Addressing Behaviour and Treatment Effectiveness Project (A.B.A.T.E. Project)

NCT ID: NCT02488499

Last Updated: 2017-02-08

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 172 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2010-07-31
• Study Completion Date: 2016-12-31

Brief Summary

This study investigates the effectiveness of a clinic-adapted version of the Coping Power program compared to individualized child and family treatment for children with disruptive behaviour and their parents.

Detailed Description

This project compares the short- and long-term effectiveness of a clinic-adapted manualized group treatment (i.e., Coping Power; CP) to individualized child and family treatment for children aged 9 - 12 with disruptive behaviour. Children and their parents who meet criteria and agree to participate in the project are randomly assigned to either the CP condition or the Individualized treatment condition. In the CP condition, children and caregivers are asked to participate in two separate but complimentary 15-session groups. Child groups target development of children's emotional and cognitive problem solving skills and caregiver groups facilitate cognitive and behavioural parenting skills. In the Individualized treatment condition children and caregivers are asked to participate in 15 one-hour individual and family treatment sessions tailored by the clinician to address the children and parent's presenting concerns. Measurement of behaviour and emotional functioning is done pre- post- and at 6-months following treatment.

Conditions

Disruptive Behavior Disorder

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: SINGLE_GROUP
• Primary Study Purpose: TREATMENT
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

Individualized Treatment

Individualized Treatment: 15 sessions of individualized treatment (i.e., parent-child) that target areas of presenting concern identified during assessment. These may include social problem-solving, emotion regulation, parent-child difficulties.

Group Type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Individualized Treatment

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

15 sessions of individualized child and parent treatment

Coping Power

Coping Power: 15 sessions of concurrent parent and child group treatment. The child group focuses on developing problem-solving and emotion regulation skills. The parent group focuses on developing parenting skills and problem-solving strategies to manage and reduce their children's disruptive behaviour.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Coping Power

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

15 sessions of concurrent parent and child group treatment

Interventions

Coping Power

15 sessions of concurrent parent and child group treatment

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Individualized Treatment

15 sessions of individualized child and parent treatment

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Parents provide free and informed consent and children assent to participate in the research, complete measures, and participate in either Coping Power or individualized treatment.
• Parents report symptoms consistent with clinical diagnoses of Oppositional Defiant Disorder or Conduct Disorder on the Diagnostic Interview Schedule for Children - DSM IV or parents and/or teacher report at or above a T-score of 60 (93rd percentile; borderline clinically severe range) on the Externalizing Behavior composite scale on the Behavior Assessment for Children - 2nd edition.
• Parents or teachers report clinically severe impairment in social, family, peer or overall functioning demonstrated by scores in the clinical range on the parent or teacher completed Impairment Rating Scale.
• The child's cognitive functioning is at or above a standard score of 80 (Borderline Range) on the verbal and/or nonverbal scales on the Kaufman Brief Intelligence Task - 2.

Exclusion Criteria

• Evidence of Autism Spectrum Disorder or Asperger's Disorder as reported by parent, teacher or physician referral (if available).

• Minimum Eligible Age: 9 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 12 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Ontario Mental Health Foundation

OTHER_GOV

Sponsor Role: collaborator

Centre for Addiction and Mental Health

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Brendan Andrade

Clinician-Scientist

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

Brendan F Andrade, Ph.D.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Centre for Addiction and Mental Health

Locations

Centre for Addiction and Mental Health

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Countries

Canada

References

Lochman JE, Powell N, Boxmeyer C, Andrade B, Stromeyer SL, Jimenez-Camargo LA. Adaptations to the coping power program's structure, delivery settings, and clinician training. Psychotherapy (Chic). 2012 Jun;49(2):135-42. doi: 10.1037/a0027165.

Reference Type: BACKGROUND

PMID: 22642521 (View on PubMed)

Wells, K. C., Lochman, J. E., & Lenhart, L. A. (2008). Coping Power Parent Group Program: Facilitator Guide. New York: Oxford University Press.

Reference Type: BACKGROUND

Wells, K. C., Lochman, J. E., & Lenhart, L. A. (2008b). Coping Power: Facilitators Guide. New York: Oxford Press

Reference Type: BACKGROUND

Lochman JE, Wells KC. The coping power program for preadolescent aggressive boys and their parents: outcome effects at the 1-year follow-up. J Consult Clin Psychol. 2004 Aug;72(4):571-8. doi: 10.1037/0022-006X.72.4.571.

Reference Type: BACKGROUND

PMID: 15301641 (View on PubMed)

Related Links

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Other Identifiers

091/2010-03

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id