Coping Skills Training (CST) for Children With Chronic Health Conditions
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00359775 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : August 2, 2006
Last Update Posted : February 20, 2012
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Purpose of the study The purpose of this study is to pilot an adapted Coping Skills Training (CST) intervention for feasibility and preliminary efficacy with a sample of children 8 to 12 years of age and their parents. The participants in this study at Children's Hospital of Wisconsin are dealing with one of three chronic health conditions (Rheumatologic Conditions, Epilepsy,Spina Bifida, and Asthma).
Research Questions/Study Aims
The research questions addressed in the full study are:
- What is the impact of CST on child depression, QOL, health motivation, attitude toward illness, and self-management efficacy?
- What is the impact of CST on parent depression, perception of child's quality of life, perception of impact of CHC on family, and family conflict?
Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Rheumatologic Conditions (JRA,Lupus) Epilepsy Spina Bifida Asthma | Behavioral: Coping Skills Training | Phase 2 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 38 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Single Group Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Official Title: | Coping Skills Training (CST) for Children With Chronic Health Conditions: An Extension From Children With Diabetes to Children With Rheumatologic Conditions, Epilepsy, Spina Bifida, and Asthma |
Study Start Date : | July 2006 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | January 2012 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | January 2012 |

- Behavioral: Coping Skills Training
6 session behavioral program
- Child Depression measured by Child Depression Inventory (CDI) [ Time Frame: ongoing ]
- Parent Depression measured by Beck Depression inventory (BDI) [ Time Frame: ongoing ]
- Quality of life measured by Child Health Questionnaire [ Time Frame: ongoing ]
- Impact on Family measured by the Impact of Family Scale. [ Time Frame: ongoing ]

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 8 Years to 12 Years (Child) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Male and female children ages 8 to 12 with no known severe cognitive delays,
- Who are English speaking,
- With one of the three target conditions; and
- Have at least one parent willing to participate.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Children with cognitive delay

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00359775
United States, Wisconsin | |
Children's Hospital of Wisconsin | |
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, 53201 |
Principal Investigator: | Betsy Roth-Wojcicki, MS, CPNP | Medical College of Wisconsin/Children's Hospital of Wisconsin | |
Principal Investigator: | Kathleen Sawin, DNS, CPNP, | University of Wisconsin Milwaukee/Children's Hopsital of Wisconsin |
Responsible Party: | Betsy Roth-Wojcicki, Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Children's Hospital and Health System Foundation, Wisconsin |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00359775 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
CHW 06/32,GC 95 UWM # 06-02-208 |
First Posted: | August 2, 2006 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | February 20, 2012 |
Last Verified: | February 2012 |
Coping psychosocial Quality of Life problem solving |
Asthma Epilepsy Spinal Dysraphism Disease Bronchial Diseases Respiratory Tract Diseases Lung Diseases, Obstructive Lung Diseases Respiratory Hypersensitivity Hypersensitivity, Immediate |
Hypersensitivity Immune System Diseases Pathologic Processes Brain Diseases Central Nervous System Diseases Nervous System Diseases Neural Tube Defects Nervous System Malformations Congenital Abnormalities |