Resilience Training Intervention: Its Effect on Parental Acceptance/Rejection and Burden of Children With Down Syndrome
Key facts
- Where
- Cairo, EgyptSee the site
Where in Egypt
- Medical Research Centre of Excellence which is affiliated to National Research Centre (NRC).Cairo, EgyptContact: Fatma Mohammed Ibrahim, assistant professorNo longer taking part
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- Who runs it
- Ain Shams University
- Trial code
- NCT07306923
- Record updated
- 29 December 2025
- Original description
This research will test whether a resilience training program can help parents of children with Down syndrome feel more accepting of their child and experience less caregiving burden.Read full original descriptionShow less
This research will test whether a resilience training program can help parents of children with Down syndrome feel more accepting of their child and experience less caregiving burden.
Parents who care for a child with Down syndrome often face stress and emotional challenges. Building psychological resilience-the ability to adapt and recover from stress-may improve how parents cope and relate to their children.
The study will include about 50 parents of children with Down syndrome. Participants will be randomly assigned to one of two groups:
Experimental group: Receives the resilience training program.
Control group: Receives usual care.
Study phases
Before the program: Parents complete questionnaires that measure their resilience, their acceptance or rejection of their child, and their caregiving burden.
During the program: Parents in the experimental group attend a structured resilience training program based on their expressed needs.
After the program: The same questionnaires are repeated immediately after the program and again at a follow-up to see if any changes last.
The research hypothesis is that parents who take part in the resilience training will show higher acceptance, lower rejection, and reduced caregiving burden compared with parents who receive usual care.
This study will provide evidence on whether resilience training is a helpful, practical, and safe way to support families raising a child with Down syndrome.
Inclusion: Biological parent (mother or father) of a child (birth to 3 years old) diagnosed with Down syndrome; Age 18 years or older; Able to read and understand the study questionnaires and provide informed consent; Willing to attend all resilience training sessions (for the experimental group); parents who are not responsible for caring of any other patients in the family.
Exclusion: Presence of severe mental illness (e.g., psychosis) or cognitive impairment that would hinder participation; Any acute medical condition preventing attendance of the sessions; Current enrollment in another structured psychological or parenting program aimed at resilience or acceptance.