Encouraging Positive Parenting Habits
ConditionADHD
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age4-10
SponsorD'Or Institute for Research and Education
About this trial
This study evaluates the feasibility and preliminary impacts of a new parenting program consisting of a series of educational videos, automatically delivered via a popular texting platform. The program content for the feasibility study is focused on teaching parents strategies to better manage one of the commonly reported challenges that children face, a transition to a non-preferred activity. Parents with young children experiencing behavior difficulties with daily transition routines are invited to participate in the study.
Eligibility criteria
This trial does not accept healthy volunteersQualifiers
Parents of children aged from 4 to 10 years old
Parents experiencing behavior difficulties with daily transition routines (parent-report).
Disqualifiers
Parents that do not have the children living with them at least 5 days per week every week;
While participating parents are informed that the program was developed for children demonstrating symptoms of ADHD, the low symptom number will not be used as an exclusion criteria.
Trial design
Design model
Single group
Treatments tested in this trial
HabitE (effective parenting habit) program (in Brazilian Portuguese)
BehavioralParents who enroll in the program will receive a series of 6 videos (\~ 7 minutes each), 1 video at a time, generally every 3 days. They will also receive daily written texts, which include implementation tips and an assessment of a target (transition) behavior.
Treatment groups
200 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment groupGroup A: Feasibility testing of an education program promoting effective parenting habitExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
1
Number of videos viewed
The number of videos viewed (minimum 0, maximum 5) to evaluate participant engagement
Time frame
1 month2
Percentage of completed daily ratings
The percentage of completed daily ratings (minimum 0, maximum 17). Parents are asked to provide daily ratings on the degree of success in implementing parenting strategies taught.
Time frame
1 month3
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.
Time frame
1 monthSecondary outcomes
1
Parent-rated child's difficulties with daily transitions
The parent-rated child's difficulties with 9 common daily transitions. Ratings completed before and after the intervention using a 3-point scale. Averaged across the ratings completed for the 9 transitions. Higher scores indicate greater difficulties.
Time frame
1 month2
Parent-rated child's impairment related to transition difficulties
The parent-rated level of impairment caused by transition difficulties (1 item). Ratings completed before and after the intervention using a 7 point scale. Higher scores indicate greater impairment.
Time frame
1 month3
Inconsistent parenting
Multidimensional Assessment of Parenting Scale (MAPS) Lax Control subscale. Parent ratings completed before and after the intervention using a 5-point scale. Average across 6 items. Lower scores indicate less frequent incidents of inconsistent parenting.
Time frame
1 month4
Use of physical control
MAPS Physical Control. Parent ratings completed before and after the intervention using a 5-point scale. Average across 4 items. Lower scores indicate less frequent use of physical disciplines.
Time frame
1 monthOther outcomes
1
ADHD symptoms
Strengths and Weakness of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Symptoms and Normal Behavior Scale (SWAN) inattention and hyperactivity/impulsivity symptoms total. Parent ratings completed before and after the intervention using a 7-point scale. Averaged across 18 items. Higher scores indicate ADHD symptoms more frequently observed.
Time frame
1 month2
ODD symptoms
SWAN oppositional/defiant symptoms total. Parent ratings completed before and after the intervention using a 7-point scale. Averaged across 8 items. Higher scores indicate ODD symptoms more frequently observed.
Time frame
1 month3
Irritability
Affective Reactivity Index (ARI). Parent ratings completed before and after the intervention using a 3-point scale. Averaged across 6 items. Higher scores indicate irritability more frequently observed.
Time frame
1 month4
Proactive parenting
MAPS Proactive Parenting subscale. Parent ratings completed before and after the intervention using a 5-point scale. Average across 6 items. Lower scores indicate less frequent incidents of inconsistent parenting.
Time frame
1 monthLocations
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Instituto D'or de Pesquisa e Ensino (IDOR)Recruiting Brazil
Brazil
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D'Or Institute for Research and Education
Lead sponsor
Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University
Collaborator
Source ClinicalTrials.gov