Dialogical Family Guidance for Neurodevelopmental Disorders (DFG)

Diana Cavonius-Rintahaka

Status: Completed

Conditions: Family Dynamics

Treatments: Behavioral: DFG

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04892992

106/13/03/03/2012

Details and patient eligibility

About

Previous studies have highlighted the need to offer targeted effective interventions to strengthen the wellbeing of all family members in families with children with neurodevelopmental disorders (NDD). Interventions for this target group requires development and research. A new family intervention, Dialogical Family Guidance (DFG) was tested in this study. All families received DFG intervention ( 6 meetings ).

Full description

Previous studies have highlighted the need to offer targeted effective interventions to strengthen the wellbeing of all family members in families with children with neurodevelopmental disorders (NDD). Interventions for this target group requires development and research. A new family intervention, Dialogical Family Guidance (DFG) was tested in this study.

Fifty families of children with NDD were randomized into two intervention groups. Intervention group I were delivered DFG immediately, and Intervention group II were delivered DFG after three months. Family functionality, health and support (FAFHES), SDQ and the 5-15-questionnaire and DFG parent questionnaires were used to collect data at baseline, after three and six months. Fifty families were invited to the study. Thirty-four families completed the study. A comparison were made between Intervention group I and II.

Enrollment: 50 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 5 to 16 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• clinical neurodevelopmental disorder diagnosis (eg ADHD, ASD, tics, language disorders)
• the child is aged between 4-16 years
• parent have adequate Finnish language skills
• parents are biological parents or step-parents of the child

Exclusion criteria

• the child is under 4 or over 16 years old
• parents do not have adequate Finnish language skills

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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50 participants in 2 patient groups

Intervention group I

Experimental group

Description:

6 sessions of intervention DFG starting at once (baseline). After DFG treatment as usual at Helsinki University hospital. The change between before the intervention (baseline) and after the intervention (3 months later) is being assessed.

Treatment:

Behavioral: DFG

Intervention group II

Experimental group

Description:

6 sessions of intervention DFG starting 3 months after baseline (3 months on waiting list). Between baseline and 3 months waiting list families were getting treatment as usual at Helsinki University hospital. The change between baseline - after 3 months waiting list (3 months from baseline)/ before the intervention - and after intervention (6 months from baseline) is being assessed. Also the difference between Intervention group I and II is assessed.

Treatment:

Behavioral: DFG