Clinical trial NCT01085305: The Effectiveness of Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT)
Official title: The Effectiveness of Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) in Treating Behavior Problems in Young Children
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Behavior Problems
Oppositional Defiant Disorder
Conduct Disorder
Keywords: Behavior problems
Parent-Child Interaction
Locus of control
Psychiatric symptoms
Depressive symptoms
Attachment
Lead sponsor: Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Sponsor class: OTHER
Collaborators: name: St. Olavs Hospital
First posted: 2010-03-11
Enrollment: 63
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 2
Maximum age (years): 7
Standard ages: CHILD
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: The purpose of this study was to investigate whether a type of parent-based intervention, Parent-Child Interaction Therapy will lower symptoms of behavior problems in young children more than treatment as usual.

Detailed description: Behaviour problems, i.e. symptoms of oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) and conduct disorder (CD) are among the prevalent psychiatric disorders in children and one of the leading causes of help-seeking for mental health problems in children. There are several efficacious treatments for such problems in young children. However, most of these require that parents meet in groups. This is not always feasible. It is therefore a need to develop treatments that can deal with parents and families individually. Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) is such an individually based treatment. Efficacy studies indicate symptom reduction greater that in treatment as usual (TAU). However, there is a need to study its effectiveness in ordinary clinical practise. This trial will study its effect in ordinary psychiatric clinics in the middle of Norway and compare it to the regular treatment (TAU) provided to young children with behavior problems in these clinics.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Referred to Child mental health specialty clinic for behavioral or attentional/hyperactive problems
* ECBI score of \> 120
* 2 to 7 years of age
* Parental consent to the study

Exclusion Criteria:

* Psychosis or serious drug abuse in parents
* Lack of sufficient proficiency in Norwegian to fill in the questionnaires
* Mental retardation or pervasive developmental disorder in the child
* Suspicion of parental neglect or abuse of the child warranting a report to the child protection services

Primary outcomes:
measure: Eyberg Child Behavior Inventory (ECBI)
timeFrame: Pre intervention, 6 months, 18 months
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Dyadic Parent-Child Interaction Coding System (DPICS)
timeFrame: Pre intervention, 6 months, 18 months
measure: Parenting Stress Index
timeFrame: Pre intervention, 6 months, 18 months
measure: Working Model of the Child Interview (WMCI)
timeFrame: Pre intervention, 6 months, 18 months
measure: Child Behavior Check List (CBCL)/Teacher Report Form (TRF)
timeFrame: Pre intervention, 6 months, 18 months
measure: Beck Depression Inventory (BDI)
timeFrame: Pre intervention, 6 months, 18 months
measure: Parental Locus of Control - Short Form (PLOC-SF)
timeFrame: Pre intervention, 6 months, 18 months
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Trondheim
country: Norway
facility: barne- og ungdomspsykiatrisk klinikk, Helse Midt-Norge
state: Sør-trøndelag
city: Trondheim
country: Norway
facility: Barne- og ungdomspsykiatrisk klinikk, Sør-Trøndelag
Study officials:
affiliation: Norwegian University of Science and Technology
name: Lars Wichstrøm, prof
role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
References:
citation: Bjorseth A, Wichstrom L. Effectiveness of Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) in the Treatment of Young Children's Behavior Problems. A Randomized Controlled Study. PLoS One. 2016 Sep 13;11(9):e0159845. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0159845. eCollection 2016.