Behaviours and Emotions in Preschoolers

NCT03856931 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 1000056960
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 183
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

In this TARGet Kids! Study, we want to find out whether a short questionnaire can be used to help find out about mental health problems in preschool age children.

Conditions

Mental Health Wellness; Emotional Problem; Behavioural Problem; Post Partum Depression

Keywords

mental health; preschool; SDQ; parental depression

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Total difficulties score

  As measured by the preschool strengths and difficulties questionnaire (P-SDQ)

  3 months

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 2 Years - 4 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

TARGet Kids! (The Applied Research Group for Kids) is a research project enrolling healthy children aged 0-5 years during their primary-care health supervision visits with their primary care physician who is a Community Physician Collaborator with the TARGetKids! primary-care practice-based research network. The BeEPS study will recruit participants from within the TARGet Kids! cohort.

You may qualify if:

• Child is between age 2 to 4 years.
• Parent is the primary caretaker for the child and is able to speak, read and understand English well enough to complete the forms and the PAPA interview.
• Either one or both parents (primary caretakers) are available to participate in the study.

You may not qualify if:

• Children with associated health conditions affecting growth (e.g. failure to thrive, cystic fibrosis);
• Children with any acute or chronic conditions except for asthma and high functioning autism;
• Children with severe developmental delay;
• Children with a gestational age of less than 32 weeks;
• Families who are not fluent in English.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• TARGetKids!: lead
• The Hospital for Sick Children: collaborator
• Unity Health Toronto: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

The Hospital for Sick Children

Toronto, Ontario, M5G 1X8, Canada

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Mental Disorders; Depression, Postpartum; Psychological Well-Being

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Puerperal Disorders; Pregnancy Complications; Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications; Urogenital Diseases; Depressive Disorder; Mood Disorders; Personal Satisfaction; Behavior

Study Officials

• Alice Charach, MD

  The Hospital for Sick Children

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Staff Psychiatrist

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: February 26, 2019
• First Posted: February 27, 2019
• Study Start: February 20, 2019
• Primary Completion: March 31, 2022
• Study Completion: September 30, 2022
• Last Updated: January 8, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-01

Locations

CA (1)