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Multi-Family Group Therapy for Reducing Behavioral Difficulties in Youth

NCT00404911 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 416

Last updated 2013-06-25

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This study will examine the effectiveness of a multiple family group mental health service delivery strategy in improving mental health service use and outcome for urban, low income children of color, ages 7-11 years old with disruptive behaviors and their families.

Conditions

  • Oppositional Defiant Disorder
  • Conduct Disorder

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

MFG therapy

MFG includes 16 weekly group therapy sessions for families with children who have ODD or CD. Sessions will include adult caregivers and all children over age 6. Each session will follow the same procedures, and will proceed through the following stages: creating social networks; information exchange; group discussions; individual family practice; and homework assignment.

BEHAVIORAL

Standard of Care

Participants assigned to standard care will receive treatment that is traditionally offered to outpatients. Participants in the MFG program will also receive standard care.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Mary M. McKay, PhD · Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Department of Psychiatry

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
7 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2006-10-31
Primary Completion
2013-01-31
Completion
2013-01-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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