Effects of Adoption Specific Therapy

The effectiveness of Adoption-Specific Therapy on the behavioral problems and attachment of adopted children and the stress of adoptive parents

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20250107064305N1

Enrollment

Registered

2025-01-11

Start date

2025-01-09

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-02-03

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Conditions

Condition 1: Behavioral problems of adopted children. Condition 2: Attachment of adopted children. Condition 3: Parental stress of adoptive parents.

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: Adoption Specific Therapy. Intervention 2: Control group: Without intervention.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: All adopted children aged 7 to 12 and their (adoptive) parents

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Families in which a child or parent has an acute medical (eg, cancer) and/or psychiatric (eg, psychotic) disorder.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Child Behavior Checklist score. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study (before the start of the intervention) and one week after the end of the intervention. Method of measurement: Child Behavior Checklist.;Kinship Center Attachment Questionnaire of Latency-Aged for Children score. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study (before the start of the intervention) and one week after the end of the intervention. Method of measurement: Kinship Center Attachment Questionnaire.;Parenting stress index score. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study (before the start of the intervention) and one week after the end of the intervention. Method of measurement: Parenting stress index score.	—

Measure

Time frame

Child Behavior Checklist score. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study (before the start of the intervention) and one week after the end of the intervention. Method of measurement: Child Behavior Checklist.;Kinship Center Attachment Questionnaire of Latency-Aged for Children score. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study (before the start of the intervention) and one week after the end of the intervention. Method of measurement: Kinship Center Attachment Questionnaire.;Parenting stress index score. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study (before the start of the intervention) and one week after the end of the intervention. Method of measurement: Parenting stress index score.

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Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactAli Namvar Arefi

Iran University of Medical Sciences

alinamvararefi@gmail.com+98 21 8848 6441

Outcome results

None listed

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