Parent Management Training to help children with irritability

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 clinical trial aims to evaluate the effectiveness of a 12-session Parent Management Training program designed to reduce irritability in children aged 10-14 years. The program focuses on equipping parents with strategies to manage their child's anger outbursts and cranky moods. Participants will undergo assessments before, during, and after the treatment to measure changes in the child's behavior and emotional functioning. The study will involve up to 18 families and is intended to inform a larger study planned for Fall 2025.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

Inclusion Criteria:

* clinically significant irritability (Clinician Affective Reactivity Index 30 or greater)
* parent or guardian with whom the child resides for at least 50% of the time is willing to participate in treatment with the child

Exclusion Criteria:

* psychiatric instability (danger to self/others, risky substance abuse)
* current active Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) or a severe active stressor (e.g. child abuse)
* history of severe psychopathology with an established alternate treatment (e.g. autism spectrum disorder, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, intellectual disability)
* general medical condition that may be driving irritability or prevent generalizable physiologic measures.
* screen positive for an intellectual disability via Wechsler Abbreviated Scale of Intelligence Second Edition (WASI II) estimated Intelligence Quotient (IQ)\<70.

Where it's running

• Childrens Hospital Colorado
  Aurora, Colorado, United States Recruiting

Study contacts

• Principal investigator: Joel Stoddard, MD — University of Colorado Denver, Anschutz Medical Campus
• Study coordinator: Jami Moe-Hartman, MA
• Email: jami.moehartman@cuanschutz.edu
• Phone: 303-724-2259

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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.