Clinical trial NCT05281913: Psychoeducational Simulation Game for Adults in Stepfamilies
Official title: A Web-based Psychoeducational Simulation Game for Remarried Adults - Study Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial.
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Internet-Based Intervention
Remarriage
Keywords: remarriage
stepfamily
step-parenting
psychoeducation
web-based interventions
clinic interventions
Lead sponsor: Universidade do Porto
Sponsor class: OTHER
Collaborators: name: Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
First posted: 2022-03-16
Enrollment: 112
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: PREVENTION

Brief summary: Recent evidence has shown that intervention programs for remarried people are scarce.

Furthermore, from what is known, no specific intervention models (traditional or web-based) has yet been developed for remarried Portuguese population. This study evaluates the efficacy of a web-based Psychoeducational Simulation Game on marital adjustment on marital social skills, on remarriage beliefs, on parenting attitudes, and on the stepfamily functioning.

Detailed description: This study will compare the efficacy of a Simulation Game Intervention versus control (no game) in remarried people that have (step)children. The participants will be randomized to the two groups. The Simulation Game contains three different modules to play: Module 1 - Conjugality (emotional divorce, financial issues, positive communication skills, conflict and stress management strategies, social support); Module 2 - Step-parenting (positive stepparent-stepchild relationships, development of relationships within stepfamily, step-parenting roles negotiation, stepfamily' unrealistic beliefs and develop share meaning); Module 3 - Co-parenting (positive co-parenting strategies and loyalty binds).

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Live in a Stepfamily
* Relationship length minimum of six months

Exclusion Criteria:

* Not having (step)children
* Not cohabiting with the spouse

Primary outcomes:
measure: Change in marital adjustment
timeFrame: T0 - before the intervention; T1 - immediately after intervention; T2 - one month later
measure: Change in marital social skills
timeFrame: T0 - before the intervention; T1 - immediately after intervention; T2 - one month later
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Change in Step-parenting Attitudes and Beliefs
timeFrame: T0 - before the intervention; T1 - immediately after intervention; T2 - one month later
measure: Change in Co-parenting Attitudes and Beliefs
timeFrame: T0 - before the intervention; T1 - immediately after intervention; T2 - one month later
measure: Change in remarriage Beliefs
timeFrame: T0 - before the intervention; T1 - immediately after intervention; T2 - one month later
measure: Change in stepfamily functioning
timeFrame: T0 - before the intervention; T1 - immediately after intervention; T2 - one month later
Other outcomes:
measure: Change in participants knowledge
timeFrame: T1 - immediately after intervention; T2 - one month later
measure: Participants' Satisfaction with Intervention
timeFrame: T1 - immediately after intervention
Locations:
city: Porto
country: Portugal
facility: University of Porto, Faculty of Psychology and Educational and Education Sciences
Study officials:
affiliation: Universidade do Porto
name: Carina Santos, MSc
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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