Bright IDEAS for Pediatric Palliative Care: A Problem-Solving Skills Intervention to Empower Parent Resilience

Description

The goal of this or clinical trial is to test in the feasibility, acceptability and preliminary efficacy of the bright IDEAS problem solving skills training for parents of children in palliative care. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Is bright IDEAS problem solving skills training feasible and acceptable for parents of children referred to pediatric palliative care? * Does bright IDEAS reduce psychological distress in parents compared to parents receiving standard palliative care support? Participants will: * Participate in 6-8 sessions of the bright IDEAS program. * Complete self report measures of psychological distress and well being. If there is a comparison group: Researchers will compare bright IDEAS to standard palliative care support.

Conditions

Psychological Distress, Quality of Life

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Study overview

The goal of this or clinical trial is to test in the feasibility, acceptability and preliminary efficacy of the bright IDEAS problem solving skills training for parents of children in palliative care. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Is bright IDEAS problem solving skills training feasible and acceptable for parents of children referred to pediatric palliative care? * Does bright IDEAS reduce psychological distress in parents compared to parents receiving standard palliative care support? Participants will: * Participate in 6-8 sessions of the bright IDEAS program. * Complete self report measures of psychological distress and well being. If there is a comparison group: Researchers will compare bright IDEAS to standard palliative care support.

Bright IDEAS for Pediatric Palliative Care: A Problem-Solving Skills Intervention to Empower Parent Resilience

Bright IDEAS for Pediatric Palliative Care: A Problem-Solving Skills Intervention to Empower Parent Resilience

Condition
Psychological Distress
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Los Angeles

Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States, 90027

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * Parents or legal guardians of male and female children (ages 0-21) of any race or ethnicity and of any underlying medical diagnosis
  • * Child received at least one consult from the Comfort and Palliative Care team within the past month
  • * One parent or primary caregiver per child
  • * Able to speak, read, and write English or Spanish, and give informed consent
  • * Parent age less than 18 years old
  • * Concurrent enrollment on another research study testing psychoeducational interventions for parents and/or patients
  • * Child has an estimated life expectancy of less than 4 months at time of study recruitment

Ages Eligible for Study

8 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

Children's Hospital Los Angeles,

Heather Bemis, PhD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Children's Hospital Los Angeles

Study Record Dates

2025-06