Parent-Child Interaction Therapy for Behavioral Disorders
(PCIT Trial)
What You Need to Know Before You Apply
What is the purpose of this trial?
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn whether a personalized version of Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT), called MY PCIT, can improve treatment fit, treatment participation, and outcomes for young children with behavior problems and their caregivers. The main questions this study aims to answer are:
* How does standard PCIT compare to MY PCIT in keeping families engaged in treatment and improving treatment outcomes?
* How does standard PCIT compare to MY PCIT in aligning treatment and families' beliefs and values?
Researchers will compare standard PCIT to MY PCIT to learn how the personalized approach can be delivered in community mental health settings, and whether it may improve treatment fit, reduce treatment dropout, and improve outcomes for children and their caregivers.
Participating families will:
* Receive standard PCIT or MY PCIT
* Complete four sets of online surveys: one before treatment, two during treatment, and one after treatment
The surveys will ask about the child's behavior and the family's beliefs, values, and treatment experiences. Researchers will also gather feedback from therapists to help improve how MY PCIT can be delivered and sustained in community mental health sites.
Who Is on the Research Team?
May Yeh
Principal Investigator
San Diego State University
Are You a Good Fit for This Trial?
This trial is for families with young children who have behavior problems or behavioral disorders. Both the child and their caregiver must be willing to participate in therapy sessions and complete online surveys about their experiences.Inclusion Criteria
What Are the Treatments Tested in This Trial?
Interventions
- MY PCIT (Personalized Parent-Child Interaction Therapy)
Trial Overview
The study compares two types of Parent-Child Interaction Therapy: the standard version and a personalized version called MY PCIT. Families are randomly assigned to one of these therapies, which aim to improve children's behavior by training parents.
How Is the Trial Designed?
2
Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
MY PCIT is a version of PCIT that is personalized to each family with the aim to increase the match between the treatment's beliefs/values and the family's beliefs/values. MY PCIT includes an assessment of parental beliefs/values that will then guide adaptations to the delivery of PCIT.
Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) is a behavioral parent training intervention developed by Dr. Sheila Eyberg for young children (aged 2-7) with disruptive behavior problems. It is a well-established, evidence-based intervention that uses a live coaching model in which therapists use a one-way mirror or similar set-up to coach parents in specialized parenting skills in their interactions with their children. The intervention involves 2 segments: (1) Child Directed Interaction (CDI) focuses upon developing a positive, warm relationship between parent and child and using selective attention effectively. (2) Parent Directed Interaction (PDI) focuses upon teaching parents how to provide consistent and effective discipline.
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Who Is Running the Clinical Trial?
San Diego State University
Lead Sponsor
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Collaborator
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