Evaluating the Feasibility of Internet-delivered PCIT

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Oppositional Defiant Disorder, Conduct Disorder, Disruptive Behavior Disorder Nos

In brief

The present study is leveraging a randomized-controlled design to evaluate an Internet-based format for the delivery of Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (I-PCIT). Drawing on videoteleconferencing technology, this format affords real-time interactions for the provision of care traditionally delivered in person, regardless of a family's geographic proximity to a mental health facility. Moreover, drawing on technological innovation to deliver interventions directly to families in their natural settings may extend the ecological validity of PCIT, as treatment is delivered in the very context in which child problems occur. Families seeking treatment for early child disruptive behavior problems (N=40) are being randomly assigned to either receive Internet-delivered PCIT or clinic-based PCIT. Outcomes and feasibility/acceptability will be assessed across the treatment phase as well as at post-treatment and 6-month follow-up.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03260725

Run by

Florida International University

People needed

40

Starts

2011-04-04

Expected to finish

2016-12-31

Last updated by the study team

2017-08-24

Who can join

Age: 3 and older, up to 5. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Children (ages 3-5) meeting for DSM-IV principal Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) or Conduct Disorder (CD), and at least 1 primary caretaker.
• Eyberg Child Behavior Inventory-Intensity Score in clinical range (i.e., >132).
• English-speaking (child \& caretakers).
• Family home equipped w/ broadband connection and computer equipped with Pentium (or compatible) processor, 128 MB random-access memory (RAM), 200 Megabytes available of hard disk space, 16-bit color display adapter, universal series bus (USB) port.

You may not qualify if…

• Behavior problems due to organic pathology or trauma,
• Child receiving medication to manage behavior difficulties,
• Presence of child emotional/behavior problem more impairing than ODD or CD,
• Parent or child score <75 standard score on intelligence quotient (IQ) screening,
• History of severe physical or mental impairments (e.g., mental retardation, deafness, blindness, pervasive developmental disorder) in child or participating caretaker(s).
• Child is a ward of the state

Where it is running

• Florida International University — Miami, Florida, United States

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