Mental IllnessNCT01527227
Parentification Among Children Whose Parents Cope With a Serious Mental Illness
An observational study of Mental Illness, run by Hillel Yaffe Medical Center at 1 site in Israel.
Trial summary
The research will examine effects of personal, familial, societal and intergenerational characteristics on parentification, the effects of parentification on the quality of life of the child and what encourages a better quality of life. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 9 to 19 yearsHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Mental Illness
- What is being tested?
- questionnaires
- How many people
- 130 participants
- Where
- 1 siteIsrael
- Study dates
- Jan 2010to Oct 2012
- Phase
- Observational
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 9 to 19 years
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Child, Adult
Study population: The research group will be recruited by the WHO and ICMJE with sampling method. The comparison group will be recruited from schools.
Who may be able to join
- children who live with at least one parent who struggles with serious mental illness
Who cannot join
- Arabic children
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
Israel1 site, 1 recruiting
- Recruiting
Rehabilitation Services
All the Country, Israel
Nirit Gutman Gal, M.A Social Work, 0506265304, gutman.nirit@gmail.com
About this study
The research will examine effects of personal, familial, societal and intergenerational characteristics on parentification, the effects of parentification on the quality of life of the child and what encourages a better quality of life. This research will include 130 children between the ages of 10-18 who live with at least one parent who struggles with serious mental illness in a comparison to 130 children of the same socio-demographic characteristics raised by parents from a non-clinical population. The differences between these two populations with regard to parentification, quality of life, social support and fairness will also be examined. The parents and the children will fill out questionnaires. The research group will be recruited from rehabilitation services, mental health clinics, psychiatric hospitals and social welfare departments with sampling method. The comparison group will be recruited from schools. This research broadens the knowledge of the causes and the repercussions of parentification among children of parents who struggles with serious mental illness in comparison with children raised by parents from a non-clinical population. Few studies have examined children of the mentally ill in Israel, and there are none which examined parentification.
- Conditions
- Mental Illness
- Being tested
- questionnaires
- Keywords
- Children of mentally ill
- Medical subject headings
- Mental Disorders
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
questionnairesOther
The research will examine effects of personal, familial, societal and intergenerational characteristics on parentification, the effects of parentification on the quality of life of the child and what encourages a better quality of life.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| children of mentally ill | This research will include 130 children between the ages of 10-18 who live with at least one parent who struggles with serious mental illness in a comparison to 130 children of the same socio-demographic characteristics raised by parents from a non-clinical population Receives: Other: questionnaires |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Filial Responsibility Scale-Youth (child fill out)
Responses to the 34-items are given on a 4-point Likert scale ("not at all true" to "very true") and assess instrumental caregiving (e.g., "I work to make money for my family"),emotional caregiving (e.g., "I often try to keep the peace in my family")and perceived fairness (e.g., "In my family, I am often asked to do more than my share."). Higher scores indicate higher levels of caregiving and perceived fairness.
Measured: 1 year
Secondary outcomes (4)
The Social Support Appraisals Scale (Dubow & Ullman,1989)(child fill out)
31-item scale assesses the child's appraisals of peer, family, and teacher support.The child responds to each item on a 5-point continuum (1 = always, 5 =never).
Measured: 1 year
"The Alabama Parenting Questionnaire"; Shelton, Frick & Wootton, 1996 (parent fill out)
The APQ measures five dimensions of parenting that are relevant to the etiology and treatment of child externalizing problems: (1) positive involvement with children, (2) supervision and monitoring, (3) use of positive discipline techniques, (4) consistency in the use of such discipline and (5) use of corporal punishment.
This study use only positive involvement dimension
Measured: 1 year
Parental Bonding Instrument (PBI) (parent fill out)
Two scales termed 'care' and 'overprotection' or 'control', measure fundamental parental styles as perceived by the child. The measure is 'retrospective', meaning that adults (over 16 years) complete the measure for how they remember their parents during their first 16 years. The measure is to be completed for both mothers and fathers separately. There are 25 item questions, including 12 'care' items and 13 'overprotection' items.
Measured: 1 year
Social support and social conflict (parent fill out)
Questions were developed to measure the affect, affirmation, and aid components of social support from Extended family and spouse. social support and social conflict items were rated on 5-point Likert-type scales with options that ranged from not at all to a great deal
Measured: 1 year
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted6 Feb 2012 (estimated)
- Study startJan 2010
- Primary completionOct 2012 (estimated)
- Study completionOct 2012 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Mental IllnessStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Observational
- Observational model
- Case-control
- Time perspective
- Cross-sectional
- Enrolment
- 130 participants (estimated)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Hillel Yaffe Medical Center
- Sponsor type
- Other government
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT01527227
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 84-11
- Status last verified
- Jan 2012
- First submitted
- 21 Nov 2011
- Last updated
- 6 Feb 2012
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 6 Feb 2012. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Parentification Among Children Whose Parents Cope With a Serious Mental Illness
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT01527227
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- 84-11
- Conditions
- Mental Illness
- Keywords
- Children of mentally ill
- Study type
- Observational
- Recruitment status
- Unknown status
- Enrolment
- 130 participants (estimated)
- Lead sponsor
- Hillel Yaffe Medical CenterOther government
- Study start
- Jan 2010
- Primary completion
- Oct 2012 (estimated)
- Study completion
- Oct 2012 (estimated)
- First posted
- 6 Feb 2012 (estimated)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
The research will examine effects of personal, familial, societal and intergenerational characteristics on parentification, the effects of parentification on the quality of life of the child and what encourages a better quality of life. This research will include 130 children between the ages of 10-18 who live with at least one parent who struggles with serious mental illness in a comparison to 130 children of the same socio-demographic characteristics raised by parents from a non-clinical population. The differences between these two populations with regard to parentification, quality of life, social support and fairness will also be examined. The parents and the children will fill out questionnaires. The research group will be recruited from rehabilitation services, mental health clinics, psychiatric hospitals and social welfare departments with sampling method. The comparison group will be recruited from schools. This research broadens the knowledge of the causes and the repercussions of parentification among children of parents who struggles with serious mental illness in comparison with children raised by parents from a non-clinical population. Few studies have examined children of the mentally ill in Israel, and there are none which examined parentification.
Study design
- Observational model
- Case-control
- Time perspective
- Cross-sectional
- Number of arms
- 1
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| children of mentally ill | – | Other: questionnairesThis research will include 130 children between the ages of 10-18 who live with at least one parent who struggles with serious mental illness in a comparison to 130 children of the same socio-demographic characteristics raised by parents from a non-clinical population |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 9 to 19 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Child, Adult
- Study population
- The research group will be recruited by the WHO and ICMJE with sampling method. The comparison group will be recruited from schools.
Key inclusion criteria (1 listed)
- children who live with at least one parent who struggles with serious mental illness
Key exclusion criteria (1 listed)
- Arabic children
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| questionnairesThe research will examine effects of personal, familial, societal and intergenerational characteristics on parentification, the effects of parentification on the quality of life of the child and what encourages a better quality of life. | Other | children of mentally ill |
Primary outcome
Filial Responsibility Scale-Youth (child fill out)
Time frame: 1 year
Responses to the 34-items are given on a 4-point Likert scale ("not at all true" to "very true") and assess instrumental caregiving (e.g., "I work to make money for my family"),emotional caregiving (e.g., "I often try to keep the peace in my family")and perceived fairness (e.g., "In my family, I am often asked to do more than my share."). Higher scores indicate higher levels of caregiving and perceived fairness.
4 secondary outcomes
The Social Support Appraisals Scale (Dubow & Ullman,1989)(child fill out)
Time frame: 1 year
"The Alabama Parenting Questionnaire"; Shelton, Frick & Wootton, 1996 (parent fill out)
Time frame: 1 year
Parental Bonding Instrument (PBI) (parent fill out)
Time frame: 1 year
Social support and social conflict (parent fill out)
Time frame: 1 year
Results and safety
Results are not available in the source record.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 6 Feb 2012.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
An observational study of Mental Illness, run by Hillel Yaffe Medical Center at 1 site in Israel.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 1 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 6 Feb 2012. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in Israel. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
Results are not available in the source record.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
Each site lists its own contact: choose the nearest one under Trial locations. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Filial Responsibility Scale-Youth (child fill out) (time frame: 1 year). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 6 Feb 2012.