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Effects and Implementation of a Brief Version of Parent-Child Interaction Therapy

NCT07201090 · Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 15

Last updated 2025-10-01

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Summary

The aim of this study is to evaluate the effects and feasibility of a shortened version of Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT), supplemented with video vignettes of parenting skills and 360-virtual reality (VR)-films for parents of children aged 2-7 years with disruptive behavior problems. The main questions the study aims to answer, using a Single-Case Experimental Design, are:

1. How feasible and acceptable is the implementation of brief PCIT-VR in Sweden?
2. What are the preliminary effects of brief PCIT-VR?
3. How do parents and clinicians experience brief PCIT-VR?

Families at child and adolescent psychiatry clinics will receive up to 10 PCIT sessions. Caregivers complete quantitative assessments before, during, after treatment, and at 6-months follow-up, and are asked to participate in interviews after PCIT. Feasibility and acceptability of brief PCIT VR is evaluated, as well as effectiveness outcomes, including changes in child disruptive behavior and parenting skills. Within-group analyses will examine trends in outcome measures over time.

Conditions

  • Conduct Disorders in Children
  • Disruptive Behavior
  • Oppositional Defiant Disorder

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Brief Parent-Child Interaction Therapy with videos and virtual reality (360-degree VR)-films

10 sessions of PCIT delivered by trained psychologists, supplemented with videos and 360-degree VR-films Sessions follow the standard PCIT structure, with an initial phase focused on child-directed interaction, followed by a second, modified phase, focused on parent-directed interaction. To support skill learning, families are provided with digital materials including conventional video modules at home and 360-degree virtual reality (VR) films. The VR films are shown during two sessions at the clinic. Additional videos are available online through a platform for parents to view and practice between sessions. These tools allow parents to rehearse skills flexibly in their home environment and reinforce the in-session training.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Pia Enebrink, PhD · Karolinska Institutet

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-10-01
Primary Completion
2026-12-31
Completion
2026-12-31

Countries

  • Sweden

Study Locations

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