Testing the Effectiveness of Supportive Parents - Coping Kids
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age4-12
SponsorNorwegian Center for Child Behavioral Development
About this trial
The aim of this clinical trial is to test the effectiveness of the parent training intervention Supportive Parents - Coping Kids (SPARCK) for prevention of childhood mental health problems. The main research questions are:
• Is SPARCK effective in preventing and reducing negative outcomes and promoting positive outcomes for eligible children and parents compared with regular care practice?
In addition, investigators will conduct an implementation study to examine relations between implementation determinants and implementation and clinical outcomes in the SPARCK intervention condition
Participants in the effectiveness trial will be randomized to receive either the SPARCK intervention or active regular care practices provided by professionals in the Norwegian frontline services. Researchers will test the effectiveness of the SPARCK intervention at post treatment and six months follow-up.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Children displaying elevated symptoms of internalizing or/and externalizing problems
Disqualifiers
Child is referred to or receives ongoing help in the specialized mental health services for problems in the internalizing or externalizing domains
Child is diagnosed with psychosis, mental retardation or pervasive developmental disorder
Acute suicide risk
Documented or probable ongoing physical or sexual abuse
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Behavioral parent or child directed intervention
- Supportive Parents - Coping Kids
Treatment groups
252 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsSponsors and collaborators
Norwegian Center for Child Behavioral Development
Lead sponsor
Kavli Trust
Collaborator
Source ClinicalTrials.gov