Technology to Enhance Treatment for Early Conduct Problems in Low Income Families

Conditions

Disruptive Behavior Disorders

Keywords

Disruptive behavior disorders, Early Onset, Young Children, Parenting, Behavioral Parent Training

Brief summary

This study aims to the test the efficacy and cost effectiveness of new service delivery methods to enhance the reach and impact of the standard of care treatment, Behavioral Parent Training (BPT), for early onset disruptive behavior disorders.

Detailed description

Families will be randomized to one of two active treatment conditions, the standard BPT program or the standard BPT program plus some new service delivery methods.

Highlander A, Parent J, J Jones D.

2024-11-082 citations

10.1007/s11121-024-01749-9

A randomized controlled trial of technology-enhanced behavioral parent training: sustained parent skill use and child outcomes at follow-up

Justin Parent, Margaret T. Anton, Raelyn Loiselle, April Highlander, Nicole Lafko Breslend et al. (9 authors)

UNC Libraries2024-08-14

10.17615/dbc6-8t69

A randomized controlled trial of technology‐enhanced behavioral parent training: sustained parent skill use and child outcomes at follow‐up

Justin Parent, Margaret T. Anton, Raelyn Loiselle, April Highlander, Nicole Lafko Breslend et al. (9 authors)

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry2021-12-0921 citations

10.1111/jcpp.13554

Interventions

BEHAVIORALBehavioral Parent Training

Weekly clinic session, mid-week call, home practice

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE (Subject)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

3 Years to 7 Years

Healthy volunteers

No

Inclusion criteria

* Child aged 3 to 7 years * has clinically significant disruptive behaviors * low-income family

Exclusion criteria

* Caregiver has current mood, substance use, and/or psychotic disorder * Child has current pervasive developmental and/or psychotic disorder * Family has current allegation and/or past substantiation with child protective services

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Engagement	Participants will be followed for the duration of treatment, an expected average of 10 weeks	Engagement includes multiple dimensions of participation in the treatment process, including items assessing attendance at weekly sessions, participation in mid-week calls, and home practice of skills.

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Change in Disruptive Behavior from the start of treatment through 6 months after treatment ends	Participants will be followed through the duration of treatment and 6 additional months after treatment ends, an expected average of 9 months	Disruptive behavior includes multiple dimensions of behavior, including items assessing noncompliance, aggression, and oppositionality.
Treatment Cost	Treatment costs will be tracked through the duration of treatment, an expected average of 10 weeks	Cost is a multidimensional measure that includes items assessing both start-up (e.g., technology development) and implementation (e.g., therapist time) costs.

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed