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

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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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.

Detailed Description
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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. The interview is administered by trained clinicians with children/adolescents and one of their primary carers. The reliability, validity and acceptance of former versions of the Kinder-DIPS (Kinder-DIPS for DSM-IV (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders) and DSM-III) have been studied. The aim of the present study is to test the reliability, validity and acceptance of the newly developed digital version of the Kinder-DIPS, the Kinder-eDIPS, in both a clinical and a non-clinical sample.

Official Title
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Reliability, Validity and Acceptance of the Kinder-eDIPS (Diagnostisches Interview Bei Psychischen Störungen im Kindes- Und Jugendalter)

Conditions
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Psychological Disease

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


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: sufficient knowledge of the German language Exclusion Criteria: -

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 6 Years
Maximum Age: 18 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Clinical sample<br>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)<br>* 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.<br>|
| Nonclinical sample<br>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)<br>* 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.<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kinder-eDIPS | digital, structured interview for children, adolescents and their parents/primary carers | within 1 week of the other measures | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) | Questionnaire assessing emotional symptoms,conduct problems, hyperactivity/inattention, peer relationship problems and prosocial behaviour in 4-17 year olds (child and parent version) | within 1 week of the other measures | 
| Spence Children's Anxiety Scale (SCAS) | Questionnaire assessing anxiety symptoms in 7-17 year olds (child and parent version) | within 1 week of the other measures | 
| Short Mood and Feelings Questionnaire (SMFQ) | Questionnaire assessing depressive symptomology in 6-17 year olds (child and parent version) | within 1 week of the other measures | 
| Child and Adolescent Trauma Screening (CATS) | Questionnaire assessing potentially traumatic events and posttraumatic stress symptoms in 7-17 year olds (child and parent version) | within 1 week of the other measures | 
| Short form of the Eating Disorder Examination-Questionnaire adapted for children (ChEDE-Q8) | Questionnaire assessing eating disorder psychopathology in 7-18 year olds (only child version) | within 1 week of the other measures | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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structured interview, psychological disease, children and adolescents