The Family Talk Intervention When a Parent With Dependent Children or a Child is Severely Ill

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age6+
SponsorErsta Sköndal University College

About this trial

The overall aim of this study is to evaluate the effects and the implementation process of the Family Talk Intervention (FTI) in clinical practice when a child or a parent of dependent children has a life-threatening/life-limiting illness (cancer, neurological diseases, etc.). During 2021, FTI will be implemented in several different care contexts including a children's hospital and a university hospital in Sweden. Social workers will be educated in using the FTI in their clinical work. This study has a pre-post effectiveness-implementation hybrid design using mixed method. Data collection will be made using web-based questionnaires and interviews with families and social workers, and observations will be performed throughout the study.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Families that include a child with a life-threatening/life-limiting illness.

2-3 months should have passed since diagnosis or relapse.

<2 members of the family need to participate

Disqualifiers

None

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Family Talk Intervention

Treatment groups

150 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment group