Loving Habits: A Feasibility Study of a Support Program for Building New Parent-child Behavioral Habits

NCT07291453 | Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: HSR-2025-003
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 250
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This study evaluates the feasibility and preliminary impacts of a new parent support program consisting of a series of educational videos, automatically delivered via a popular texting platform. The program content is focused on teaching parents strategies to better manage interactions with children in challenging situations many children experience, e.g., a transition to a non-preferred activity, waiting for delayed reward. Parents with children demonstrating inattentive, hyperactive and impulsive behavior and experiencing difficulties with these daily challenges are invited to participate in the study.

Conditions

ADHD

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• Number of videos viewed

  The number of videos viewed (minimum 0, maximum 6) to evaluate participant engagement.

  1 month

• Percentage of completed daily ratings

  The percentage of completed daily ratings (minimum 0, maximum 100). Parents are asked to provide daily ratings on the degree of success in implementing parenting strategies taught.

  1 month

• Participant satisfaction

  The parent-rated satisfaction regarding information presented in the videos. A rating completed after each video viewing using a 4-point scale. Averaged across the ratings completed for the videos viewed. (Minimum 0, maximum 4). Higher scores indicate greater satisfaction.

  1 month

Secondary Outcomes (5)

• Parent-rated child's difficulties in target situations

  1 month

• Parent-rated child's impairment related to target situations

  1 month

• Positive parenting

  1 month

• Negative parenting

  1 month

• Parenting stress

  1 month

Other Outcomes (2)

• ADHD symptoms

  1 month

• ODD symptoms

  1 month

Study Arms (5)

Following-through module

EXPERIMENTAL

Parents will receive information about strategies during situations requiring following through on/completing tasks

Behavioral: Behavioral Parent Training

Waiting module

EXPERIMENTAL

Parents will receive information about strategies during situations requiring waiting

Behavioral: Behavioral Parent Training

Overcoming challenges module

EXPERIMENTAL

Parents will receive information about strategies during situations where a child finds it challenging to engage in tasks/behaviors, due to the the difficulty level or past failure

Behavioral: Behavioral Parent Training

Transition module 1

EXPERIMENTAL

Parents will receive information about strategies during situations where a child transitions from a preferred activity to a non-preferred activity over six videos.

Behavioral: Behavioral Parent Training

Transition module 2

EXPERIMENTAL

Parents will receive information about strategies during situations where a child transitions from a preferred activity to a non-preferred activity over two videos.

Behavioral: Behavioral Parent Training

Interventions

Behavioral Parent Training BEHAVIORAL

Teaches parents antecedent- and reinforcement-based behavior management techniques and provide support to manage their stress

Following-through module; Overcoming challenges module; Transition module 1; Transition module 2; Waiting module

Eligibility Criteria

• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• \- Parents with children aged 4-10 who experience difficulties in situations targeted by the program.
• \*Note: The program will be advertised that it was developed targeting children demonstrating behaviors consistent with ADHD, and the ADHD symptoms will be measured pre-post. However, children are not required to have a diagnosis of ADHD or show elevated levels of ADHD symptoms for the mothers to sign up.

You may not qualify if:

• \- Parents who do not understand Japanese (the language the program is offered in).

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University

Onna, Okinawa, 904-0495, Japan

RECRUITING

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Attention Deficit and Disruptive Behavior Disorders; Neurodevelopmental Disorders; Mental Disorders

Central Study Contacts

Emi Furukawa, PhD

CONTACT

+81989668814; lovinghabits@oist.jp

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NON RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Senior Staff Scientist

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: December 5, 2025
• First Posted: December 18, 2025
• Study Start: October 4, 2025
• Primary Completion: March 31, 2026
• Study Completion (Estimated): September 30, 2026
• Last Updated: December 19, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-12

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

JP (1)