Randomised controlled trial of Cool Little Kids Online: A parenting program to increase young children’s confidence and prevent anxiety problems
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Anxiety in young childrenMental Health - Anxiety
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12615000217505
- Lead Sponsor
- a Trobe University
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 385
Inclusion Criteria
1. Parent of child aged between 3 and 6 years of age
2. Child is highly inhibited, as indicated by a score of 31 or more on the Short Temperament Scale for Children (STSC) – Approach subscale (Pedlow, Sanson, Prior, & Oberklaid, 1993; Prior, Sanson, & Oberklaid, 1989).
3. Access to the internet
Exclusion Criteria
1. Parent reports that child has cerebral palsy, an intellectual disability, or severe autism
2. Parent is not a resident of Australia
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Child anxiety symptoms as assessed with the Revised Preschool Anxiety Scale (mean scores and proportion of reliably improved)[Baseline, 12 weeks, 24 weeks]
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Child internalising symptoms as assessed with the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire – Emotional Symptoms Subscale[Baseline, 12 weeks, 24 weeks];Life interference from child anxiety, assessed with the Children's Anxiety Life Interference Scale (CALIS) adapted for preschool children[Baseline, 12 weeks, 24 weeks];Over-protective parenting practices, as assessed with the Over-involved/protective parenting scale[Baseline, 24 weeks];Program satisfaction/acceptability, as assessed by a feedback questionnaire adapted from Bayer et al (2011), with additional questions designed specifically for this study, e.g. using Likert scales.<br>Bayer, J. K., et al. (2011). The Cool Little Kids randomised controlled trial: Population-level early prevention for anxiety disorders. BMC Public Health 11: 11.[12 weeks];Child anxiety diagnoses as assessed with the Online Assessment of Preschool Anxiety (diagnostic status and number of diagnoses)[24-weeks]