Being a Parent: Evaluation of a Parenting Intervention for Childhood Behavioral Problems
NCT ID: NCT05626244
Last Updated: 2023-12-15
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
53 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2022-12-01
2023-12-09
Brief Summary
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Researchers will compare an intervention group with a waitlist control group to see if there are any significant differences between these groups regarding childhood behavior problems and the aforementioned parenting dimensions.
Participants in both groups will be able to participate in the parenting intervention that has a duration of 9 weeks. Furthermore, they will be asked to fill in pre and post data.
Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Keywords
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
TREATMENT
TRIPLE
Study Groups
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Intervention Group
The intervention group will be receiving the parenting intervention (name of the intervention: Being a Parent).
Being a Parent
Being a Parent (BaP) is a group parenting intervention for parents of children (2-11 years old) with behavioral problems. It consists of 2-hour sessions facilitated by psychologists for between 8-12 parents. Based on attachment, family systems, and cognitive-behavioral theories, BaP successfully integrates knowledge acquisition, behavior change with adult learning and social support. Each course session is highly interactive involving an engaging blend of small and large group discussion, role play, demonstrations, information sharing and reflection. This enables parents to practice and use new skills to achieve specific goals (Day et al., 2020).
Waitlist Control Group
The control group will be in a waitilist condition, in which they will not receive any intervention during the trial, but posteriorly will have the opportunity to receive the parenting intervention.
No interventions assigned to this group
Interventions
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Being a Parent
Being a Parent (BaP) is a group parenting intervention for parents of children (2-11 years old) with behavioral problems. It consists of 2-hour sessions facilitated by psychologists for between 8-12 parents. Based on attachment, family systems, and cognitive-behavioral theories, BaP successfully integrates knowledge acquisition, behavior change with adult learning and social support. Each course session is highly interactive involving an engaging blend of small and large group discussion, role play, demonstrations, information sharing and reflection. This enables parents to practice and use new skills to achieve specific goals (Day et al., 2020).
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
Exclusion Criteria
* Primary caregivers of children institucionalized;
* Primary caregivers who do not comprehend, read or write in portuguese;
* Primary caregivers inability to commit to weekly sessions.
18 Years
ALL
Yes
Sponsors
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Fundação Cecília Zino
UNKNOWN
King's College London
OTHER
ISPA - Instituto Universitario de Ciencias Psicologicas, Sociais e da Vida
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Laura Maciel
Ph.D. Student
Principal Investigators
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Laura Maciel, Ph.D. student
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Ispa - Instituto Universitário
Locations
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Ispa - Instituto Universitário
Lisbon, , Portugal
Countries
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References
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Maciel L, Basto-Pereira M, Day C. Reducing childhood externalizing behavior: A feasibility RCT of the being a Parent program. Behav Res Ther. 2025 Jun;189:104737. doi: 10.1016/j.brat.2025.104737. Epub 2025 Apr 1.
Other Identifiers
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EPEC_PT_2020
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id