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Strongest Families Finland Canada: Family-based Prevention and Treatment Program of Early Childhood Disruptive Behavior (Fin-Can)

This study is currently recruiting participants.
Verified December 2012 by IWK Health Centre
Sponsor:
Collaborator:
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
IWK Health Centre
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT01750996
First received: November 14, 2011
Last updated: December 14, 2012
Last verified: December 2012
History of Changes
  Purpose

The goal of the Strongest Families Finland Canada project is to help parents develop skills to strengthen their families and reduce disruptive behavior in their 4 year old children.


Condition Intervention Phase
Behaviour Disorders (Oppositional Defiance)
 Behavioral: Strongest Families
 Phase 1
Phase 2

Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Allocation: Randomized
Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Primary Purpose: Prevention
Official Title: Strongest Families Finland Canada: Family-based Prevention and Treatment Program of Early Childhood Disruptive Behavior

Resource links provided by NLM:

MedlinePlus related topics: Parenting
U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by IWK Health Centre:

Primary Outcome Measures:
  • Strengths & Difficulties Questionnaire (To measure change from basleine to 5 & 12 months) [ Time Frame: To measure change from baseline to 5 & 12 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
    To measure child outcome change from baseline to 5 & 12 months


Secondary Outcome Measures:
  • Depression Anxiety and Stress Scale Short Form (DASS-21)- Finnish [ Time Frame: Baseline, 5 & 12months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
    Parental stress changes from baseline will be measured over time

  • CHild Behaviour Checklist (to measure change from baseline) [ Time Frame: Measure change from baseline at 5 & 12 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
    Measure of child behavioural change from baseline to 5 & 12 months

  • Alabama Parenting Questionnaire (To measure change from baseline to 5 & 21 months) [ Time Frame: To measure change from baseline to 5 & 12 months post randomization ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
    Measure parental parenting practice changes from baseline

  • Barkley's ADHD quick screen (to measure change from baseline) [ Time Frame: Measure change from baseline to 5&12 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
    Ti measure parental ADHD symptom changes form baseline

  • Child Behaviour Checklist- Teacher version (to measure change since baseline) [ Time Frame: Measure change from Baseline to 5 & 12 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
    To measure child behaviour changes at daycare from baseline to 5 & 12 months post randomization

  • Satisfaction measure [ Time Frame: 5-6months post randomization ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
    To measure satisfaction with Intervention and website information


Estimated Enrollment: 500
Study Start Date: November 2011
Estimated Study Completion Date: December 2015
Estimated Primary Completion Date: December 2013 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Arms Assigned Interventions
No Intervention: Usual Care control (Parenting tips)
Participants randomized to usual care will have access to a brief information website containing brief parenting tips but will not receive Strongest Families Intervention
Experimental: Strongest Families
Strongets Families intervention
 Behavioral: Strongest Families
Behavioural intervention

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  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   4 Years to 5 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   Yes
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Child is 4 years old at time of recruitment
  • Parent/guardian has access to a computer and the internet
  • Parent/guardian is comfortable reading at a Grade 5 level

  • Child meets screening criteria (SDQ score of 4 or more with some problems per impact score)

    • Child has had behavioural challenges for the last 6 months
    • Parent has access to phone in home
    • Parent speaks/writes Finnish

Exclusion Criteria:

  • - Has received or is receiving behavioral treatment (parent training) before

  • Diagnosis of:

    • Autism or a Pervasive development disorder (PDD)
    • Down's syndrome
    • Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
    • Mental retardation
    • Genetic diagnosis that will lead to mental retardation
    • Major mental health disorder (e.g., depression, psychosis)
  • Child is not speaking using a sentence
  • Child is deaf or blind
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01750996

Contacts
Contact: patricia Pottie, PhD 902-442-9521 ppottie@strongestfamilies.com

Locations
Finland
University of Turku, Finland Recruiting
TUrku, Finland
Contact: Andre Sorander            
Sponsors and Collaborators
IWK Health Centre
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
Investigators
Principal Investigator: Patrick J McGrath, PhD IWK Health Centre
  More Information

No publications provided

Responsible Party: IWK Health Centre
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01750996     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: CIHR# 103146
Study First Received: November 14, 2011
Last Updated: December 14, 2012
Health Authority: Canada: IWK Health Centre
Finland: Turku University Ethics Committee

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Mental Disorders

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on May 21, 2013