Parent Training and Emotion Coaching for Children With Limited Prosocial Emotions

NCT02409992 | Completed DMC

• 1 other identifier: STUDY00000931
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 43
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The proposed research will focus on the development of a brief emotion-coaching (EC) parenting program (which directly targets child emotion awareness/recognition and affective empathy), that will be combined with a well-established parent management training program (Helping the Noncompliant Child; HNC) for treating oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) in children who also have limited prosocial emotions (e.g., lack of guilt and empathy, callous use of others).

Conditions

Oppositional Defiant Disorder

Keywords

Children with ODD and low prosocial emotions

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (5)

• Eyberg Child Behavior Inventory - intensity score

  Child conduct problems at baseline, mid-treatment and post-treatment

  Participants will be followed for the duration of outpatient treatment, an expected average of 25 weeks

• Early Childhood Inventory-4 ODD scale

  Change in child conduct problems for children ages 3-5 at baseline, mid-treatment and post-treatment

  Participants will be followed for the duration of outpatient treatment, an expected average of 25 weeks

• Child Symptom Inventory-IV

  Child conduct problems for children ages 6-7 at baseline, mid-treatment and post-treatment

  Participants will be followed for the duration of outpatient treatment, an expected average of 25 weeks

• Behavioral Coding System - percent child inappropriate behaviors

  Child inappropriate behaviors at baseline, mid-treatment and post-treatment

  Participants will be followed for the duration of outpatient treatment, an expected average of 25 weeks

• Behavioral Coding System percent child compliance

  Child compliance at baseline, mid-treatment and post-treatment

  Participants will be followed for the duration of outpatient treatment, an expected average of 25 weeks

Secondary Outcomes (12)

• Inventory of Callous-Unemotional Traits - preschool version - total score

  Participants will be followed for the duration of outpatient treatment, an expected average of 25 weeks

• A Developmental Neuropsychological Assessment (NEPSY-II) Affect Recognition Task - fear recognition

  Participants will be followed for the duration of outpatient treatment, an expected average of 25 weeks

• NEPSY-II Affect Recognition Task - sadness recognition

  Participants will be followed for the duration of outpatient treatment, an expected average of 25 weeks

• Griffith Empathy Measure - empathy score

  Participants will be followed for the duration of outpatient treatment, an expected average of 25 weeks

• Behavioral coding of Zahn-Waxler empathy paradigm - amount of attention, affective response congruent with examiner, concern for others, disregard for others

  Participants will be followed for the duration of outpatient treatment, an expected average of 25 weeks

Other Outcomes (2)

• Difficulties with Emotion Regulation Scale - lack of awareness and limited access to emotion regulation strategies

  Participants will be followed for the duration of outpatient treatment, an expected average of 25 weeks

• Beck Depression Inventory II

  Participants will be followed for the duration of outpatient treatment, an expected average of 25 weeks

Study Arms (2)

Parent Training plus Emotion Coaching

EXPERIMENTAL

This intervention will combine a parent management training program called Helping the Noncompliant Child with elements of an Emotion Coaching parenting intervention.

Behavioral: Parent Training plus Emotion Coaching

Parent Training Only

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

This intervention will consist of a parent management training program called Helping the Noncompliant Child.

Behavioral: Parent Training only

Interventions

Parent Training plus Emotion Coaching BEHAVIORAL

This intervention will combine a parent management training program called Helping the Noncompliant Child with elements of an Emotion Coaching parenting program.

Parent Training plus Emotion Coaching

Parent Training only BEHAVIORAL

This intervention will consist of a parent management training program called Helping the Noncompliant Child.

Parent Training Only

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 3 Years - 7 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)

You may qualify if:

• Child with oppositional defiant disorder and low prosocial emotions

You may not qualify if:

• Unable to speak/understand English
• Significant developmental delay or autism spectrum disorder

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Washington: lead

Study Sites (1)

University of Washington

Seattle, Washington, 98195, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Oppositional Defiant Disorder

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

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

Study Officials

• Lynn F Katz, Ph.D.

  University of Washington

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Research Professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: March 25, 2015
• First Posted: April 7, 2015
• Study Start: June 1, 2015
• Primary Completion: December 15, 2018
• Study Completion: December 15, 2018
• Last Updated: May 5, 2021

Record last verified: 2021-04

Locations

US (1)