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Parent Training and Emotion Coaching for Children With Limited Prosocial Emotions

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Oppositional Defiant Disorder
Interventions
Behavioral: Parent Training plus Emotion Coaching
Behavioral: Parent Training only
Registration Number
NCT02409992
Lead Sponsor
University of Washington
Brief Summary

The proposed research will focus on the development of a brief emotion-coaching (EC) parenting program (which directly targets child emotion awareness/recognition and affective empathy), that will be combined with a well-established parent management training program (Helping the Noncompliant Child; HNC) for treating oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) in children who also have limited prosocial emotions (e.g., lack of guilt and empathy, callous use of others).

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
43
Inclusion Criteria
  • Child with oppositional defiant disorder and low prosocial emotions
Exclusion Criteria
  • Unable to speak/understand English
  • Significant developmental delay or autism spectrum disorder

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Parent Training plus Emotion CoachingParent Training plus Emotion CoachingThis intervention will combine a parent management training program called Helping the Noncompliant Child with elements of an Emotion Coaching parenting intervention.
Parent Training OnlyParent Training onlyThis intervention will consist of a parent management training program called Helping the Noncompliant Child.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Behavioral Coding System - percent child inappropriate behaviorsParticipants will be followed for the duration of outpatient treatment, an expected average of 25 weeks

Child inappropriate behaviors at baseline, mid-treatment and post-treatment

Early Childhood Inventory-4 ODD scaleParticipants will be followed for the duration of outpatient treatment, an expected average of 25 weeks

Change in child conduct problems for children ages 3-5 at baseline, mid-treatment and post-treatment

Eyberg Child Behavior Inventory - intensity scoreParticipants will be followed for the duration of outpatient treatment, an expected average of 25 weeks

Child conduct problems at baseline, mid-treatment and post-treatment

Child Symptom Inventory-IVParticipants will be followed for the duration of outpatient treatment, an expected average of 25 weeks

Child conduct problems for children ages 6-7 at baseline, mid-treatment and post-treatment

Behavioral Coding System percent child complianceParticipants will be followed for the duration of outpatient treatment, an expected average of 25 weeks

Child compliance at baseline, mid-treatment and post-treatment

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Griffith Empathy Measure - empathy scoreParticipants will be followed for the duration of outpatient treatment, an expected average of 25 weeks

Empathy at baseline and post-treatment

Inventory of Callous-Unemotional Traits - preschool version - total scoreParticipants will be followed for the duration of outpatient treatment, an expected average of 25 weeks

Callous-unemotional traits at baseline mid-treatment and post-treatment

NEPSY-II Affect Recognition Task - sadness recognitionParticipants will be followed for the duration of outpatient treatment, an expected average of 25 weeks

Affect recognition in baseline mid-treatment and post-treatment

Parenting scale - laxnessParticipants will be followed for the duration of outpatient treatment, an expected average of 25 weeks

Parenting at baseline mid-treatment and post-treatment

Parenting Sense of Competence satisfaction scaleParticipants will be followed for the duration of outpatient treatment, an expected average of 25 weeks

Parenting satisfaction at baseline mid-treatment and post-treatment

Behavioral Coding System - total commands rate per minuteParticipants will be followed for the duration of outpatient treatment, an expected average of 25 weeks

Change in parenting behavior - commands at baseline mid-treatment and post-treatment

Parenting Sense of Competence efficacy scaleParticipants will be followed for the duration of outpatient treatment, an expected average of 25 weeks

Parenting efficacy at baseline mid-treatment and post-treatment

A Developmental Neuropsychological Assessment (NEPSY-II) Affect Recognition Task - fear recognitionParticipants will be followed for the duration of outpatient treatment, an expected average of 25 weeks

Affect recognition at baseline, mid-treatment and post-treatment

Behavioral Coding System - positive attention rate per minuteParticipants will be followed for the duration of outpatient treatment, an expected average of 25 weeks

Parenting behavior - positive attention at baseline mid-treatment and post-treatment

Parent Meta-Emotion Interview emotion coaching scaleParticipants will be followed for the duration of outpatient treatment, an expected average of 25 weeks

Emotion coaching at baseline and post-treatment

Behavioral coding of Zahn-Waxler empathy paradigm - amount of attention, affective response congruent with examiner, concern for others, disregard for othersParticipants will be followed for the duration of outpatient treatment, an expected average of 25 weeks

Empathy at baseline and post-treatment

Parenting scale - overactivityParticipants will be followed for the duration of outpatient treatment, an expected average of 25 weeks

Parenting at baseline mid-treatment and post-treatment

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University of Washington

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Seattle, Washington, United States

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