FamilieTrivsel i Almen Praksis: a Mentalisation Programme for Families With Young Children

Summary

This cluster randomised trial aims to establish the effectiveness of an online intervention designed to improve the ability of parents to 'mentalise' - in other words to understand their own mental states and that of others including their partners and young children. Effects on maternal mental state, the quality of parent-child interaction and child language, social and emotional development will be assessed.

Conditions

• Parent-Child Relations
• Child Development
• Parenting

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

FamilieTrivsel

FamilieTrivsel is a modular internet-based low-cost and brief psychoeducation intervention based on the Robusthed (Resilience) programme (RP). Mentalisation approaches are used to increase resilience and ability to handle the challenges of life. The programme is licence free and can be used with low or high intensity and it can be combined with any other interventions. RP provides simple explanations and tools that can be used to discover, understand and regulate one's own thoughts and feelings by activating mental and physical resources and it provides examples and exercises that may promote communication about mental states between parents and the child. The content has been developed to include video-based training sessions based on different stages of pregnancy and early childrearing. RP appears suitable for use in general practice, where the GP sees young parents regularly and thus can direct patients towards components of the programme when need appears greatest.

OTHER

enhanced care as usual

Structured assessments of maternal mental health, child neurodevelopment and parent-child interaction in routine preventive health care in general practice

Sponsors & Collaborators

• TrygFonden, Denmark

  collaborator INDUSTRY

• Göteborg University

  collaborator OTHER

• University of Aberdeen

  collaborator OTHER

• University of Southern Denmark

  collaborator OTHER

• University of Copenhagen

  collaborator OTHER

• Research Unit Of General Practice, Copenhagen

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Philip Wilson, DPhil FRCGP · University of Copenhagen

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

SINGLE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

16 Years

Max Age

50 Years

Sex

FEMALE

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2019-10-15

Primary Completion

2025-04-15

Completion

2025-04-15

Countries

• Denmark

Study Locations