Intercare, Mindfulness and Compassion Based Intervention for Parental Burnout

University Diego Portales

Status: Active, not recruiting

Conditions: Burnout, Caregiver; Burnout; Parental Burnout

Treatments: Behavioral: Educational material; Behavioral: Reminder by email; Behavioral: Journaling; Behavioral: Guided relaxation excercise; Behavioral: Whatsapp support group; Behavioral: Mindfulness and Compassion based Intercare program for parental burnout reduction (IBAP-BP)

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05833269

38-2022

Details and patient eligibility

About

The goal of this clinical trial is to test the effectiveness of an adapted mindfulness and compassion-based intervention (IBAP) in reducing parental burnout in Chilean mothers who telework while living with children under 18 years old. The main questions it aims to answer are:

• Can the intervention reduce symptoms of parental burnout in the short term (3 months) and medium-term (6 and 9 months) compared to the control group?
• Can the intervention improve work engagement in the intervention group compared to the control group?

Participants will be randomly assigned to either the intervention group or the active control group. The intervention group will receive the IBAP program while the active control group will receive a relaxation audio guide. Both group will receive parental burnout educational material, invitation to a Whatsapp group and a weekly email reminders. Parental Burnout (PBA) will be measured at baseline, 3, 6, and 9 months, and work engagement will be measured at the same time points.

Researchers will compare the intervention group to the active control group to see if the IBM program is more effective in reducing parental burnout and improving work engagement,

Enrollment: 250 estimated patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Mother living with at leat one child over the same roof
• Telework at leat one day per week
• Work at leat three days per week

Exclusion criteria

• Self reported acute severe depression
• Self reported psychotic disorder
• Self reported substance abuse

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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250 participants in 3 patient groups

Mindfulness and compassion based intercare program

Experimental group

Description:

This 8-week intervention aims to reduce parental burnout by adapting the "Mindfulness-based Inter-care Program" and incorporating elements from MBSR, MBCT, and CBCT. The program includes 8 modules with practical and theoretical activities, weekly tasks, journaling, and daily meditation practices such as body exploration, seated and moving meditation, walking and eating meditation, acceptance, compassion, and gratitude. The program also promotes values such as time management, attentive parenting, and emotional management while addressing factors of risk for parental burnout such as perfectionism, low emotional intelligence, lack of parenting practices, excessive responsibilities, and lack of support. Participants will receive two weekly reminders via email to perform the practices and review information. Additionally, they will have the option to participate in a virtual group via the WhatsApp platform with other participants.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Mindfulness and Compassion based Intercare program for parental burnout reduction (IBAP-BP)

Behavioral: Whatsapp support group

Behavioral: Journaling

Behavioral: Reminder by email

Behavioral: Educational material

Audio guide relaxation control group

Active Comparator group

Description:

The active control group in this study will be provided with a 20-minute relaxation audio containing Jacobson's progressive relaxation instructions. This intervention aims to control for attention and time while allowing for comparison to the experimental group. Also, journaling was included. Additionally, the program will include information on risk factors for parental burnout, such as parental perfectionism, low emotional intelligence, lack of parenting practices, excessive responsibilities, and lack of support. Two weekly email reminders will be sent to encourage daily practice and review of the information provided. Participants will also have the option to participate in a virtual support group through the WhatsApp platform with other participants. This active control group intervention aims to improve participant well-being by providing relaxation techniques and support for the challenges of parenting.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Whatsapp support group

Behavioral: Guided relaxation excercise

Behavioral: Journaling

Behavioral: Reminder by email

Behavioral: Educational material

Waiting List Group

No Intervention group

Description:

The waiting list group will receive the intervention after the primary outcome is measured. No intervention was provided before this point.