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A Pilot Intervention With Families of Children With Special Health Care Needs

NCT02742831 · Status: WITHDRAWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL

Last updated 2018-08-14

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Summary

This is a pilot randomized controlled trial of a behavioral intervention focused on improving parenting skills and preventing child neglect in families of children with special health care needs. The intervention focuses on problem solving, distress tolerance, and emotional regulation skills.

Conditions

  • Child Maltreatment
  • Children With Special Health Care Needs (CSHCN)

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Intervention

The intervention group will receive a 6-session intervention. The overview of the 6 sessions is as follows: 1. "Behavioral chain analysis" of episode where parent felt stressed with child and episode where things went well. Identification of sources of interpersonal support. 2. Stress relief techniques. Identification of short and long-term goals. Development of a detailed crisis plan. 3. Problem solving techniques. 4. Emotional regulation. Exercises to identify moods and explore connections between feelings, thoughts, and behavior. 5. Positive parenting, review of common and specific parenting challenges, child development, short and long-term effects of different discipline approaches. 6. Reflection, repeat behavioral chain analysis. Update crisis plan.

OTHER

Control

The families in the control group will be contacted by a member of the study team 6 times in 12 weeks to approximate the frequency of contact that the intervention group receives. The study team member will check in with families on the telephone or in person and will help them connect with clinic and community resources as needed.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)

    collaborator NIH

  • Boston Medical Center

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Caroline J Kistin, MD, MSc · Boston University School of Medicine/Boston Medical Center

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
16 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-08-01
Primary Completion
2018-08-31
Completion
2018-08-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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