A Pilot Trial Examining Digital Parent Training Programs

NCT05344885 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 2836
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 88
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The purpose of this pilot study is to preliminary examine the impact of a design mechanism aimed at increasing engagement in an unguided digital parent training program for child's behavior problems. Parents will be enrolled into one of two digital parent training intervention arms, dedifferentiated by their level of correspondence with the related deign mechanism.

Conditions

Child Behavior Problem; Parenting; Engagement, Patient

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Change from Baseline Eyberg Child Behavior Inventory (ECBI) at 10 weeks

  The ECBI specifies 36 behaviors commonly reported by parents of children with behavior problems. For each behavior the parent specifies how often this problem occurs on a 1-7 Likert scale (1=never; 7=always; higher scores mean worse outcome), and whether this behavior is currently a problem (0=no; 1=yes; higher scores mean worse outcome).

  10 weeks

Secondary Outcomes (8)

• change from Baseline Behavior and Feelings Survey Externalizing Problems at 10 weeks

  10 weeks

• change from Baseline Parenting Scale (PS) at 10 weeks

  10 weeks

• change from Baseline Alabama Parenting Questionnaire (APQ) positive parenting practices at 10 weeks

  10 weeks

• change from Baseline Me as a Parent (MAAP) self-efficacy at 10 weeks

  10 weeks

• change from Baseline Parenting Tasks Checklist (PTC) self-efficacy at 10 weeks

  10 weeks

Study Arms (2)

DPT-standard

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

A standard digital parent training intervention

Behavioral: DPT-Standard

DPT-Enhanced

EXPERIMENTAL

Enhanced digital parent training intervention

Behavioral: DPT-Enhanced

Interventions

DPT-Standard BEHAVIORAL

The parent training intervention includes 7 modules, recommended to be completed within 7- to 10-weeks period. Module's content includes videos and texts guiding the parent through the training process; interactive features, such as multiple-choice questions with direct feedback. Additional features embedded within the platform include downloadable materials, and a Q\&A section that contains frequently asked questions.

DPT-standard

DPT-Enhanced BEHAVIORAL

DPT-Enhanced will include all the ingredients of DPT-Standard, but with additional features. The program itself is based on pre-defined decision rules that are either event or time based based on evidence based practice in promoting effective parental engagement. Each component includes a short learning phase, followed by a 1-2 week focusing phase. The focusing phase is designed to encourage and help parents to practice and acquire learned skills in their day-to-day lives, by making these skills more salient in their mind.

DPT-Enhanced

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

• Parents report they have a child between the ages of 3 and 7, who:
• Has externalized behavior problems based on A) Parents report at least 1 of the two first criteria of behavior problems to be above 4 (the middle point) \& the average of all items ≥ 4, on a screening scale that consists of 9 items (on a Likert scale between 1 and 7) that is based on DSM-V symptoms for ODD.
• B) Parents report ECBI Problems to be above 14 OR Intensity to be above 130.
• Parents have access to computer at home with an Internet connection and a smartphone with a mobile data plan.
• Parents can read and understand Hebrew.

You may not qualify if:

• Parents report that the relevant child has been diagnosed with developmental delay, intellectual disability and/or autism spectrum disorder.
• Parent and/or child are already receiving therapeutic intervention (for the child) in other setting.
• The relevant child is treated with psychiatric medication.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Haifa: lead

Study Sites (1)

University of Haifa

Haifa, 3498838, Israel

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Patient Participation

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Patient Acceptance of Health Care; Treatment Adherence and Compliance; Health Behavior; Behavior

Study Officials

• Amit Baumel, PhD

  University of Haifa

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Senior Lecturer

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: April 7, 2022
• First Posted: April 25, 2022
• Study Start: April 28, 2022
• Primary Completion: November 14, 2022
• Study Completion: November 14, 2022
• Last Updated: May 17, 2023

Record last verified: 2023-05

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

IL (1)