at a prior place and pay more attention to the psychological problems of ill kids' parents. In our research, we try to find a new modern and efficient psychological counseling mode to improve the mentality of parents and relieve their anxiety and depression. We divide guardians of parents into two groups .One group is given the traditional follow-up by regular phone call every month. The other is in a wechat group. A doctor send the useful information about kids care and answer questions of parents at regular time every month. The self-rating anxiety scale (SAS) and self-rating depression scale (SDS) scores of parents are marked before and after the long follow up.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

72

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

  • China
    • Guangdong
      • Guangzhou, Guangdong, China, 510000
        • Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University

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

  • Child
  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria: the guardians of kids who had a surgery for congenital cataract recently

Exclusion Criteria:

have other major life hit was diagnosed of anxiety and depression before

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

  • Primary Purpose: Health Services Research
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Double

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: traditional group
phone call
Other: phone call
Investigators give a regular follow-up to participants: phone call monthly
Experimental: new device group
wechat group
Other: wechat group
Investigators give a regular follow-up to participants: wechat follow up. Investigators send useful information and answer their questions monthly.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
similar effect
Time Frame: baseline
the SAS and SDS level are same in two groups
baseline
efficient effect
Time Frame: baseline
the SAS and SDS level are higher in traditional group
baseline
invalid effect
Time Frame: baseline
the SAS and SDS level are lower in traditional group
baseline

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Sun Yat-sen University

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Haotian Lin, M.D,Ph.D, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

July 11, 2017

Primary Completion (Actual)

December 30, 2017

Study Completion (Actual)

August 20, 2018

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

July 10, 2017

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 11, 2017

First Posted (Actual)

July 13, 2017

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

April 14, 2020

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 11, 2020

Last Verified

April 1, 2020

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • CCPMOH2017-China-1

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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