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Behavioral Intervention

Parent Advocacy Skills Training for Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

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Waitlist Available

Led By Kathleen C Thomas, PhD

Research Sponsored by University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial

Must have

Be younger than 65 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up up to18 months after intervention

Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial examines if two strategies can increase parent advocacy skills for families with kids with IDD, leading to better health outcomes for both parents and kids.

Who is the study for?

This trial is for North Carolina residents who are parents of adolescents or young adults aged 11-27 with diagnosed or suspected intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). Participants must be able to attend group sessions, give informed consent, and not have emergency mental health needs.Check my eligibility

What is being tested?

The study compares two methods: GOACT, a tailored advocacy curriculum, and PEER parent-directed peer learning. It aims to see which is more effective in boosting parent advocacy skills and improving the health outcomes of both parents and their children with IDD.See study design

What are the potential side effects?

Since this trial involves educational interventions rather than medical treatments, traditional physical side effects are not expected. However, participants may experience emotional or psychological stress during the learning process.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ up to18 months after intervention

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~up to18 months after intervention

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and up to18 months after intervention for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary outcome measures

Difference in change in parent activation

Difference in change in parent depression

Difference in change in youth social functioning- life satisfaction

Secondary outcome measures

Difference in change in alliance

Difference in change in goal attainment

Difference in change in number of inpatient psychiatric stays

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Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Active Control

Group I: GOACTActive Control1 Intervention

GOACT is structured as a small group intervention for parents, consisting of four 60-minute sessions occurring over a 4-week period.

Group II: PEERActive Control1 Intervention

PEER is structured as a small group intervention for parents, consisting of four 60-minute sessions occurring over a 4-week period.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

University of North Carolina, Chapel HillLead Sponsor

1,504 Previous Clinical Trials

4,187,258 Total Patients Enrolled

Patient-Centered Outcomes Research InstituteOTHER

549 Previous Clinical Trials

29,996,144 Total Patients Enrolled

Kathleen C Thomas, PhDPrincipal InvestigatorUniversity of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

1 Previous Clinical Trials

181 Total Patients Enrolled

Media Library

GOACT (Behavioral Intervention) Clinical Trial Eligibility Overview. Trial Name: NCT05986305 — N/A

Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Study Groups: GOACT, PEER

Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Clinical Trial 2023: GOACT Highlights & Side Effects. Trial Name: NCT05986305 — N/A

GOACT (Behavioral Intervention) 2023 Treatment Timeline for Medical Study. Trial Name: NCT05986305 — N/A

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

Does this clinical research accommodate elderly participants?

"The accepted range for enrolment in this investigation is between 11 and 27 years old."

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Do I qualify to partake in this scientific investigation?

"Those wishing to participate in this trial must have intellectual and developmental disabilities, falling within the age bracket of 11-27 years old. The study is hoping to sign up a total of 404 people."

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Are there any vacancies left for individuals seeking to participate in this experiment?

"According to the information on clinicaltrials.gov, this medical trial is not actively enrolling volunteers at present. The investigation was initially posted August 1st 2023 and last updated on August 3rd of that same year. However, there are presently one or more similar trials which have open recruitment slots available for potential participants."

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What is the desired outcome of this research endeavor?

"This trial's primary endpoint will be the differential in change of youth social functioning-life satisfaction over an 18-month post intervention period. The secondary endpoints cover a range of topics, including shared decision making (measured using a three item scale from the National Survey of Children’s Health), parent/teacher alliance (assessed with an adapted Parenting Alliance Inventory) and goal attainment (evaluated via Psychometric equivalence tested Goal Attainment Scale)."

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Recent research and studies

clinicaltrials.govStudy

Improving the Health of Parents and Their Adolescent and Transition-age Youth With IDD

2023. "Improving the Health of Parents and Their Adolescent and Transition-age Youth With IDD". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05986305.