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Pilot Evaluation of a Psychoeducation Group for Family Caregivers of Children and Adolescents With Emotional and Behavioral Disorders (CPG-CA) in China
Sponsor: Shanghai Mental Health Center
Summary
The goal of this waitlist-controlled randomized pilot trial is to premilinariliy learn if the CPG-CA internvention, a group psychoeducational intervention for family caregivers of children and adolescents with emotional and behavioral disorders, works to relieve caregiver burden among family caregivers of children and adolescents with emotional and behavioral disorders in China. It will also learn about the acceptability of the CPG-CA intervention. The main questions it aims to answer are: Does the CPG-CA intervention relieve caregiver burden among family caregivers of children and adolescents with emotional and behavioral disorders in China? Is the CPG-CA intervention acceptable to family caregivers of children and adolescents with emotional and behavioral disorders in China? Researchers will compare the CPG-CA intervention to care-as-usual to see if the CPG-CA internvention works to relieve caregiver burden among family caregivers of children and adolescents with emotional and behavioral disorders in China. Participants will receive the CPG-CA intervention or care-as-usual for 12 weeks.
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
30
Start Date
2025-06-01
Completion Date
2026-04-30
Last Updated
2025-03-28
Healthy Volunteers
No
Interventions
Caregiver Psychoeducation Group for Children and Adolescents with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders (CPG-CA)
The CPG-CA intervention is a group psychoeducational internvention for family caregivers of children and adolescents with E/BDs in China. It will consist of 10 to 15 family caregivers of children and adolescents with E/BDs, meeting once a week for 1.5 to 2 hours per session, for a total of 12 sessions over a 3-month period. The sessions will cover the following themes: (1) knowledge about child and adolescent emotional and behavioral disorders; (2) coping skills for common emotional and behavioral problems in children and adolescents; (3) problem-solving skills; (4) communication skills with children and adolescents; (5) positive parenting techniques; and (6) self-care techniques. A variety of facilitation techniques will be used in the intervention, including didactic teaching, group discussion, role-playing, and homework assignment.
Locations (1)
Shanghai Mental Health Center
Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, China