Evaluation of the Child/Adolescent and Parent Emotion Regulation (CAPER) Program for At-Risk Youth

Not Applicable

• Conditions: emotion regulation difficulties; Mental Health - Other mental health disorders

• Registration Number: ACTRN12617001220358
• Lead Sponsor: Macquarie University

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2017-08-21
• Last Update Posted: 15 July 2019

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot yet recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 10

Inclusion Criteria

1) Child must be aged 6 to 14 years of age
2) Child has demonstrated emotion regulation difficulties on a regular basis over the past 4 weeks (e.g., acting out, struggling to manage or expressive emotions)
3) Is able to speak and understand English
4) At least one parent/caregiver is committed to attending the therapy sessions in conjunction with the child.

Exclusion Criteria

(1) Meets full diagnostic criteria for any psychiatric disorder
(2) Current suicidal ideation or self harm behaviours.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Emotional Awareness Questionnaire (Child)<br><br><br><br>[Baseline (T1)<br>Time 2 (T2) - 3 weeks follow-up baseline (T1) and prior to commencing the therapy program <br>Time 3(T3) - end of therapy<br>Time 4 (T4) - 1-month follow-up];Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (Child and Adult versions)<br>[NB - Both children and adults will be asked to complete the appropriate version of this measure][Baseline (T1)<br>Time 2 (T2) - 3 weeks follow-up baseline (T1) and prior to commencing the therapy program <br>Time 3(T3) - end of therapy<br>Time 4 (T4) - 1-month follow-up];Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (CERQ-18) (child and adult versions)<br>[NB - Both children and adults will be asked to complete the appropriate version of this measure][Baseline (T1)<br>Time 2 (T2) - 3 weeks follow-up baseline (T1) and prior to commencing the therapy program <br>Time 3(T3) - end of therapy<br>Time 4 (T4) - 1-month follow-up]