Emotion dysregulation
Conditions
Interventions
We adapted existing, evidence-based elements from parent-based trainings for older children to create a short, preventive intervention for parents of toddlers: the Parent-Child Psychomotor Therapy (OK
Sponsors
Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen
Eligibility
Age
2 Years to 64 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: In order to be eligible to participate in this study, the following inclusion criteria are applied:Child's age at enrollment 24-36 months;Child has a substantially elevated, but not extremely severe, level of emotion dysregulation (score between 70-98 percentile) as measured with the EDI-YC (score =8 but <19) by at least one of the parents; At least one of the parents has a self-reported mental disorder and currently experiences mild to moderate, but no severe psychological problems, as measured with the GHQ-12 (sore =3 and < 9).
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Extremely high ED levels (EDI-YC =19, more than 2 SD above population mean), indicating the need for more intensive care.Both parents scoring =9 on the GHQ-12, indicating severe to very severe parental psychopathology or both parents have an intellectual disability.Insufficient parental capacity due to issues such as financial or housing instability, severe substance abuse, or an ongoing supervision order.Current treatment in specialized mental healthcare due to concerns about child development or attachment.Municipality does not approve treatment request.Lack of consent from one of the parents with parental rights.Familly is participating or has been participating in the OK-PMT study with another child.Family currently participating in the ROAD or TRAILS-NEXT studies.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Primary short-term outcome: Toddler’s ED (EDI-YC) post-training compared to waiting list controls, controlling for baseline.Primary long-term outcome: Psychopathology symptoms (CBCL total problem scale) at ages 4.5 and 6.5 compared to matched cohort controls. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secondary and tertiary outcomes: Child and parent functioning, parent-child interactions, and possible mitigating effects on psychopathology symptoms at follow-ups. We will also explore whether parental ED changes predict changes in the other parent. | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Contacts
Public ContactM.W. Masselink
Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen
Outcome results
None listed