Behavioral Parent Training to Address Early Childhood Disruptive Behavior Using the Helping Our Toddlers, Developing Our Children's Skills (HOT DOCS) Program and the Developing Our Children's Skills Kindergarten-5th Grade (DOCS K-5) Program

NCT07505381 | Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: Pro00032638
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 800
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

HOT DOCS and DOCS K-5 are group-delivered behavioral parent training interventions for caregivers of children ages 0-12 years.

Conditions

Behavior Problem of Childhood; Developmental Delay (Disorder); Disruptive Behavior; Developmental Disability

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Eyberg Child Behavior Inventory

  Child behavior problems are analyzed at pre- and post-intervention using the Intensity scale of the Eyberg Child Behavior Inventory (ECBI). Caregivers used a 7-point Likert scale (1 = never to 7 = always) to rate intensity of child problem behaviors (e.g., aggression, whining, noncompliance). Intensity scores range from 36 to 252, and a score of 131 or higher indicates a clinically significant behavior problem and higher scores = worse outcome. The ECBI has high test-retest reliability, internal consistency reliability, and inter-rater reliability (αs = .75, .93, and .79, respectively) and strong content and construct validity.

  From enrollment to the end of treatment at 6 weeks.

• DOCS Parenting Stress Measure

  Parenting stress is analyzed using the DOCS Parenting Stress Measure at pre- and post-intervention (DOCS PSM, adapted from the Autism Parenting Stress Index. The APSI was designed to measure caregivers' ability to cope with the demands of raising a child with autism and includes 13 items related to daily living, development, and adaptation. The adaptation involved slightly re-wording some items (e.g., changing your child's diet to your child's feeding difficulties) and adding four items on the impact parenting has on other aspects of the caregiver's life, like the time and financial resources parenting takes. Like the ASPI, the 17-item DOCS PSM uses Likert-scale responses ranging from 0 = not stressful to 4 = so stressful sometimes you feel you can't cope with total scores ranging from 0-68, higher scores = more stress and worse outcome. The ASPI has demonstrated good internal consistency and test-retest reliability (αs = .83, .88, respectively).

  From enrollment to the end of treatment at 6 weeks.

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• Therapy Attitude Inventory

  From enrollment to end of treatment at 6 weeks.

• Developmentally Appropriate Discipline Inventory

  From enrollment to end of treatment at 6 weeks.

Study Arms (1)

DOCS Parenting Intervention

EXPERIMENTAL

HOT DOCS administered for caregivers of children 0-5 years; DOCS K-5 administered for caregivers of children in Kindergarten thru 5th grade; Professionals working with children birth-5th grade can enroll in either program

Behavioral: Helping our Toddlers, Developing our Children's Skills; Behavioral: Developing our Children's Skills K-5

Interventions

Developing our Children's Skills K-5 BEHAVIORAL

DOCS K-5 is a group delivered behavioral parent training intervention for caregivers and professionals of children in Kindergarten thru 5th Grade

DOCS Parenting Intervention

Helping our Toddlers, Developing our Children's Skills BEHAVIORAL

HOT DOCS is a group delivered behavioral parenting intervention for caregivers and professionals of children 0-5 years

DOCS Parenting Intervention

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

• caregiver or professional caring for child ages 0-12 years, or
• caregiver or professional caring for a child enrolled in kindergarten-5th grade.
• Must speak English or Spanish.

You may not qualify if:

• Language other than English or Spanish.
• Caregiver/professional under the age of 18.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of South Florida: lead

Study Sites (1)

University of South Florida

Tampa, Florida, 33620, United States

RECRUITING

Related Publications (5)

• Rich, B. A., & M., E. S. (2001). Accuracy of assessment: The discriminative and predictive power of the Eyberg Child Behavior Inventory. Ambulatory Child Health, 7, 249-257.

  BACKGROUND

• Silva, L. M., & Schalock, M. (2012). Autism parenting stress index: Initial psychometric evidence. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 42(4), 566-574. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-011-1274-1

  BACKGROUND

• Boggs, S. R., Eyberg, S., & Reynolds, L. A. (1990). Concurrent validity of the Eyberg Child Behavior Inventory. Journal of Clinical Child Psychology, 19(1), 75-78. https://doi.org/10.1207/s15374424jccp1901_9

  BACKGROUND

• Funderburk, B. W., Eyberg, S. M., Rich, B. A., & Behar, L. (2003). Further psychometric evaluation of the Eyberg and Behar rating scales for parents and teachers of preschoolers. Early Education and Development, 14(1), 67-82.

  BACKGROUND

• Calzada EJ, Eyberg SM, Rich B, Querido JG. Parenting disruptive preschoolers: experiences of mothers and fathers. J Abnorm Child Psychol. 2004 Apr;32(2):203-13. doi: 10.1023/b:jacp.0000019771.43161.1c.

  PMID: 15164861 BACKGROUND

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Problem Behavior; Developmental Disabilities

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavioral Symptoms; Behavior; Child Behavior; Neurodevelopmental Disorders; Mental Disorders

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: March 9, 2026
• First Posted: April 1, 2026
• Study Start: October 2, 2018
• Primary Completion (Estimated): September 30, 2028
• Study Completion (Estimated): September 30, 2028
• Last Updated: April 29, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-04

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)