Official Title: Rare Group Problem Management Plus
Status: RECRUITING
Status Verified Date: 2024-08
Last Known Status: None
Delayed Posting: No
If Stopped, Why?: Not Stopped
Has Expanded Access: No
If Expanded Access, NCT#: N/A
Has Expanded Access, NCT# Status: N/A
Acronym: None
Brief Summary: Participants are being asked to be in the study if they are the parent or legal guardian of a child 1 year or 18 years old with a rare condition
The group based psychoeducational intervention is called Rare Group Problem Management Plus
Rare Group PM Plus may help adults with practical and emotional problems It is a group program there will be other men or women with similar problems It happens once a week for 5 weeks each session lasts 90 minutes
Participants will complete assessments before they start Rare Group PM Participants will also complete the same assessments within a few weeks of completing Rare Group PM Assessments should only take one hour
Study visits are by Telemedicine Participants will need a smart phone or tablet If they do not have a smart phone or tablet the study team will help with this
Participants will not receive any materials or money or medication
Detailed Description: Participants are being asked to be in the study because they are the parent or legal guardian of a child infancy up to 21 years old with a rare condition
The group based psychoeducational intervention is called Rare Group Problem Management PM Plus intervention
Rare Group PM Plus may help adults with practical and emotional problems It is a group program there will be other men or women with similar problems It happens once a week for 5 weeks each session lasts 90 minutes
Investigators will be recruiting for 3 groups of 10 families each for a total of 30 families who will participate in this study from Childrens National Hospital
There are 7 study visits
Study Timeline
Study visit 1 Assessment-Before Group PM Study visit 2 Session 1-Managing Stress Study visit 3 Session 2-Managing Problems Study visit 4 Session 3-Get Going Keep Doing Study visit 5 Session 4-Strengthening Social Support Study Visit 6 Session 5-Staying Well and Looking Forward Study Visit 7 Assessment within 2 weeks after complete Group PM
Sessions will occur over Zoom Telehealth and facilitated by a licensed clinical psychologist and a genetic counselor trainee
Investigators will use chi-square tests and Fishers exact test to measure changes from baseline to 2 weeks post-intervention We will also collect qualitative data on what participants liked about the intervention what they did not like and what they think will improve the intervention