HopeNCT07135908
The Effect of the Solution-Focused Approach on Social Participation Skills and Hope in Children Living in Residential Care Objective: This Study Aimed to Evaluate the Effect of a Solution-focused Approach Program on the Hope Levels and Social Participation Skills of Children Living in Institutional
A study testing solution-oriented approach in people with Hope and Nursing, run by Muş Alparslan University at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye).
Trial summary
his study examined whether a solution-focused approach program could improve hope and social participation skills in children living in institutional care. A total of 57 children were included and randomly divided into intervention and control groups. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 10 to 18 yearsHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Hope, Nursing, Social Acceptance
- What is being tested?
- solution-oriented approach
- Type of treatment
- Lifestyle or therapy programme
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 57 participants
- Where
- 1 siteTurkey (Türkiye)
- Study dates
- 5 Feb 2025to 18 Mar 2025
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 10 to 18 years
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Child, Adult
Who may be able to join
- To be residing in child care homes,
- To be continuing their education,
- To have no problems with hearing or visual abilities.
Who cannot join
- those who did not meet the inclusion criteria
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
Turkey (Türkiye)1 site
Aile Ve Sosyal Hizmetler Il Müdürlüğü
Muş, Merkez, 49100
About this study
Official title: Assistant Professor
his study examined whether a solution-focused approach program could improve hope and social participation skills in children living in institutional care. A total of 57 children were included and randomly divided into intervention and control groups. The intervention group attended a 6-week program with weekly 60-minute sessions focusing on communication, social skills, hope-building, and problem-solving.
The aim was to explore the potential applicability of solution-focused interventions in supporting the psychosocial development of institutionalized children within psychiatric nursing and caregiving practices.
Read the detailed description
What Was the Purpose of This Study? To evaluate whether a solution-focused approach program could improve hope levels and social participation skills in children living in institutional care.
Who Participated? A total of 57 children living in a government care institution took part in the study. They were randomly assigned to intervention and control groups.
What Was Done?
The intervention group received a 6-week program based on solution-focused therapy. Each session lasted 60 minutes and included:
Communication skills
Social participation
Identifying sources of hope
Problem-solving techniques
What Were the Results? The study aimed to assess potential changes in hope and social skills among children participating in the program compared to those who did not.
Why Is This Important? Solution-focused methods may offer a structured framework for supporting the mental health and social development of children in institutional care. Such approaches could be adapted by nurses, social workers, and care staff in similar settings.
- Conditions
- Hope, Nursing, Social Acceptance
- Being tested
- solution-oriented approach
- Keywords
- hope, Mental Health Care, Child Welfare, Psychosocial intervention, Nursing
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
solution-oriented approachBehavioural
In this study, the solution-focused intervention was a structured psychosocial support program based on the principles of Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT). It consisted of six weekly sessions, each lasting 60 minutes, and was designed to help institutionalized children improve their hope levels and social participation skills.
The sessions included:
Enhancing communication and interpersonal skills
Identifying personal strengths and sources of hope
Developing social engagement strategies
Teaching simple problem-solving techniques
The approach focused on children's existing resources and future goals rather than their past problems. It encouraged positive thinking, goal setting, and active participation, promoting emotional resilience and social functioning.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| experimental group (Solution-Focused Approach Program) | Experimental | After the data collection tools were administered to the students, the Solution-Focused Approach Program was implemented with the experimental group students by the researcher for six weeks, one day per week for 60 minutes per day. The content of the Solution-Focused Approach Program was prepared in accordance with literature and reviewed by experts. The program content is as follows.
Week: Introduction and informing the group
Week: Understanding the importance of communication, being able to use active listening skills as an element of communication skills, establishing empathetic communication
Week: Understanding the importance of social participation and identifying realistic hopes for the future
Week: Becoming aware of sources of social participation and hope, creating mental maps for coping techniques and solutions
Week: Drawing attention to change, gaining awareness, focusing on solutions, acquiring problem-solving skills
Week: Ending the process, evaluating the process, Receives: Behavioral: solution-oriented approach |
| control group (No Intervention (Usual Care at Residential Institution) | No intervention | No specific intervention was implemented in this group. |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
pretest (6-week solution-focused approach before the intervention)
Primary Outcome Measure 1: Hope Level at Baseline (Children's Hope Scale)
Description: The Children's Hope Scale (CHS) is a 6-item self-report tool assessing children's hopeful thinking. Scores range from 6 to 36; higher scores indicate greater hope.
Time Frame: Baseline (within 1 week before intervention).
Unit of Measure: Total score (6-36).
Measured: Baseline (1 week before intervention)
pretest pretest (6-week solution-focused approach before the intervention)
Primary Outcome Measure 2: Social Participation Skills at Baseline (Social Skills Scale)
Description: The Social Skills Rating System - Social Skills Scale (SSRS) evaluates cooperation, assertion, empathy, and self-control. Scores range from 0 to 90; higher scores indicate better functioning.
Time Frame: Baseline (within 1 week before intervention).
Unit of Measure: Total score (0-90).
Measured: Baseline (within 1 week before intervention).
Secondary outcomes (2)
posttest (After the 6-week solution-focused approach intervention)
Secondary Outcome Measure 1: Hope Level at Post-Test (Children's Hope Scale)
Description: The Children's Hope Scale (CHS) is a 6-item self-report tool assessing children's hopeful thinking. Scores range from 6 to 36; higher scores indicate greater hope.
Time Frame: Post-intervention (6 weeks after completion of the intervention).
Unit of Measure: Total score (6-36).
Measured: 6 weeks after baseline (post-intervention)
posttest (After the 6-week solution-focused approach intervention)
Secondary Outcome Measure 2: Social Participation Skills at Post-Test (Social Skills Scale)
Description: The Social Skills Rating System - Social Skills Scale (SSRS) evaluates cooperation, assertion, empathy, and self-control. Scores range from 0 to 90; higher scores indicate better functioning.
Time Frame: Post-intervention (6 weeks after completion of the intervention).
Unit of Measure: Total score (0-90).
Measured: Time Frame: Post-intervention (6 weeks after completion of the intervention).
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted22 Aug 2025
- Study start5 Feb 2025
- Primary completion6 Feb 2025
- Study completion18 Mar 2025
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for HopeStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Prevention
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Double blind
- Who is masked
- Participant, Outcomes assessor
- Enrolment
- 57 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Muş Alparslan University
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Fatih Sahin, Muş Alparslan University
- Investigators
- fatih şahin, dr, Principal investigator, https://www.alparslan.edu.tr/tr
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07135908
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 128676
- Status last verified
- Aug 2025
- First submitted
- 27 Jul 2025
- Last updated
- 22 Aug 2025
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- Yes
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 22 Aug 2025. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Assistant Professor
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07135908
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- 128676
- Conditions
- Hope, Nursing, Social Acceptance
- Keywords
- hope, Mental Health Care, Child Welfare, Psychosocial intervention, Nursing
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 57 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Muş Alparslan UniversityUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 5 Feb 2025 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 6 Feb 2025 (actual)
- Study completion
- 18 Mar 2025 (actual)
- First posted
- 22 Aug 2025 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
his study examined whether a solution-focused approach program could improve hope and social participation skills in children living in institutional care. A total of 57 children were included and randomly divided into intervention and control groups. The intervention group attended a 6-week program with weekly 60-minute sessions focusing on communication, social skills, hope-building, and problem-solving.
The aim was to explore the potential applicability of solution-focused interventions in supporting the psychosocial development of institutionalized children within psychiatric nursing and caregiving practices.
Detailed description
What Was the Purpose of This Study? To evaluate whether a solution-focused approach program could improve hope levels and social participation skills in children living in institutional care.
Who Participated? A total of 57 children living in a government care institution took part in the study. They were randomly assigned to intervention and control groups.
What Was Done?
The intervention group received a 6-week program based on solution-focused therapy. Each session lasted 60 minutes and included:
Communication skills
Social participation
Identifying sources of hope
Problem-solving techniques
What Were the Results? The study aimed to assess potential changes in hope and social skills among children participating in the program compared to those who did not.
Why Is This Important? Solution-focused methods may offer a structured framework for supporting the mental health and social development of children in institutional care. Such approaches could be adapted by nurses, social workers, and care staff in similar settings.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Prevention
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Double blind (participant, outcomes assessor)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| experimental group (Solution-Focused Approach Program) | Experimental | Behavioral: solution-oriented approachAfter the data collection tools were administered to the students, the Solution-Focused Approach Program was implemented with the experimental group students by the researcher for six weeks, one day per week for 60 minutes per day. The content of the Solution-Focused Approach Program was prepared in accordance with literature and reviewed by experts. The program content is as follows. Week: Introduction and informing the group Week: Understanding the importance of communication, being able to use active listening skills as an element of communication skills, establishing empathetic communication Week: Understanding the importance of social participation and identifying realistic hopes for the future Week: Becoming aware of sources of social participation and hope, creating mental maps for coping techniques and solutions Week: Drawing attention to change, gaining awareness, focusing on solutions, acquiring problem-solving skills Week: Ending the process, evaluating the process, |
| control group (No Intervention (Usual Care at Residential Institution) | No intervention | –No specific intervention was implemented in this group. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 10 to 18 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Child, Adult
Key inclusion criteria (3 listed)
- To be residing in child care homes,
- To be continuing their education,
- To have no problems with hearing or visual abilities.
Key exclusion criteria (1 listed)
- those who did not meet the inclusion criteria
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| solution-oriented approachIn this study, the solution-focused intervention was a structured psychosocial support program based on the principles of Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT). It consisted of six weekly sessions, each lasting 60 minutes, and was designed to help institutionalized children improve their hope levels and social participation skills. The sessions included: Enhancing communication and interpersonal skills Identifying personal strengths and sources of hope Developing social engagement strategies Teaching simple problem-solving techniques The approach focused on children's existing resources and future goals rather than their past problems. It encouraged positive thinking, goal setting, and active participation, promoting emotional resilience and social functioning. | Behavioural | experimental group (Solution-Focused Approach Program) |
Primary outcome
pretest (6-week solution-focused approach before the intervention)
Time frame: Baseline (1 week before intervention)
Primary Outcome Measure 1: Hope Level at Baseline (Children's Hope Scale) Description: The Children's Hope Scale (CHS) is a 6-item self-report tool assessing children's hopeful thinking. Scores range from 6 to 36; higher scores indicate greater hope. Time Frame: Baseline (within 1 week before intervention). Unit of Measure: Total score (6-36).
pretest pretest (6-week solution-focused approach before the intervention)
Time frame: Baseline (within 1 week before intervention).
Primary Outcome Measure 2: Social Participation Skills at Baseline (Social Skills Scale) Description: The Social Skills Rating System - Social Skills Scale (SSRS) evaluates cooperation, assertion, empathy, and self-control. Scores range from 0 to 90; higher scores indicate better functioning. Time Frame: Baseline (within 1 week before intervention). Unit of Measure: Total score (0-90).
2 secondary outcomes
posttest (After the 6-week solution-focused approach intervention)
Time frame: 6 weeks after baseline (post-intervention)
posttest (After the 6-week solution-focused approach intervention)
Time frame: Time Frame: Post-intervention (6 weeks after completion of the intervention).
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 22 Aug 2025.
- Related InfoLink provided by the sponsor.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
fatih şahin, dr principal investigator
https://www.alparslan.edu.tr/tr
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing solution-oriented approach in people with Hope and Nursing, run by Muş Alparslan University at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye).
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 3 inclusion and 1 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 22 Aug 2025. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye). Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
pretest (6-week solution-focused approach before the intervention) (time frame: Baseline (1 week before intervention)). The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 22 Aug 2025.