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- US Clinical Trials Registry
- Clinical Trial NCT04061031
Improving Self-Regulation Among Adopted Children
December 1, 2021 updated by: Brian Allen, Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Improving Self-Regulation Among Adopted Children: A Randomized Controlled Feasibility Trial
The proposed study will examine two different intervention programs and whether they improve self-regulation of adopted children.
The study is a small randomized controlled trial to test the feasibility of conducting a larger, R01-funded clinical trial.
Outcomes will primarily be focused on feasibility concerns, such as recruitment and retention of a sufficient number of participants and implementation of treatment protocols with fidelity, as well as determining initial effect size estimates that might inform later power analyses and examining the functioning of developmental assessment measures when administered in the context of a clinical trial.
Study Overview
Status
Withdrawn
Conditions
Detailed Description
In the year 2016, over 57,000 children were adopted from the child welfare system and another 118,000 were awaiting adoption, an increase of 7.9% and 8.1%, respectively, since 2013.
Children adopted from the child welfare system, on average, display significant and often profound challenges with self-regulation, defined as the external and internal processes responsible for determining one's emotional, behavioral, and cognitive reactions to stimuli.
Poor self-regulation is linked to a host of later untoward outcomes.
Permanency for children through the process of adoption offers an opportunity for improving developmental trajectories and later outcomes for children.
Psychosocial interventions that can significantly improve the parent-child relationship hold promise for increasing the success of the adoption and further promoting healthy development for children.
Prior to proceeding with an R01 application and funded clinical trial, a feasibility study is required for multiple reasons.
First, it is necessary to determine the likelihood of recruiting and retaining a sufficient number of participants, the extent to which participants attend sessions on a regular basis, caregiver satisfaction with treatment, and potential barriers to clinicians implementing the intervention protocols with fidelity (Specific Aim 1), Second, a number of developmental measures will be implemented to examine improvement.
These measures are typically administered in longitudinal developmental research, not clinical research, and the sensitivity of these tools to change is unknown.
Therefore, this project will allow for a pilot examination of the implementation of these tools in a clinical context and the extent to which change may occur (Specific Aim 2).
Finally, effect size estimates of change for key outcome metrics (i.e., self-regulation, parent-child relationship) will be derived to inform power analyses and sample size determinations for an R01 application (Specific Aim 3).
For the current study, 30 adoptive parent-child dyads (child ages 4-9) will be recruited and randomly assigned to receive one of two interventions.
As an inclusion criteria, all children will be required to receive a parent-reported clinically elevated or borderline score on the Total Score of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ; ≥ 14) as an index of self-regulation.
The SDQ will be used as an outcome measure, as well as a number of other objective report measures, observations, interviews, and child-completed tasks.
Dyads will be recruited through the Penn State Children's Hospital's TLC Research and Treatment Center and established partnerships with local adoption agencies.
Study Type
Interventional
Phase
- Not Applicable
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
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Pennsylvania
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Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States, 17033
- Penn State Hershey Medical Center
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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
4 years to 10 years (CHILD)
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No
Genders Eligible for Study
All
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- Child is living with an adoptive caregiver
- Caregiver reports a qualifying score for the child on the SDQ
- Fluent in English
- Child is rated by the caregiver with a score of 14 or greater on the full scale of the SDQ.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Child diagnosed with a severe developmental delay and/or psychiatric problem that necessitates a higher level of care.
- IQ below 70 as assessed at the time of the first assessment.
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: DOUBLE
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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EXPERIMENTAL: Parent-Child Interaction Therapy
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A trained clinician teaches the caregiver to deliver a number of behavior modification techniques for use with the child and coaches the caregiver in the delivery of those techniques.
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ACTIVE_COMPARATOR: Child-Centered Therapy with Parent Education
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A trained clinician delivers non-directive, child-centered treatment techniques with the child while providing education to the parent based on current recommendations from the Department of Health and Human Services' Child Welfare Information Gateway.
Other Names:
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ)
Time Frame: 6 months
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A measure of broadband concerns with emotional, behavioral, cognitive, and social regulation
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6 months
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Collaborators and Investigators
This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.
Sponsor
Study record dates
These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.
Study Major Dates
Study Start (ACTUAL)
October 14, 2019
Primary Completion (ANTICIPATED)
October 1, 2022
Study Completion (ANTICIPATED)
October 1, 2022
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
August 16, 2019
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
August 16, 2019
First Posted (ACTUAL)
August 19, 2019
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (ACTUAL)
December 16, 2021
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
December 1, 2021
Last Verified
December 1, 2021
More Information
Terms related to this study
Other Study ID Numbers
- 12662
Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)
Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?
NO
Drug and device information, study documents
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product
No
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product
No
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