Reliabilty and Validity of a Diagnostic Interview for Parents of Babies and Preescholers

NCT05153109 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 553
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 156
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 2

Brief Summary

The Kleinkind-DIPS (Diagnostisches Interview bei psychischen Störungen für Kleinkinder) is a structured interview to assess a variety of the most frequent psychological problems in babies and preschoolers, e.g. feeding or sleeping problems, anxiety disorders. It is administered by a trained clinician with one of the primary carers. In this study, its acceptance, reliability and validity will be tested in a clinical and non-clinical sample.

Conditions

Psychological Disease

Keywords

clinical interview

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Kleinkind-DIPS

  structured interview for parents of preschoolers

  within one week of the other measures

Secondary Outcomes (4)

• Fragebogen zum Schreien, Füttern, Schlafen (SFS)

  within one week of the other measures; only for parents of children aged 18 months or younger

• Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS-21)

  within one week of the other measures;

• Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ)

  within one week of the other measures; only for parents of children aged 18 months or older

• Parental sense of control (PSCO)

  within one week of the other measures;

Other Outcomes (1)

• Acceptance of the Interview

  within one week after being interviewed

Study Arms (2)

Community sample

Participants will be recruited from families in Bochum who take part in experiments and studies at the department of delevopmental psychology at the Ruhr-University. The department of developmental psychology organizes a panel every year inviting all parents of newborn babies in Bochum to register if they want to participate in research.

Clinical sample

Participants will be recruited from families in Bochum and Munich who seek treatment in the outpatient treatment centers at both sites. Both study sites offer special counselling for parents who experience difficulties with a child from zero to five years of age.

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 0 Months - 71 Months
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)
• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

All parents who have a child in the according age group.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Ruhr University of Bochum: lead
• Ludwig-Maximilians - University of Munich: collaborator

Study Sites (2)

Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich

Munich, Bavaria, 80802, Germany

Location

Ruhr-University

Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia, 44801, Germany

Location

Study Officials

• Silvia Schneider, Phd

  Ruhr University of Bochum

  STUDY DIRECTOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: FAMILY BASED
• Time Perspective: CROSS SECTIONAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal Invertigator

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: November 29, 2021
• First Posted: December 10, 2021
• Study Start: November 15, 2020
• Primary Completion: November 27, 2023
• Study Completion: November 27, 2023
• Last Updated: May 30, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-05

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

DE (2)