Brief behavioral parent training for children with behavior problems

Is this trial a fit for you?

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

This project aims to improve access to behavioral parent training for children aged 2 to 12 years who exhibit disruptive behaviors such as aggression and hyperactivity. It evaluates a new, brief, and individually tailored parent training program that includes optional booster sessions to help prevent relapse, comparing its effectiveness to standard care. The study addresses barriers like the scarcity of certified therapists and long waiting lists, which often hinder families from starting or completing traditional behavioral parent training programs.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

Inclusion Criteria:

* The child is aged between 2 and 12 years;
* Parents have to identify at least four behavioral difficulties of the child that occur in the home setting and that they want to target in the training, using an adapted version of a list of target behaviors (Van den Hoofdakker et al., 2007; Hornstra et al., 2021). This list contains 29 behaviors that can be targeted in the training, such as hyperactive, impulsive, inattentive, oppositional and defiant behavior. The items are derived from target problems that parents mentioned in previous behavioral parent training groups and concern child behaviors that are commonly targeted in behavioral parent training in clinical practice, confirming ecological validity (Van den Hoofdakker et al., 2007).

Exclusion Criteria:

* The child uses psychotropic medication (currently or in the month before the screening);
* The child has at any time received a diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in clinical practice, as (parents of) children with ASD may have different needs and therefore may require different treatments than children with behavioral difficulties without ASD;
* The child has a known IQ-score below 70, as (parents of) children with intellectual disabilities may have different needs and therefore may require different treatments than children with behavioral difficulties and typical intellectual abilities;
* Parents received behavioral parent training aimed at reducing the behavioral difficulties of the concerned child in the year prior to the start of the study;
* It is not a suitable period for the parents and/or the child to participate in the study (e.g., moving, divorce);
* The child is not living in the same household as the parent(s) who participate(s) in the trial during at least four weekdays (to ensure that our primary outcome can be reported by the same informant(s) and that parents can apply the intervention plans at home).

Where it's running

• Accare
  Groningen, Provincie Groningen, Netherlands Recruiting

Study contacts

• Principal investigator: Barbara J. Van den Hoofdakker, Prof. dr. — Accare Child Study Center; University Medical Center Groningen; University of Groningen
• Study coordinator: Roos S. van Doornik, MSc.
• Email: r.van.doornik@accare.nl
• Phone: 0031659820639

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How to take part

1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.