Incredible Years Specialist Service (IYSS) – An evaluation of the efficacy of adding a manualised enhancement service to improve outcomes for high-risk families/whanau attending the Incredible Years Parent Programme (IYP).

Do parents of children ages 3-7 years who are attending an Incredible Years Parent programme (IYP) have better outcomes by having extra in home support service to help implement new parenting strategies compared to those who just attend Incredible Years Parent programme (IYP).

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ANZCTR

Registry ID

ACTRN12612000878875

Acronym

nil

Enrollment

126

Registered

2012-08-20

Start date

2013-02-05

Completion date

2014-02-10

Last updated

2020-01-13

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Conditions

None listed

Brief summary

This project measures the benefits of adding in home support for families with high risk factors while parents attend the Incredible Years Parent programme. It is expected that outcomes in terms of child behaviour, parent competencies and wellbeing will improve. The primary aim of this evaluation is assess the efficacy of the addition of IYSS as a manualised intervention, and thereby to test the feasibility of undertaking a larger prospective RCT trial and to inform power calculations for such a trial.

Interventions

Participants will receive 10 in home coaching sessions while they attend a 14-18 week Incredible Years Parent Programme (IYP) to help personalise the parenting strategies and implement them in the home. The Incredible Years programme is carried out in groups of 10-16 participants for 2.5 hours weekly for 14-18 weeks. Each week a parenting strategy is covered. Parents learn together by reflecting on their implementation of new strategies, discussing key points, watching video examples, practicing new skills, and setting a goal for the next week. The number of IYP sessions is determined by the programme i.e Pre-school IYP is 16-18 sessions and School-Age IYP is 14-16 sessions. Facilitators are able to extend the number of sessions depending on the needs of the group. The in-home coaching is for an hour once a week in the participant’s home and supports the learning from the group sessions. It is one-on-one sessions but may also include other key family/whanau members and/or the children. The coaching involves reviewing the content of the last IYP session, practicing new skills, addressing any barriers, and setting specific goals.

Study design

Allocation

Randomised controlled trial

Intervention model

Parallel

Primary purpose

Treatment

Masking

Blinded (masking used)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

0 to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Participants will be eligible for inclusion in the trial if: -They are attending an IY programme. -Their child is over 3 years and under 8 years of age on the date of consent. -Parent/whanau Child Behaviour Scores are in the clinical range i.e. Eyberg Child Behaviour Inventory (ECBI) Intensity scale greater then 127, Problem scale greater than 11, OR Scores on Social Competence Scale (SCS) below 17. - Or one of the following risk factors is present: CYFS involvement, School exclusion Parent/whanau diagnosed with mental health disorder - They sign informed consent to participate in the trial.

Exclusion criteria

nil

Outcome results