Self-Help Parent Training for Conduct Problems in Children

March 10, 2009 updated by: University of Oxford

Can Self-Help Parent Training Reduce Conduct Problems in Children on NHS Waiting Lists for Child Mental Health Services?

This project will introduce a self-help parent training programme for families on National Health Service (NHS) waiting lists for child mental health services. It will examine whether access to treatment can be increased by providing an intervention that requires fewer resources and by releasing clinician time for more serious cases. This intervention will be tested in a randomised, controlled trial in which 35 subjects will receive treatment immediately and 35 will receive treatment after waiting for 10 weeks. All families will also complete questionnaires before and after the 10 week study period in order to measure changes in child behaviour, parenting, and parental mental health. Cost-effectiveness of this programme will also be analysed. Intention-to-treat analyses will be conducted.

Study Overview

Status

Unknown

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

70

Phase

  • Phase 3

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United Kingdom
    • Berkshire
      • Reading, Berkshire, United Kingdom, RG1 7TD
        • Recruiting
        • West Berkshire PCT
        • Contact:
          • Chris Hollingshead
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Gretchen J Bjornstad, M.Sc.
    • Buckinghamshire
      • High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom, HP13 5BW
        • Recruiting
        • Wycombe CAMHS
        • Contact:
          • Susan Wimshurst
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Gretchen Bjornstad, M.Sc.
    • Bucks
      • Aylesbury, Bucks, United Kingdom, HP20 1EG
        • Recruiting
        • Sue Nicholls Centre
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Gretchen J Bjornstad, M.Sc.
        • Contact:
          • Eleanor Rowsell, Ph.D.

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

2 years to 5 years (CHILD)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Families on waiting lists and child and adolescent mental health services clinics with children aged 2-5.
  • Scores in the clinical range on a standardised measure of child behaviour problems.
  • At least one parent in each family must be literate, fluent English speakers to participate because the self-administered intervention will primarily consist of written instructions and information in English.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Clients whose children score below a clinical cut-off score on a standardised measure of child behaviour problems. This is to ensure that participants are appropriate for an intervention aiming to reduce behaviour problems.
  • Non-English speakers or those who are unable to read cannot be included because reading English is required to complete the self-administered intervention.
  • Children or parents with severe disabilities and children with a developmental disorder (e.g., autism) will be excluded because the version of the parent training programme that will be implemented is not designed for families with these types of problems.
  • Children who live with a temporary caregiver will be excluded because the intervention is designed for full-time parents and follow-up will be after one year.
  • Children or parents who are currently receiving treatment for psychological problems will be excluded because outcomes may be influenced by interventions not affiliated with this project.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: TREATMENT
  • Allocation: RANDOMIZED
  • Interventional Model: PARALLEL
  • Masking: NONE

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
EXPERIMENTAL: 1
Self-help Triple P Behavioural Family Intervention
Behavioral: Self-help Triple P Behavioural Family Intervention
10-week self-help workbook and videos
Other Names:
  • Triple P
NO_INTERVENTION: 2
Wait-list control

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Eyberg Child Behavior Inventory
Time Frame: 6 months
6 months
Sutter-Eyberg Student Behavior Inventory
Time Frame: 10 weeks
10 weeks
Parent Daily Report
Time Frame: 6 months
6 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Depression-Anxiety Stress Scale
Time Frame: 10 weeks
10 weeks
Parent Sense of Competence Scale
Time Frame: 10 weeks
10 weeks
Parenting Scale
Time Frame: 10 weeks
10 weeks
Dyadic Adjustment Scale
Time Frame: 10 weeks
10 weeks
Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire
Time Frame: 10 weeks
10 weeks
Therapy Attitude Inventory
Time Frame: 10 weeks
10 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

University of Oxford

Collaborators

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Paul Montgomery, D. Phil., University of Oxford

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

July 1, 2007

Primary Completion (ANTICIPATED)

February 1, 2009

Study Completion (ANTICIPATED)

February 1, 2009

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

March 3, 2006

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 3, 2006

First Posted (ESTIMATE)

March 6, 2006

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (ESTIMATE)

March 12, 2009

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 10, 2009

Last Verified

November 1, 2008

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 05/Q1606/57
  • ISRCTN12814243

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