Drumming Groups for Parents of Autistic Children (DG_PAC)

Arizona State University (ASU)

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Depression and Quality of Life; Anxiety Acute; Stress in Parents of Autistic Children; Stress

Treatments: Behavioral: Group Drumming

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07375043

STUDY00022914 (Other Identifier)

Details and patient eligibility

About

This project aims to encourage a sense of belonging, community, and emotional support for parents of autistic children through a group drumming (music therapy) intervention.

Full description

This pilot one-group pretest-posttest study will investigate the limited efficacy and acceptability of an 8-week drumming group on immediate stress (pre-post session) as measured by the STAI-S Short Form scale (Spielberger, 1977); on anxiety and depressive symptoms, as measured by the K-10 scale (Kessler et al., 2002) before and after the 8-week program, and group cohesion and acceptability as measured by the Group Therapy Experience Scale (GTES, Marziliano et al., 2018) after the program. As a group setting, this program does not substitute clinical treatment.

Enrollment: 10 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• parents or main caregivers of children in the Autism Spectrum,
• able to read and write in English.
• 18 years or older

Exclusion criteria

• Paid caregivers
• Unable to speak, read and write in English
• Unable to follow instructions in English

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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10 participants in 1 patient group

Intervention

Experimental group

Description:

Parents will participate in drumming sessions that teach stress management techniques, sense of belonging, and coping skills for depression and anxiety.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Group Drumming