Preventing Conduct Disorder in Child Welfare

Child Maltreatment Clinical Trial

Official title:

PREVENTING CONDUCT DISORDER AMONG CHILDREN IN THE CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03329625
• Other study ID #: 5R01HD061454
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: October 30, 2017
• Last updated: October 30, 2017
• Start date: July 5, 2010
• Est. completion date: July 2015

Study information

• Verified date: October 2017
• Source: Washington University School of Medicine
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

A mixed methods randomized control trial was conducted to test the effectiveness of Pathways Triple P with child welfare involved families compared to treatment as usual. Outcomes tested included parenting behaviors and attitudes, and child behavior problems. 144 families were recruited into the study. Data was collected at 4 time points (baseline, 4 months, 9 months, and 18 months). Over 70% were retained from baseline to 18 months.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 144
• Est. completion date: July 2015
• Est. primary completion date: July 2015
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Families with open child protective service case following allegation of child physical abuse or neglect

• parent of child between the age of 3 and 12

• Child remained in the home following investigation

• parent spoke English

Exclusion Criteria:

• parent's child could not have chronic medical condition or have a pervasive developmental delay

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Behavioral Disorder
• Child Maltreatment
• Conduct Disorder
• Disease
• Problem Behavior

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Pathways Triple P
Pathways Triple was developed by Matt Sanders and is a behavioral parent training intervention designed to treat child behavior problems and prevent child maltreatment.
• Services as Usual
Families received family centered services and other parenting interventions as deemed appropriate by the child welfare case manager.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
n/a

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Washington University School of Medicine

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Eyberg Child Behavior Inventory	Child Behavior Problems	18 months
Primary	PedsQL	Pediatric Quality of Life Scale	18 months
Secondary	Parenting Stress Inventory	Parent Stress	18 months
Secondary	Parent Anger Inventory	Parent Anger	18 months
Secondary	Parental Sense of Competence	Parent Sense of Competence	18 months
Secondary	Alabama Parenting Questionnaire	Parenting Behavior Inventory	18 months
Secondary	Depression Anxiety Stress Scales	Parental Mental Health	18 months
Secondary	AUDIT	Alcohol Abuse in Parents	18 months
Secondary	The Drug Abuse Screening Test	Parent Substance use	18 months
Secondary	HITS IPV Screening	Domestic Violence history	18 months
Secondary	PQL	Parent Report of Child Quality of Life	18 months