An online parenting intervention to prevent affective disorders in high-risk adolescents

Conditions

Affective Disorders in high-risk adolescents Mental and Behavioural Disorders Mood [affective] disorders

A Thompson, G Bouliotis, MBH Yap, M Birchwood, M Cardamone-Breen et al. (16 authors)

Deakin Research Online (Deakin University)2026-07-30

A personalised online parenting intervention for adolescents at high risk of affective disorders: Results from the UK PIPA randomised controlled trial.

Thompson A, Bouliotis G, Yap MBH, Birchwood M, Breen MC, De Valliere N, Khan K, Melvin G, Michelet F, Olivier P, Patterson P, Petrou S, Raynes K, Stewart-Brown S, Williams R, Madan J.

2026-07-15

10.1016/j.jad.2026.122272

An online parenting intervention to prevent affective disorders in high-risk adolescents: the PIPA trial protocol.

Connor C, Yap MBH, Warwick J, Birchwood M, De Valliere N, Madan J, Melvin GA, Padfield E, Patterson P, Petrou S, Raynes K, Stewart-Brown S, Thompson A.

2022-08-153 citations

10.1186/s13063-022-06563-8

Interventions

Active Intervention: The Partners in Parenting Personalised Programme The personalised programme assesses each parent in nine modifiable parental domains that have been endorsed by research evidence a

and 2. An interactive programme comprising up to nine modules, with a different combination of modules specifically recommended for each parent based on identified areas for improvement. When paren

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Provision of written informed consent 2. The target population is parents of young adolescents (aged 11-15 years). Parents include all primary caregivers, including non-biological parents, grandparents, and legal guardians. 3. Sufficient literacy levels to understand and engage with content delivered aurally or visually in English, and has regular access to the Internet and a personal email account (for email communication) or cell phone number (text messaging communication). Early adolescence represents the highest risk period for developing depression. 4. Adolescents scoring 5 above on the SDQ Emotional Problems subscale, indicating a higher-than-average risk for emotional problems.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Unable to complete the online parenting intervention 2. Previous entry or randomisation in the present trial. 3. Participation in a clinical trial of a parenting intervention in the last 90 days.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Feelings and actions are measured using the Short Mood and Feelings Questionnaire (SMFQ) at baseline, 6 months and 15 months.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Number of cases of adolescent depression or anxiety disorders is measured using the Development and Well-Being Assessment (computer-administered parent and child interviews) at baseline and 15-months. 2. Adolescent anxiety symptoms (parent- and self-report) are measured using the Spence Children’s Anxiety Scale at baseline, 6 months and 15 months. 3. Adolescent wellbeing/resilience is measured using the SDQ and Warwick Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale (parent- and child-report) and the Resilience Scale for Adolescents (child-report) at baseline, 6 months and 15 months. 4. Parenting (parent- and child-report) is measured using the following measures at baseline, 6 months and 15 months. 4.1. Parenting to Reduce Adolescent Depression and Anxiety Scale (PRADAS). 4.2. Parenting Self-Efficacy Scale (PSES). 5. Parent mental wellbeing is measured using the Short Warwick Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale at baseline, 6 months and 15 months. 6. Attachment is measured using the Inventory of Parent and Peer Attachment at baseline, 6 months and 15 months. 7. Health economic outcome is measured using the Childhood Health Utility at baseline, 6 months and 15 months. 8. Quality of life is measured using the EQ5D-5L and EQ5D-5L-Y questionnaires at baseline, 6 months and 15 months. 9. The services and supports used by participants are measured using the Client service receipt inventory at baseline, 6 months and 15 months. 10. Satisfaction with the intervention is measured using the intervention satisfaction survey at 6 months and 15 months.	—

Measure

Time frame

1. Number of cases of adolescent depression or anxiety disorders is measured using the Development and Well-Being Assessment (computer-administered parent and child interviews) at baseline and 15-months. 2. Adolescent anxiety symptoms (parent- and self-report) are measured using the Spence Children’s Anxiety Scale at baseline, 6 months and 15 months. 3. Adolescent wellbeing/resilience is measured using the SDQ and Warwick Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale (parent- and child-report) and the Resilience Scale for Adolescents (child-report) at baseline, 6 months and 15 months. 4. Parenting (parent- and child-report) is measured using the following measures at baseline, 6 months and 15 months. 4.1. Parenting to Reduce Adolescent Depression and Anxiety Scale (PRADAS). 4.2. Parenting Self-Efficacy Scale (PSES). 5. Parent mental wellbeing is measured using the Short Warwick Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale at baseline, 6 months and 15 months. 6. Attachment is measured using the Inventory of Parent and Peer Attachment at baseline, 6 months and 15 months. 7. Health economic outcome is measured using the Childhood Health Utility at baseline, 6 months and 15 months. 8. Quality of life is measured using the EQ5D-5L and EQ5D-5L-Y questionnaires at baseline, 6 months and 15 months. 9. The services and supports used by participants are measured using the Client service receipt inventory at baseline, 6 months and 15 months. 10. Satisfaction with the intervention is measured using the intervention satisfaction survey at 6 months and 15 months.

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Countries

United Kingdom

Contacts

Public ContactEmma Withers

pipa@warwick.ac.uk+44 (0)24 74657 5656

Outcome results

None listed