FindWays: testing a co-designed website for parents to find ways to help their child’s behaviour or emotions
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Behavioural and emotional problems in childrenMental and Behavioural Disorders
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN64605513
- Lead Sponsor
- Murdoch Children's Research Institute
- Brief Summary
2023 Protocol article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36943835/ protocol (added 24/03/2023)
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 60
Inclusion Criteria
1. Parent or carer of a child aged 2-12 years at the time of randomisation
2. Referred for a first appointment with a paediatrician to manage a behavioural or emotional problem
3. Has a behavioural or emotional problem as listed for review on the referral letter
4. Provide a verbal consent that is signed and dated by the researcher
Exclusion Criteria
1. Has a parent-reported diagnosis of an intellectual disability or autism spectrum disorder
2. Child in out of home care
3. The paediatrician decides the child needs an early review (such as for a severe problem or to exclude a medical problem)
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Feasibility and acceptability are measured using:<br>1. Recruitment measured by the number of eligible participants who consent to participate in the study after 3 attempts to contact within a 3-month recruitment period<br>2. Retention measured by the number of consenting participants in the intervention group who access the website as measured by Google Analytics continuously over the 4-month trial<br>3. Likelihood of recommending the intervention as measured by a Likert scale (0-10) net promoter score at 4 months<br>4. Usability and safety feedback measured by qualitative interview at 4 months<br>5. Number of participants who complete all quantitative baseline measures and final measures at 4 months<br>6. Number of participants who access the website as measured by Google Analytics within the 4-month trial period<br>7. Tasks completed on the website (e.g. parenting strategies found, suitable professionals found) measured by parent survey at 4 months
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Child behaviour and emotions as measured by parent-reported Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) at baseline and 4 months<br>2. Family impact of the child’s behaviour and emotions as measured by parent-reported SDQ impact statement at baseline and 4 months<br>3. Parent mental health and distress as measured by the parent-reported Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS-21) at baseline and 4 months<br>4. Health services use measured by parent-reported surveys at 4 months