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Reliability and Validity of a Digital Version of a Structured Interview for Children and Adolescents (Kinder-eDIPS)

Reliability, Validity and Acceptance of the Kinder-eDIPS (Diagnostisches Interview Bei Psychischen Störungen im Kindes- Und Jugendalter)

Status
Completed
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT06011642
Enrollment
205
Registered
2023-08-25
Start date
2021-12-03
Completion date
2024-05-06
Last updated
2025-06-06

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Conditions

Psychological Disease

Keywords

structured interview, psychological disease, children and adolescents

Brief summary

The Kinder-eDIPS is a digital version of the Kinder-DIPS (Diagnostisches Interview bei Psychischen Störungen im Kindes- und Jugendalter), a structured interview to assess a variety of the most frequent psychological disorders in children and adolescents. In this study, the reliability, validity and acceptance of the Kinder-eDIPS will be tested in both a clinical and a non-clinical sample.

Detailed description

The Kinder-eDIPS is a digital version of the Kinder-DIPS (Diagnostisches Interview bei Psychischen Störungen im Kindes- und Jugendalter), a structured interview to assess a variety of the most frequent psychological disorders in children and adolescents. The interview is administered by trained clinicians with children/adolescents and one of their primary carers. The reliability, validity and acceptance of former versions of the Kinder-DIPS (Kinder-DIPS for DSM-IV (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders) and DSM-III) have been studied. The aim of the present study is to test the reliability, validity and acceptance of the newly developed digital version of the Kinder-DIPS, the Kinder-eDIPS, in both a clinical and a non-clinical sample.

Interventions

DIAGNOSTIC_TESTDiagnostisches Interview bei psychischen Störungen im Kindes- und Jugendalter, digitale Version (Kinder-eDIPS)

The Kinder-eDIPS is a digital, structured interviews which assesses the most frequent psychological disorders. It exists in a parent and a child version. It can be delivered by trained clinicians and takes between 60 and 120 minutes.

Sponsors

Ruhr University of Bochum
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Observational model
FAMILY_BASED
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
6 Years to 18 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

* sufficient knowledge of the German language

Exclusion criteria

\-

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Kinder-eDIPSwithin 1 week of the other measuresdigital, structured interview for children, adolescents and their parents/primary carers

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ)within 1 week of the other measuresQuestionnaire assessing emotional symptoms,conduct problems, hyperactivity/inattention, peer relationship problems and prosocial behaviour in 4-17 year olds (child and parent version)
Spence Children's Anxiety Scale (SCAS)within 1 week of the other measuresQuestionnaire assessing anxiety symptoms in 7-17 year olds (child and parent version)
Child and Adolescent Trauma Screening (CATS)within 1 week of the other measuresQuestionnaire assessing potentially traumatic events and posttraumatic stress symptoms in 7-17 year olds (child and parent version)
Short form of the Eating Disorder Examination-Questionnaire adapted for children (ChEDE-Q8)within 1 week of the other measuresQuestionnaire assessing eating disorder psychopathology in 7-18 year olds (only child version)
Short Mood and Feelings Questionnaire (SMFQ)within 1 week of the other measuresQuestionnaire assessing depressive symptomology in 6-17 year olds (child and parent version)

Other

MeasureTime frameDescription
Acceptance of the Interviewwithin 1 week of the other measuresQuestionnaire assessing children's/adolescent's and parent's perception of the interview

Countries

Germany

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026