Thrive Intervention in Schools

Registration Number
NCT06139874
Lead Sponsor
Washington University School of Medicine
Brief Summary

This study is designed to test the effectiveness and implementation of an early intervention therapy for children and their primary caregivers by using existing school counselors across several school districts.
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Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
405
Inclusion Criteria
  • Near the clinical threshold on the Teacher or Parent Report Form
  • An active primary caregiver can be identified and is available to participate in the intervention (mother, father, grandparent or any adult in this role)
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Exclusion Criteria
  • Autism
  • Major neurological disorder
  • Participating in active weekly individual or family therapy
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Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Parenting WiselyParenting WiselyOnline asynchronous parenting training that parents will complete independently.
THRIVE CoachedTHRIVEThrive is a promising early intervention for depression that directly targets developing affective systems and builds on the empirical literature on emotion development and prevention. It will be delivered by school social workers/counselors. Following training in THRIVE, school therapists in this condition will receive ongoing weekly group supervision over the life of the study.
THRIVE Low CoachedTHRIVEThrive is a promising early intervention for depression that directly targets developing affective systems and builds on the empirical literature on emotion development and prevention. It will be delivered by school social workers/counselors. Following training in THRIVE, school therapists in this condition will receive weekly group supervision only during thier first THRIVE case.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Child Behavior ChecklistT1 (baseline), T2 (halfway through intervention), T3 (completion of intervention) and T4 (12 weeks post intervention)

Measure of child psychopathology/impairment (emotional and behavioral functioning). Raw scores are converted into T-scores. The T-scores range from 50 to 100, with higher scores indicating more problematic behaviors. T-scores above 65 indicate psychiatric symptoms.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
The Emotion Regulation ChecklistT1 (baseline), T3 (completion of intervention)

Measure of children's self-regulation that targets affective lability, intensity, valence, and flexibility. The total scores range from 24 to 96, with higher scores indicating better emotion regulation.

Coping with Children's Negative Emotions ScaleT1 (baseline), T2 (halfway through intervention), T3 (completion of intervention)

Measure of parental coping styles in response to children's negative emotions. It consists of six subscales: Distress Reactions, Punitive Reactions, Expressive Encouragement, Emotion-Focused Reactions, Problem-Focused Reactions, and Minimization Reactions. The scores of each subscale range from 12 to 84, with higher scores indicating a greater likelihood of ...

Parenting Stress IndexT1 (baseline), T3 (completion of intervention)

Measure of potential dysfunctional parent-child relationships and severity of parenting stress. Higher scores indicate higher levels of stress.

Parent-Child Observed Interaction CodingT1 (baseline), T3 (completion of intervention)

Objective ratings of the parent-child relationship functioning, parent emotion learning and child emotional competence.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Early Emotional Development Program

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Saint Louis, Missouri, United States

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