Collaborative Problem Solving vs. Positive Solutions for Families in Preschool Parent Groups

NCT02896426 | Terminated

• 1 other identifier: 2016000948/MGH
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 22
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

The main objectives of this study are to evaluate the feasibility, acceptability, and effects of a CPS parent group on outcomes for a sample of parents of children ages 3 to 5 compared to outcomes after attending a parenting group that promotes behavioral (operant) parenting. We hypothesize that guardians in the CPS group will report a better understanding of how neurocognitive skills relate to children's behaviors, greater improvements in child functioning and behavior, and greater reductions in parents' stress than those in the comparison group.

Conditions

Child Behavior; Problem Behavior; Family Conflict

Keywords

Parent training; Preschoolers; Behavior problems; Oppositional Defiant Disorder; ODD; Conduct Disorder; CD; Children; Parenting; Collaborative Problem Solving; CPS; Disruptive behavior

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Feasibility of a CPS group for parents of preschool-age children

  Therapy Attitude Inventory (The TAI is a self-report questionnaire that we will use to measure satisfaction with the parenting groups. We will compare the scores on this measure between the two groups.)

  6 months (immediately after group and 6 months after the group)

Secondary Outcomes (7)

• Impact of parenting groups on parenting style

  8 months (changes from baseline, immediately after group, and 6 months after the group)

• Impact of parenting groups on parent emotion regulation

  8 months (changes from baseline, immediately after group, and 6 months after the group)

• Impact of parenting groups on the parent child relationship

  8 months (changes from baseline, immediately after group, and 6 months after the group)

• Impact of parenting groups on the parent philosophy

  8 months (changes from baseline, immediately after group, and 6 months after the group)

• Acceptability of a CPS group for parents of preschool-age children

  8 months (changes from baseline, immediately after group, and 6 months after the group)

Study Arms (2)

Collaborative Problem Solving

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants will attend parent group sessions led by trained group leaders and learn the Collaborative Problem Solving approach.

Behavioral: Collaborative Problem Solving

Positive Solutions For Families

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Participants will attend parent group sessions and learn the Positive Solutions for Families approach, a group that is usually offered by Head Start.

Behavioral: Positive Solutions For Families

Interventions

Collaborative Problem Solving BEHAVIORAL

CPS is an approach for understanding and reducing challenging behavior in youth. Under CPS, caregivers are taught to understand and identify the specific neurocognitive skill deficits that underlie their child's challenging behavior. Then the caregivers are taught to interact with the child in a way that solves chronic behavior problems while building the lagging neurocognitive skills to avoid future problems.

Also known as: CPS

Collaborative Problem Solving

Positive Solutions For Families BEHAVIORAL

Positive Solutions for Families groups provide information for families on how to promote children's social and emotional skills, understand their problem behavior, and use positive approaches to help children learn appropriate behavior.

Positive Solutions For Families

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Guardian of a child between the ages of three and five currently enrolled at participating Head Start center
• Speaking and writing English at level necessary to complete study requirements

You may not qualify if:

• A diagnosis of significant Autism that currently impacts day to day functioning
• A diagnosis of a psychotic disorder including schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, schizophreniform disorder
• An intellectual disability that impairs day to day functioning
• Participation in a similar parenting group at the Head Start site within the last year

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Massachusetts General Hospital: lead
• Caplan Foundation for Early Childhood: collaborator

Related Links

• The approach being studied here, Collaborative Problem Solving, is updated and disseminated from Think:Kids at Massachusetts General Hospital.

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Child Behavior; Problem Behavior; Mental Disorders; Oppositional Defiant Disorder; Conduct Disorder

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavior; Behavioral Symptoms; Attention Deficit and Disruptive Behavior Disorders; Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Study Officials

• Alisha R Pollastri, Ph. D.

  Think:Kids at Massachusetts General Hospital

  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: Director of Research and Evaluation, Think:Kids

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: August 31, 2016
• First Posted: September 12, 2016
• Study Start: September 1, 2016
• Primary Completion: July 25, 2017
• Study Completion: July 25, 2017
• Last Updated: February 1, 2018

Record last verified: 2018-01

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share