On-line Treatment for Conduct Problems

NCT01822392 | Completed

• 2 other identifiers: 11080089141R34MH093326-01A1
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 86
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief 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.

Conditions

Conduct Disorder; Oppositional Defiant Disorder

Keywords

Online treatment; Treatment of conduct problems; Parent training

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (4)

• Child Behavior Checklist

  Internalizing and externalizing behavior problems in children

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

• Child Global Assessment Scale

  Therapist-rated measure of overall child impairment and functioning

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

• Interview for Antisocial Behavior

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

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

• Research Diagnostic Interview

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

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

Secondary Outcomes (22)

• Parenting Stress Index

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

• Beck Depression Inventory

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

• Management of Child Behavior Scale

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

• Parent-Therapist Relationship Scale (Therapist version)

  Midtreatment (Week 4 of treatment)

• Parent-Therapist Relationship Scale (Therapist version)

  Posttreatment (immediately after treatment is completed; Week 8)

Other Outcomes (1)

• Perspectives on Treatment Interview

  Posttreatment (immediately after treatment is completed; Week 8)

Study Arms (2)

Online treatment, High therapist contact

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Participants receive online Parent Management Training (interactive).

Behavioral: Online Parent Management Training (Interactive)

Online treatment, Low therapist contact

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants receive online Parent Management Training (recorded).

Behavioral: Online Parent Management Training (Recorded)

Interventions

Online Parent Management Training (Interactive) BEHAVIORAL

Online treatment, High therapist contact

Online Parent Management Training (Recorded) BEHAVIORAL

Online treatment, Low therapist contact

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 6 Years - 12 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)

You may qualify if:

• 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

You may not qualify if:

• 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

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Yale University: lead
• National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH): collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Yale Parenting Center

New Haven, Connecticut, 06511, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Conduct Disorder; Oppositional Defiant Disorder

Interventions

Drug Interactions

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Attention Deficit and Disruptive Behavior Disorders; Neurodevelopmental Disorders; Mental Disorders

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Pharmacological Phenomena; Pharmacological and Toxicological Phenomena; Physiological Phenomena

Study Officials

• Alan E. Kazdin, Ph.D.

  Yale University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: March 22, 2013
• First Posted: April 2, 2013
• Study Start: November 1, 2012
• Primary Completion: December 1, 2014
• Study Completion: December 1, 2014
• Last Updated: February 23, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-02

Locations

US (1)