Behaviours and Emotions in Preschoolers

Post Partum Depression Clinical Trial

— BeEPS  

Official title:

Behaviours and Emotions in Preschoolers - Detecting Mental Health Problems in Preschool Children in a Primary Care Population

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03856931
• Other study ID #: 1000056960
• Status: Recruiting
• Start date: February 20, 2019
• Est. completion date: September 30, 2022

Study information

• Verified date: October 2021
• Source: TARGetKids!
• Contact: Dalah Mason, MPH
• Phone: 416-813-2129
• Email: dalah.mason[@]sickkids.ca
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

In this TARGet Kids! Study, we want to find out whether a short questionnaire can be used to help find out about mental health problems in preschool age children.

Description:

Research indicates that more than 1 in 10 preschoolers have significant social, emotional and behavioural problems also known as mental health problems. Unfortunately, parents and doctors rarely identify mental health problems in young children in order to begin treatment. We are testing a short five-minute questionnaire completed by parents to see if this may help a doctor notice if a child has social, emotional and behavioural problems.

In addition, we also hope to find out if the presence of feelings of stress and depression in on or both parents may be associated with mental health problems in their preschool child.

This study is being conducted by researchers at SickKids and St. Michael's Hospital.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Enrollment: 300
• Est. completion date: September 30, 2022
• Est. primary completion date: March 31, 2022
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 2 Years to 4 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Child is between age 2 to 4 years.

2. Parent is the primary caretaker for the child and is able to speak, read and understand English well enough to complete the forms and the PAPA interview.

3. Either one or both parents (primary caretakers) are available to participate in the study.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Children with associated health conditions affecting growth (e.g. failure to thrive, cystic fibrosis);

2. Children with any acute or chronic conditions except for asthma and high functioning autism;

3. Children with severe developmental delay;

4. Children with a gestational age of less than 32 weeks;

5. Families who are not fluent in English.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Behavioural Problem
• Depression
• Depression, Postpartum
• Emotional Problem
• Mental Health Wellness
• Post Partum Depression
• Problem Behavior

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Canada	The Hospital for Sick Children	Toronto	Ontario

Sponsors (3)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
TARGetKids!	The Hospital for Sick Children, Unity Health Toronto

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Canada, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Total difficulties score	As measured by the preschool strengths and difficulties questionnaire (P-SDQ)	3 months