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CompletedNCT01822392Updated Feb 23, 2026

On-line Treatment for Conduct Problems

An interventional study of Online Parent Management Training (Interactive) and Online Parent Management Training (Recorded) in Conduct Disorder and Oppositional Defiant Disorder, sponsored by Yale University. Completed at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 6 Years to 12 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-02-23.

Sponsored by Yale University · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
86
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
6 Years to 12 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

The research evaluates the use of online versions of delivering an effective psychological treatment for children clinically referred for serious oppositional, aggressive, and antisocial behavior. The goal is to develop models of delivery that reach families in need that are not being served by in-person treatment. The project has immediate implications for the treatment of children but more generally addresses several issues critical to treatments that are based on Internet, telepsychiatry, and related technologies.

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Conditions studied

  • Conduct Disorder
  • Oppositional Defiant Disorder

Keywords

  • Online treatment
  • Treatment of conduct problems
  • Parent training
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In context

Conduct Disorder

101 studies on the registry are indexed under Conduct Disorder; 15 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 86 is below the median of 124 across 80 interventional studies indexed under Conduct Disorder.

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Lead sponsor

Yale University is the lead sponsor of 1,770 studies on the registry; 294 are open to participants now.

Of its 221 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 129 (58%) have results posted.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
6 Years to 12 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

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Inclusion criteria

  • Diagnosis of Conduct Disorder of Oppositional Defiant Disorder (for the child)
  • Residence in the state of CT
  • Access to a computer and high-speed Internet access
  • English fluency (at least one parent)
  • No history of significant developmental delay (for the child)
  • Parental consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Participation in another form of psychotherapy or counseling that is directed toward the reduction of social, emotional, or behavioral problems
  • Evidence of recent suicidality (for the child)
  • Current or lifetime diagnosis of a Pervasive Developmental Disorder
  • Primary diagnoses of a mood or anxiety disorder
  • Acute family crisis
  • Parent or guardian who can participate in treatment shows current psychosis or an uncontrolled medical condition
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
86 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Active comparator
    Online treatment, High therapist contact

    Participants receive online Parent Management Training (interactive).

    Behavioral: Online Parent Management Training (Interactive)

  • Experimental
    Online treatment, Low therapist contact

    Participants receive online Parent Management Training (recorded).

    Behavioral: Online Parent Management Training (Recorded)

Interventions

  • BehavioralOnline Parent Management Training (Interactive)
  • BehavioralOnline Parent Management Training (Recorded)
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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Child Behavior Checklist

    Internalizing and externalizing behavior problems in children

    Time frame: Change from pretreatment (Week 0; immediately before the start of treatment) to posttreatment (immediately after treatment is completed; Week 8)

  2. Child Global Assessment Scale

    Therapist-rated measure of overall child impairment and functioning

    Time frame: Change from pretreatment (Week 0; immediately before the start of treatment) to posttreatment (immediately after treatment is completed; Week 8)

  3. Interview for Antisocial Behavior

    Presence of a broad range of overt and covert antisocial behaviors in children

    Time frame: Change from pretreatment (Week 0; immediately before the start of treatment) to posttreatment (immediately after treatment is completed; Week 8)

  4. Research Diagnostic Interview

    Clinical symptoms and diagnoses based on the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV-TR) criteria

    Time frame: Change from pretreatment (Week 0; immediately before the start of treatment) to posttreatment (immediately after treatment is completed; Week 8)

Secondary outcomes

  1. Parenting Stress Index

    Sources of stress for the parent

    Time frame: Change from pretreatment (Week 0; immediately before the start of treatment) to posttreatment (immediately after treatment is completed; Week 8)

  2. Beck Depression Inventory

    Parental symptoms of depression

    Time frame: Change from pretreatment (Week 0; immediately before the start of treatment) to posttreatment (immediately after treatment is completed; Week 8)

  3. Management of Child Behavior Scale

    Parenting practices

    Time frame: Change from pretreatment (Week 0; immediately before the start of treatment) to posttreatment (immediately after treatment is completed; Week 8)

  4. Parent-Therapist Relationship Scale (Therapist version)

    Characteristics of the therapeutic relationship according to therapist report

    Time frame: Midtreatment (Week 4 of treatment)

  5. Parent-Therapist Relationship Scale (Therapist version)

    Characteristics of the therapeutic relationship according to therapist report

    Time frame: Posttreatment (immediately after treatment is completed; Week 8)

  6. Parent-Therapist Relationship Scale (Parent version)

    Characteristics of the therapeutic relationship according to parent report

    Time frame: Midtreatment (Week 4 of treatment)

  7. Parent-Therapist Relationship Scale (Parent version)

    Characteristics of the therapeutic relationship according to parent report

    Time frame: Posttreatment (immediately after treatment is completed; Week 8)

  8. Barriers to Participation in Treatment (Therapist version)

    Stressors and obstacles that interfere with treatment

    Time frame: Midtreatment (Week 4 of treatment)

  9. Barriers to Participation in Treatment (Therapist version)

    Stressors and obstacles that interfere with treatment

    Time frame: Posttreatment (immediately after treatment is completed; Week 8)

  10. Barriers to Participation in Treatment (Parent version)

    Stressors and obstacles that interfere with treatment

    Time frame: Midtreatment (Week 4 of treatment)

  11. Barriers to Participation in Treatment (Parent version)

    Stressors and obstacles that interfere with treatment

    Time frame: Posttreatment (immediately after treatment is completed; Week 8)

  12. Weekly Participation in Treatment

    Attendance and participation in treatment sessions

    Time frame: Weekly (during treatment)

  13. Treatment Adherence Inventory (Therapist version)

    Parental compliance with specific treatment techniques

    Time frame: Midtreatment (Week 4 of treatment)

  14. Treatment Adherence Inventory (Therapist version)

    Parental compliance with specific treatment techniques

    Time frame: Posttreatment (immediately after treatment is completed; Week 8)

  15. Treatment Adherence Inventory (Parent version)

    Parental compliance with specific treatment techniques

    Time frame: Midtreatment (Week 4 of treatment)

  16. Treatment Adherence Inventory (Parent version)

    Parental compliance with specific treatment techniques

    Time frame: Posttreatment (immediately after treatment is completed; Week 8)

  17. Therapist Evaluation Inventory

    Acceptability of treatment based on therapist report

    Time frame: Midtreatment (Week 4 of treatment)

  18. Therapist Evaluation Inventory

    Acceptability of treatment based on therapist report

    Time frame: Posttreatment (immediately after treatment is completed; Week 8)

  19. Parent Evaluation Inventory

    Acceptability of treatment based on parent report

    Time frame: Midtreatment (Week 4 of treatment)

  20. Parent Evaluation Inventory

    Acceptability of treatment based on parent report

    Time frame: Posttreatment (immediately after treatment is completed; Week 8)

  21. Acceptability of Treatment Modality

    Parent-report measure rating the acceptability of online treatment and barriers that may affect participants receiving online treatment specifically

    Time frame: Midtreatment (Week 4 of treatment)

  22. Acceptability of Treatment Modality

    Parent-report measure rating the acceptability of online treatment and barriers that may affect participants receiving online treatment specifically

    Time frame: Posttreatment (immediately after treatment is completed; Week 8)

Other outcomes

  1. Perspectives on Treatment Interview

    Open-ended interview questions about parents' experiences in treatment and their impressions of different aspects of online treatment delivery

    Time frame: Posttreatment (immediately after treatment is completed; Week 8)

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Study locations

1 site
  • Yale Parenting Center
    New Haven, Connecticut 06511, United States
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Feb 23, 2026, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT01822392
Lead sponsor
Yale University
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Apr 2, 2013
Start date
Nov 2012
Primary completion
Dec 2014
Completion
Dec 2014
Last update
Feb 23, 2026

Study contacts

Alan E. Kazdin, Ph.D.
principal investigator · Yale University

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
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