Parents' Adherence to Treatment Recommendations

Help-Seeking Behavior Clinical Trial

Official title:

Parents' Adherence to Treatment Recommendations: Do It for the Children

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03067649
• Other study ID #: 12112015113639
• Secondary ID: U.S. NIH/1RC1MH0
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: February 22, 2017
• Last updated: April 7, 2017
• Start date: February 2010
• Est. completion date: December 2016

Study information

• Verified date: April 2017
• Source: Vanderbilt University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The primary purpose of this study was to test whether conducting a brief motivational interview that focused on perceived barriers to treatment seeking would increase the likelihood that a parent with psychiatric problems would seek treatment for themselves.

Description:

The primary aim of this study was to test a method for increasing adherence to treatment recommendations for parents of children with emotional/behavior problems. Mental health problems in parents can be a serious risk factor for psychiatric and medical problems in children, yet most parents of children receiving services for mental health or medical problems do not get treatment for their own problems. The specific aim of this study was to increase parents' adherence to recommendations for treatment. Parents were randomly assigned to either the Enhanced Motivational Intervention (EMI) or an information only control group. The EMI involves motivational interviewing comprised of a brief intervention that elicits the parents' "story," provides education about their problem(s), describes the potential link between parents' and children's symptoms, assesses their prior treatment history, expectations, and concerns about treatment, identifies potential barriers to treatment seeking, and determines the next step. Evaluations at baseline and 8-weeks and 4-months post intervention will assess parents' symptoms, functioning, and service utilization. The investigators hypothesized that adherence to treatment recommendations would be significantly greater for parents in the EMI group compared to parents in the control group.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 194
• Est. completion date: December 2016
• Est. primary completion date: December 2015
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 21 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Parent or guardian of a child who is receiving services for emotional or behavioral problems.

• Must have legal custody of the child

Exclusion Criteria:

• Current psychosis

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Help-Seeking Behavior

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Motivational Interview
90-minute interview to discuss their concerns and possible barriers to seeking treatment for themselves
• Information only control
Participants are provided with a pamphlet containing referral information

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
n/a

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Vanderbilt University	National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Contact a treatment provider	Number of participants who contacted a treatment provider	by the 4-month post intervention evaluation