RECRUITINGINTERVENTIONAL

Evaluation of the Invest in Play Program - a New Parent Intervention for Children With Problem Behavior

About This Trial

The goal of this clinical trial is to test if the invest in Play (iiP) parent program can reduce problem behaviors in children and improve parenting practices in families with children who show challenging behaviors. The main questions it aims to answer is: • Does the iiP program reduce children's problem behaviors? Researchers will compare families in the iiP program to families in a control group to see if the program leads to better outcomes for children and parents. Participants will be randomly assigned to either the iiP program group or the control group and complete surveys before and after the program to see if iiP is reducing children's problem behaviors.

Who May Be Eligible (Plain English)

Who May Qualify: - Parents of children between 6-12 years of age referred to out-patient clinics for treatment of behavioural problems. - Children scoring above a pre-defined mean cut off score (over the 90 percentile) on the Eyberg Child Behavior Inventory (ECBI; Eyberg \& Ross, 1978) based on Norwegian norms (Reedtz et al., 2008), as reported by parents. Who Should NOT Join This Trial: \- Severe developmental delay (in children or parents), autism spectrum disorder, inability to understand Norwegian, or other reasons why the parent(s) are not expected to benefit from group therapy. Always talk to your doctor about whether this trial is right for you.

Original Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria: * Parents of children between 6-12 years of age referred to out-patient clinics for treatment of behavioural problems. * Children scoring above a pre-defined mean cut off score (over the 90 percentile) on the Eyberg Child Behavior Inventory (ECBI; Eyberg \& Ross, 1978) based on Norwegian norms (Reedtz et al., 2008), as reported by parents. Exclusion Criteria: \- Severe developmental delay (in children or parents), autism spectrum disorder, inability to understand Norwegian, or other reasons why the parent(s) are not expected to benefit from group therapy.

Treatments Being Tested

BEHAVIORAL

Intervention

The intervention group will receive Invest in Play (iiP), a 12 session group-based parent program, which is led by two trained group leaders.

Locations (4)

Haukeland university hospital, department of mental health care for children and adolescents

Bergen, Norway

Helse Fonna HF, BUP Stord

Haugesund, Norway

Helse Nord-Trøndelag HF, Barne- og ungdomspsykiatrisk avdeling (BUP)

Namsos, Norway

OUS/PHA/BUPA/BUP Oslo Nord

Oslo, Norway