Reliability and Validity of a Digital Version of a Structured Interview for Children and Adolescents (Kinder-eDIPS)

NCT06011642 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 737
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 205
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The Kinder-eDIPS is a digital version of the Kinder-DIPS (Diagnostisches Interview bei Psychischen Störungen im Kindes- und Jugendalter), a structured interview to assess a variety of the most frequent psychological disorders in children and adolescents. In this study, the reliability, validity and acceptance of the Kinder-eDIPS will be tested in both a clinical and a non-clinical sample.

Conditions

Psychological Disease

Keywords

structured interview; psychological disease; children and adolescents

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Kinder-eDIPS

  digital, structured interview for children, adolescents and their parents/primary carers

  within 1 week of the other measures

Secondary Outcomes (5)

• Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ)

  within 1 week of the other measures

• Spence Children's Anxiety Scale (SCAS)

  within 1 week of the other measures

• Short Mood and Feelings Questionnaire (SMFQ)

  within 1 week of the other measures

• Child and Adolescent Trauma Screening (CATS)

  within 1 week of the other measures

• Short form of the Eating Disorder Examination-Questionnaire adapted for children (ChEDE-Q8)

  within 1 week of the other measures

Other Outcomes (1)

• Acceptance of the Interview

  within 1 week of the other measures

Study Arms (2)

Clinical sample

Participants will be recruited from families in Bochum who receive treatment or wait for the treatment to begin at the Forschungs- und Behandlungszentrum (FBZ; outpatient treatment center).

Diagnostic Test: Diagnostisches Interview bei psychischen Störungen im Kindes- und Jugendalter, digitale Version (Kinder-eDIPS)

Nonclinical sample

Participants will be recruited from families in Bochum who take part in experiments and studies at the Department of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology at the Ruhr-University. The Department of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology maintains a database of families interested in participating in research.

Diagnostic Test: Diagnostisches Interview bei psychischen Störungen im Kindes- und Jugendalter, digitale Version (Kinder-eDIPS)

Interventions

Diagnostisches Interview bei psychischen Störungen im Kindes- und Jugendalter, digitale Version (Kinder-eDIPS) DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

The Kinder-eDIPS is a digital, structured interviews which assesses the most frequent psychological disorders. It exists in a parent and a child version. It can be delivered by trained clinicians and takes between 60 and 120 minutes.

Clinical sample; Nonclinical sample

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 6 Years - 18 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

All families with children in the according age group who are willing to complete the structured interview and the questionnaires of the online-survey are allowed to take part in the study.

You may qualify if:

• sufficient knowledge of the German language

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Ruhr University of Bochum: lead

Study Sites (1)

Ruhr-University

Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia, 44780, Germany

Location

Study Officials

• Silvia Schneider, Prof.

  Ruhr-University

  STUDY DIRECTOR

• Ruth von Brachel, Dr.

  Ruhr-University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: FAMILY BASED
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Dr.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: August 21, 2023
• First Posted: August 25, 2023
• Study Start: December 3, 2021
• Primary Completion: May 6, 2024
• Study Completion: May 6, 2024
• Last Updated: June 6, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-06

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

DE (1)