Behavioral Treatment for Children With Conduct Problems and Callous-Unemotional Traits

NCT01362946 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 48

Last updated 2016-01-15

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Summary

The purpose of this study is to modify behavior therapy so that it is optimized for children with conduct problems and callous-unemotional traits by emphasizing reward components and de-emphasizing punishment components.

Conditions

  • Conduct Disorder
  • Oppositional Defiant Disorder

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Reward-Emphasized Treatment

Intensive behavioral treatment delivered in a summer camp setting, with reward components emphasized and punishment components de-emphasized

BEHAVIORAL

Standard Treatment

Intensive behavioral treatment delivered in a summer camp setting, with rewards and punishment equally emphasized.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

    collaborator NIH
  • Florida International University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Daniel A Waschbusch, Ph.D. · Florida International University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age
7 Years
Max Age
12 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-01-31
Primary Completion
2012-08-31
Completion
2012-08-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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