protocolSection identificationModule nctId: NCT06310681, orgStudyIdInfo id: ETH2223-2528, briefTitle: Pilot Testing of a Co-adapted Group Programme for Parents/Carers of Children With Complex Neurodisability, acronym: ENCOMPASS, statusModule overallStatus: NOT_YET_RECRUITING, startDateStruct date: 2024-05, primaryCompletionDateStruct date: 2024-10, completionDateStruct date: 2024-12, studyFirstPostDateStruct date: 2024-03-15, lastUpdatePostDateStruct date: 2024-03-15, sponsorCollaboratorsModule leadSponsor name: City, University of London, class: OTHER, descriptionModule briefSummary: The goal of this pilot feasibility study is to test a co-adapted community-based group programme ("Encompass") with parents/carers of children with complex neurodisability under 5 years of age in East London in the UK.The main questions it aims to answer are:* Is it feasible and acceptable to carry out this newly co-adapted programme with two groups of parents/carers of children with complex neurodisability under the age of 5?* Is it feasible to carry out an evaluation of the above programme, which could then inform a protocol for larger scale evaluation?The main activities for the parent/carer participants will include:* Attending ten "Encompass" parent/carer groups* Filling in questionnaires at the start and end of the groups* Attending an interview with the researcher to discuss their experiencesThe groups will be facilitated by a healthcare professional and a parent with lived experience. They will also be interviewed about their experiences after the groups have been completed., conditionsModule conditions: Complex Neurodevelopmental Disorder, conditions: Cerebral Palsy, designModule studyType: INTERVENTIONAL, phases: NA, designInfo allocation: NA, interventionModel: SINGLE_GROUP, primaryPurpose: SUPPORTIVE_CARE, maskingInfo masking: NONE, enrollmentInfo count: 28, type: ESTIMATED, armsInterventionsModule interventions name: "Encompass" group programme, outcomesModule primaryOutcomes measure: Group Attendance, primaryOutcomes measure: Recruitment - percentage of eligible participants who consent to take part, primaryOutcomes measure: Follow-up response rate-self-complete outcomes questionnaire(s), primaryOutcomes measure: Fidelity - delivery on items described in the Fidelity Checklist, secondaryOutcomes measure: Family Empowerment Scale (FES), secondaryOutcomes measure: Power Ladder Question (PLQ), secondaryOutcomes measure: Parent Patient Activation Measure (P-PAM), secondaryOutcomes measure: Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale (WEMWBS), secondaryOutcomes measure: Parent/carer Quality of Life - EuroQoL-5D-5-level (EQ-5D-5L), secondaryOutcomes measure: Parent/carer Needs and Goals, secondaryOutcomes measure: Childhood Cost Calculator (C3), eligibilityModule sex: ALL, minimumAge: 18 Years, stdAges: ADULT, stdAges: OLDER_ADULT, contactsLocationsModule locations facility: Barts Health NHS Trust, Children's Occupational Therapy, Mile End Hospital, city: London, zip: E1 4EH, country: United Kingdom, contacts name: Frances Badenhorst, role: CONTACT, geoPoint lat: 51.50853, lon: -0.12574, locations facility: East London NHS Foundation Trust, Specialist Children's and Young People's Services, city: London, zip: E15 4PT, country: United Kingdom, contacts name: Melissa Homer, role: CONTACT, geoPoint lat: 51.50853, lon: -0.12574, hasResults: False