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Hold me Tight/Let me Go: Effectiveness of a Course to Enhance Parent-adolescent Relationship

NCT06966323 · Status: RECRUITING · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 150

Last updated 2025-12-24

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Summary

HmT/LmG is a group course for 4-6 parental dyads and consists of 4 group sessions with psycho-education and skills training and 3 individual sessions per family (i.e., 1 session with the adolescent, 1 session with the parents, and 1 session with parents and adolescent together). We want to evaluate effectiveness and treatment process mechanisms applying self-reports, audio observation and interviews.

Conditions

  • Parent Training
  • Parent Child Relationship
  • Parent-child Problem

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Hold me Tight / Let me Go

Hold Me Tight / Let Me Go (HmT/LmG) is a manualized, group-based behavioral intervention for parents of adolescents aged 12 to 18. Grounded in Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) and Hold me Tight for couples. HmT/LmG aims to improve the parent-adolescent relationship by enhancing emotional validation, secure attachment, and effective communication. The intervention consists of four group sessions for parents, supplemented by three structured individual or dyadic sessions involving both parents and adolescents. Key components include psycho-education, role plays, emotion-focused conversations, and exercises targeting validation, apologizing, and supportive limit setting. Families complete pre- and post-intervention questionnaires and a follow-up assessment to evaluate changes in relationship quality and psychological well-being.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Amsterdam

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Henk Jan Conradi, Doctor of Philosophy · University of Amsterdam

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-06-11
Primary Completion
2028-02-01
Completion
2028-09-01

Countries

  • Netherlands

Study Locations

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