An interventional study of Behavioral Parent Training in Disruptive Behavior Disorder, Emotional Disorder and Behavioural Disorder, sponsored by Centre for Addiction and Mental Health. Recruiting at 1 site in Canada. Open to participants aged 6 Years to 12 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-03-17.
Sponsored by Centre for Addiction and Mental Health · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment
This study will develop and test whether personalized profiles of children with Disruptive Behaviour Disorder (DBD) and their parents based on important psychological, emotional, and neuropsychological indicators predict their response to child cognitive behavioral treatment and Behavioral Parent Training.
To accomplish these goals, the investigators will collect psychological, emotional, and neuropsychological measures before and following cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) for both children and parents. The investigators will use statistical modeling to determine profiles of parents of children and children aged 6-12 years with DBD based on key domains of mental health, emotion regulation, cognition, and parent-child behaviour, and observe whether these profiles allow the study team to predict which sub-groups of parents and children are most and least likely to benefit from child CBT and Behavioural Parent Training (BPT).
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Exclusion Criteria:
Parents and their children aged 6-12 with DBD who meet inclusion criteria.
Behavioral: Behavioral Parent Training
Two 15-session multi-component cognitive-behavioral group treatments for children with disruptive behavior and their parents (i.e., one program for children aged 6-8 years and their parents and another for children aged 9-12 years and their parents. The programs have a child and parent group that are implemented concurrently).
Changes in parenting skills between baseline, post-treatment, and follow-up (6 months - 1 year)
Parenting skills are assessed using the Alabama Parenting Questionnaire (APQ). Parents indicate how often an item typically occurs in their home: 'never', 'almost never', 'sometimes', 'often', or 'always'.
Time frame: Baseline and post-treatment and follow-up (6 months - 1 year)
Changes in parenting competencies between baseline, post-treatment, and follow-up (6 months - 1 year)
Parenting competencies are assessed using the Parenting Sense of Competence (PSOC). Parents indicate how much they agree with statements: 'strongly disagree', 'disagree', 'slightly disagree', 'slightly agree', 'agree', or 'strongly agree'.
Time frame: Baseline and post-treatment and follow-up (6 months - 1 year)
Changes in child emotional and behavioral problems between baseline, post-treatment, and follow-up (6 months - 1 year)
Child emotional and behavioral problems are assessed using the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ), Behavior and Feelings Scale (BFS), Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL), and the Modified Connors. The SDQ asks asks parents to indicate how true a statement is with regards to their child's emotions or behaviours in the last 6 months: 'not true', 'somewhat true', or 'certainly true'. The BFS asks parents to indicate how big of a problem a behaviour or feeling has been for a child in the last two weeks from '0 - not a problem' to '4 - a very big problem'. The CBCL asks parents to indicate how relevant the listed challenges are to their child from '0 - not true', '1 - somewhat or sometime true', and '2 - very or often true'. The Modified Connors asks parents to indicate how much a concerning behaviour describes their child from 'not at all', 'just a little', 'pretty much', or 'very much'.
Time frame: Baseline and post-treatment and follow-up (6 months - 1 year)
Plan to share: Yes — All IPD that underlie results in a publication
Supporting information: Study protocol
Time frame: Data will be available following publication for up to one year.
Access criteria: Information will be shared with qualified investigators at the discretion of the principal investigator.
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