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2024-05-06 @ 3:39 PM
Last Modification Date:
2024-10-26 @ 1:53 PM
Study NCT ID:
NCT04704583
Status:
COMPLETED
Last Update Posted:
2024-01-22
First Post:
2021-01-08
Brief Title:
Parental Guidance for Failure to Launch
Sponsor:
Yale University
Organization:
Yale University
Study Overview
Official Title:
Parental Guidance for Parents of Highly Dependent Adult Children
Status:
COMPLETED
Status Verified Date:
2024-01
Last Known Status:
None
Delayed Posting:
No
If Stopped, Why?:
Not Stopped
Has Expanded Access:
False
If Expanded Access, NCT#:
N/A
Has Expanded Access, NCT# Status:
N/A
Acronym:
SPACE-FTL
Brief Summary:
In the proposed study the outcome of administering parental guidance based on the Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions SPACE program to parents of highly dependent adult children will be explored The proposed studys primary purpose is to assess the outcome of parental guidance In addition the study will also examine participants acceptance and adherence to this parental guidance method
Detailed Description:
Recent years have seen an increase in the number of adult Americans who live with their parents In the 18 to 34 age group living with ones parents is currently the most common living arrangement Some adult children have been using their parents homes as only a temporary solution due to economic hardship However other adults remain at home highly reliant on their parents and not in higher education or employment The latter group who are at times referred to as failure to launch are considered to suffer from a combination of a personal and familial problem and pose a significant challenge for therapists Lebowitz 2016 To date little evidence exists to guide case conceptualization or intervention strategies In this protocol the term FTL for the sake of brevity in place of highly dependent adult children who are not functioning independently will be used
For the clinician work with individuals with FTL cases can seem more like treatment with child patients than adult patients Parents often initiate clinical contact and in many cases the dependent adult is not open or willing to engage in treatment directly
Dr Lebowitz and colleagues work with the parents of youth who suffer from clinical anxiety has suggested a theoretical conceptualization and a means of intervention in cases of FTL Youth with anxiety display a similar pattern of reliance on parents for help in avoiding the situations they find distressing a process known as family accommodation Working with parents on decreasing family accommodation has been found to be efficacious in reducing anxiety and increasing independent coping in youth This manualized approach known as SPACE Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions has been repeatedly tested in clinical trials including in randomized controlled trial research
In the proposed study the investigators will examine outcomes of a parental guidance program based on SPACE for parents of FTL adults henceforth SPACE-FTL The current proposal builds on a published feasibility study that found reducing family accommodation was successful in FTL and in a considerable proportion of cases the adult children started working or studying or moved to independent lodgings
In the study the investigators aim to investigate the SPACE-FTL outcomes including improvement in adult child symptoms and reductions in related impairment eg cost-of-illness when compared to no treatment ie wait-list control The primary hypothesis is that SPACE-FTL will decrease FTL severity and impairment compared with the wait-list control condition Additional outcomes will relate to the feasibility acceptability and parents satisfaction of SPACE-FTL The investigators hypothesize that parents will rate SPACE-FTL as highly acceptable and that adherence will be above 70
For the clinician work with individuals with FTL cases can seem more like treatment with child patients than adult patients Parents often initiate clinical contact and in many cases the dependent adult is not open or willing to engage in treatment directly
Dr Lebowitz and colleagues work with the parents of youth who suffer from clinical anxiety has suggested a theoretical conceptualization and a means of intervention in cases of FTL Youth with anxiety display a similar pattern of reliance on parents for help in avoiding the situations they find distressing a process known as family accommodation Working with parents on decreasing family accommodation has been found to be efficacious in reducing anxiety and increasing independent coping in youth This manualized approach known as SPACE Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions has been repeatedly tested in clinical trials including in randomized controlled trial research
In the proposed study the investigators will examine outcomes of a parental guidance program based on SPACE for parents of FTL adults henceforth SPACE-FTL The current proposal builds on a published feasibility study that found reducing family accommodation was successful in FTL and in a considerable proportion of cases the adult children started working or studying or moved to independent lodgings
In the study the investigators aim to investigate the SPACE-FTL outcomes including improvement in adult child symptoms and reductions in related impairment eg cost-of-illness when compared to no treatment ie wait-list control The primary hypothesis is that SPACE-FTL will decrease FTL severity and impairment compared with the wait-list control condition Additional outcomes will relate to the feasibility acceptability and parents satisfaction of SPACE-FTL The investigators hypothesize that parents will rate SPACE-FTL as highly acceptable and that adherence will be above 70
Study Oversight
Has Oversight DMC:
None
Is a FDA Regulated Drug?:
False
Is a FDA Regulated Device?:
False
Is an Unapproved Device?:
None
Is a PPSD?:
None
Is a US Export?:
None
Is an FDA AA801 Violation?:
None
Secondary IDs
| Secondary ID | Type | Domain | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| No NIH funding | OTHER | 011824 | None |