Constructing and Evaluating the Effectiveness of an Intelligent Interaction System for Symptom Management on the Care Needs and Related Factors of Children With Tourette Syndrome and Their Parents
Status: Recruiting
Location: See location...
Intervention Type: Behavioral, Other
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY
This study developed a Tourette Syndrome (TS) symptom management application (APP) to improve the care needs, sleep quality, anxiety, quality of life, and parenting relationship of parents of children with Tourette Syndrome.
Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 20
Maximum Age: 60
Healthy Volunteers: t
View:
• Parents of children between 6-12 years old who are diagnosed with Tourette Syndrome by pediatricians.
• Parents who are the primary caregivers
• Parents with normal cognitive functioning who can communicate in Mandarin.
Locations
Other Locations
Taiwan
Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
RECRUITING
Taoyuan
Contact Information
Primary
Mei-Yin Lee, PhD
meiyin0304@ntunhs.edu.tw
886 228227101
Time Frame
Start Date: 2024-09-25
Estimated Completion Date: 2026-07-31
Participants
Target number of participants: 180
Treatments
Experimental: symptom management APP group
The experimental group(parents of children with TS between 6 and 12 years old) received TS symptom management APP intervention for four weeks. The experimental group recorded the patterns and treatments of tics at least twice a week and completed relevant readings on TS care information during these four weeks.
Active_comparator: Health education instructions group
The control group(parents of children with TS between 6 and 12 years old) continued to receive outpatient verbal and paper health education guidance from healthcare providers.
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Collaborators: Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Leads: National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences