An interventional study of Parent Management Training in Disruptive Behavior, Aggression Childhood and Anger, sponsored by Yale University. Completed at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 3 Years to 9 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2020-12-04.
Sponsored by Yale University · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment
This is an open pilot trial of web-based parent training for tantrums and disruptive behavior in children. Parents will be asked to complete a battery of tests to assess their children' behaviors before and after the intervention. Children will undergo a psychiatric evaluation as part of screening. The intervention will be delivered online via an app over a period of 6 weeks. It consists of 8 self-guided courses that take approximately 10 minutes to complete and include text and animated parent-child simulations. Parents will also complete 3 one-hour videoconferencing sessions with a study clinician. During the intervention, parents will be taught various strategies for managing situations that can be anger provoking for their child. This study is conducted to examine whether a digitally-delivered version of parent-management training can be used to reduce behavioral problems including anger outbursts, irritability, aggression and noncompliance.
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Parents will receive a web-based parenting intervention for tantrums and disruptive behavior in young children
Behavioral: Parent Management Training
The online digital parent training (DPT) program consists of 8 self-guided courses that take approximately 10 minutes to complete and include text and animated parent-child simulations. The courses are designed to closely parallel the content of existing evidence-based parent management training approaches that exist in numerous parenting books.
Also known as: Digitally-delivered Parent Management Training, PMT
Feasibility measured by Program completion
Measured by completion of 80% or more of the modules
Time frame: Endpoint- Week 6
Feasibility measured by Attendance
Attendance to two of the three videoconferencing sessions
Time frame: Endpoint- Week 6
Acceptability measured by Patient Satisfaction Questionnaires
15-item scale measuring satisfaction of participants with clinical intervention
Time frame: Endpoint- Week 6
Disruptive Behavior Rating Scale
16-item rating scale used to assess inattention, hyperactivity-impulsivity, and oppositional defiant behavior among school-aged children. It includes two 8 question subscales, one of which assesses the frequency of these constructs while the other assesses the interference of these constructs in different parts of the child's life. Each item is graded between 0-3 so that each sub-scale has a maximum score of 24 and a minimum score of 0 with a total range of 24. The two subscales are not combined in any way. Higher values are a worse outcome as they either represent a greater frequency or interference (depending on the sub-scale).
Time frame: Baseline (Week 0) and End-point (Week 6)
MAP-DB- Multidimensional Assessment of Preschool Disruptive Behavior
A developmentally sensitive questionnaire that includes \~74 items, to assess frequency of temper loss in terms of tantrum features and anger regulation in preschool-aged children. Will perform a preliminary evaluation of intervention effectiveness by assessing change in pre-post scores. Each item is rated on a 6-point likert scale ranging between "never" to "many times each day". The scoring system for this measure is not published, but the authors of this novel tool have agreed to assist in the scoring of this scale.
Time frame: Baseline (Week 0) and End-point (Week 6)
SNAP-Swanson, Nolan and Pelham Questionnaire (SNAP)
Parent and teacher questionnaires with 18 scored items. Items 1-9 assess inattention in children, while items 11-19 assess hyperactivity in children. Each item ranges between 0-3. Items 10 and 20 are not scored. The higher the score, the worse the outcome as the higher scores reflect greater frequency in the child's inattention or hyperactivity. The two sub-scales are not combined.
Time frame: Baseline (Week 0) and Endpoint (Week 6)
CBCL - Child Behavior Checklist
The Child Behavior Checklist is a parent rating of child psychopathology that has factor-analytically derived scales of anxiety, depression, and disruptive behavior. It includes 7 general questions about the child's preferences and activities, and 113 items to assess childhood behavior. We will use it to obtain a more detailed characterization of psychopathology in children.
Time frame: Baseline (Week 0) and Endpoint (Week 6)
ARI-Affective Reactivity Index
ARI is a 7-item measure of irritability in children and adolescents. Items are rated between 0-2, except for the last item (Number 7) which is not used for scoring. The scale has a minimum score of 0 and a maximum score of 12. An "Affective Reactivity Index Average Score" will be calculated, which is the total score divided by 6. The higher the score, the worse the outcome as this represents greater problems related to irritability. There are no subscales in this measure.
Time frame: Screening (Week 0) and Endpoint (Week 6)
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