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Incredible Years Specialist Service (IYSS) – An evaluation of the efficacy of adding a manualised enhancement service to improve outcomes for high-risk families/whanau attending the Incredible Years Parent Programme (IYP).

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Child conduct problems
Mental Health - Studies of normal psychology, cognitive function and behaviour
Registration Number
ACTRN12612000878875
Lead Sponsor
Dianne Lees
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
100
Inclusion Criteria

Participants will be eligible for inclusion in the trial if: -They are attending an IY programme. -Their child is over 3 years and under 8 years of age on the date of consent. -Parent/whanau Child Behaviour Scores are in the clinical range i.e. Eyberg Child Behaviour Inventory (ECBI) Intensity scale greater then 127, Problem scale greater than 11, OR Scores on Social Competence Scale (SCS) below 17. - Or one of the following risk factors is present: CYFS involvement, School exclusion Parent/whanau diagnosed with mental health disorder - They sign informed consent to participate in the trial.

Exclusion Criteria

nil

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
The primary aim of this evaluation is to collect data on the efficacy of the addition of IYSS as a structured home intervention, and thereby to test the feasibility of undertaking a larger prospective RCT trial and to inform power calculations for such a trial. The primary outcome: is the change in the parent/whanau scores on the total problem scale in the Eyberg Child Behavior Inventory (ECBI).[Time point: Pre-treatment, post-treatment and six month follow-up.]
Secondary Outcome Measures
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