MASTER: A study on the effects of a parent training for toddlers with emotion dysregulation and an increased likelihood of developing ADHD

• Conditions: Emotion dysregulation; emotion problems; 10012562

• Registration Number: NL-OMON56546
• Lead Sponsor: niversitair Medisch Centrum Groningen

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Last Update Posted: 6 May 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Pending
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: 134

Inclusion Criteria

• Child's age at enrollment 24-36 months;
• Child has a substantially elevated level of emotion dysregulation
(normatively highest 30%) as measured with the EDI-YC (>=8) by at least one of
the parents;
• At least one of the biological parents has been diagnosed with ADHD and is
still experiencing clinical levels of ADHD symptoms or is under active
treatment for the ADHD symptoms.
• Both parents are willing to participate in the intervention.

Exclusion Criteria

The following exclusion criteria will applied:
• Presence of emotion regulation problems that are so severe (ED-YC >= 19, which
represent scores more than 2 SD*s higher than the general population) that
complex developmental and behavioral problems are present. The child is better
helped with more intensive specialist care;
• Parent(s) suffer(s) from a disorder that severely limits the capacity to take
part in the intervention, e.g. meeting DSM-5 criteria for schizophrenia,
psychosis, or severe depression (as indicated by a score of >= 20 on the PHQ-9).
In this case the family is better helped when the parent is referred to
specialized care;
• Insufficient parent capacity as caused by one or more of the following
problems: financial uncertainty, housing, health problems. The family is better
helped by a broader approach provided by the municipality;
• The presence of a concerning parenting situation where there is a supervision
order for the child or a trajectory for a supervision order is ongoing;
• Current treatment in specialized mental healthcare because of concerns
regarding the child*s development or attachment to parents

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>Primary intervention parameter: pre-post training change in toddler*s emotion<br /><br>dysregulation as measured with EDI-YC. </p><br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>Secondary outcome measures include child and parent functioning as well as<br /><br>parent-child interaction measures. Moreover, we will explore possible<br /><br>mitigating effects on ADHD symptoms at 4.5 and 6.5 years of age as measured<br /><br>with the CBCL and the ADHD section of the DIPA diagnostic interview.<br /><br>Additionally, we will investigate whether changes in ED symptoms in the one<br /><br>parent, predict changes in ED in the other parent.</p><br>