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The development and testing of a therapy intervention for adolescents with internalizing symptoms and their parents

Integrated Parent-Child Intervention for Adolescents With Internalizing Disorders: Development and Feasibility Study - SAFE-TI

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2025/12/099446
Enrollment
20
Registered
2025-12-18
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-01-12

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: F40-F48- Anxiety, dissociative, stress-related, somatoform and other nonpsychotic mental disorders

Interventions

Intervention1: Integrated Parent-Child Intervention for Adolescents With Internalizing Symptoms: The Integrated Parent-Child Intervention for Adolescents With Internalizing Symptoms is a modular psych

Sponsors

University Grants Commission - Junior Research Fellowship
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Criteria for Adolescents 1. Adolescent who can read and write in English or Malayalam 2. Adolescent with file diagnosis of Internalising disorders such as anxiety disorders or depressive disorders as per ICD 11 3. Adolescents stabilised on psychiatric medication for anxiety or depression 4. Clinically average intelligence (or above) Criteria for Parents 1. Age range 30 to 60 years 2. Both parents or single parent providing consent 3. Parents can read and write in English or Malayalam 4. Parents with minimum formal education of 7 years 5. Parents living with their adolescent child for the last three-years

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Criteria for Adolescents 1. Adolescents diagnosed with comorbid conduct disorder, severe suicidal risk and active psychotic symptoms 2. Adolescents with symptom severity that interrupts participation. 3. Adolescents diagnosed with any neurodevelopmental or neurological conditions that prevents them from engaging in therapy. 4. Adolescents who have undergone psychotherapy in the past 3 months or currently undergoing psychotherapy 5. Adolescents who have undergone more than two sessions of therapy involving family Criteria for Parents 1. Parents who are currently (actively) diagnosed with any mental health disorders, serious medical or neurological conditions that affect their participation in the study 2. Parent/s currently undergoing therapy 3. Parents diagnosed with Intellectual disability 4. Parents diagnosed with neurodevelopmental conditions (apart from intellectual disability) that affect their participation in the study

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Feasibility, AcceptabilityTimepoint: First session, after every 3 sessions and on completion of intervention

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Symptom severity for anxiety & depression, general functioning, global improvement, family quality of life, parent-child attachment anxiety & avoidance, parental emotion socialization, affect regulation & reflective functioning.Timepoint: At baseline, at 12 weeks & at 16 weeks

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Roopesh B N

NIMHANS

bn.roopesh@gmail.com9900255377

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026