New app aims to help young siblings of kids with disabilities
NCT ID NCT06099457
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested a web app called SIBTime designed for families who have a child with special health or developmental needs and a typically developing sibling aged 3 to 6. The app aims to build parents' skills and create family routines that support the young sibling's social-emotional health. Thirty-nine parent-child pairs used the app for 8 weeks, and researchers measured changes in parent-child relationships, parental stress, and parenting confidence.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- SIB-Time web-application tool
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could provide a practical tool to help families support the emotional health of young siblings of children with special needs.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed feasibility study with only 39 participants. It tested relevance and acceptability, not effectiveness, so results may not apply broadly.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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39 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Oct 2023
- Finished
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May 2026
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Criteria: Inclusion criteria: 1. Parent of a child with a disability and a typically developing child aged 3-6 2. Has a smartphone or tablet 3. Speaks English or Spanish Exclusion criteria: 1\. None
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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David R Smith
Springfield, Oregon, 97477, United States
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