Impulse control disorders and child maltreatment
Conditions
Interventions
Using earphone-type wearable electroencephalographs (EEGs), participants'
brain waves are measured twice: once while listening to a child crying and once while listening to natural environmental sounds like birds chirping. A program is developed to determine each participa
s states of irritation and calmness based on these two measurements. While measuring brain waves, this program is used to conduct real-time neurofeedback (NF) training. The participants'
brain wave states are indicated by the size of a red circle. The size of the circle reflects how closely the brain activity matches that of an irritated state. Participants train to keep the diameter
s states of irritation and calmness based on these two measurements. However, this program is not used in the training among control group. The control group, like the intervention group, listens to
s cries and is instructed to focus on breathing while staring at a cross (concentration point) that appears on the screen while the EEG is measured. The EEG status is not displayed on the screen, on
Sponsors
Institute of Science Tokyo
VIE Co., Ltd
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Mothers and fathers with 2-3 year old children
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Those who cannot understand Japanese Those who are undergoing treatment for mental disorder and are judged by the principal investigator to be unable to participate in this study
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Impulsivity to child's crying and gagging | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Abusive behavior including physical abuse, psychological abuse, and neglect, parenting stress, parenting difficulties, and the way of communication with children | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactYuto Maeda
Institute of Science Tokyo Department of Public Health
Outcome results
None listed