The Effectiveness of Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01085305 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : March 11, 2010
Last Update Posted : September 15, 2016
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Behavior Problems Oppositional Defiant Disorder Conduct Disorder | Behavioral: Parent-Child Interaction Therapy Behavioral: TAU | Not Applicable |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 63 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | The Effectiveness of Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) in Treating Behavior Problems in Young Children |
Study Start Date : | September 2006 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | January 2013 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | March 2013 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: PCIT
Provision of Parent-Child Interaction Therapy
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Behavioral: Parent-Child Interaction Therapy
Parents will be trained in interaction with their children in ways which foster non-hostility and cooperation in their children. By means of an ear-plug they will receive instruction on how to play and set limits for their child from their therapist who watches the interaction through a one-way mirror. Treatment is given until the parent masters these skill, which commonly takes 15-20 session of 1 hour. |
Active Comparator: TAU
Treatment as usual from other therapists in the same clinics
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Behavioral: TAU
Usual treatment for behavioral disorders |
- Eyberg Child Behavior Inventory (ECBI) [ Time Frame: Pre intervention, 6 months, 18 months ]ECBI is taken at study entry, after 6 months and after 18 months
- Dyadic Parent-Child Interaction Coding System (DPICS) [ Time Frame: Pre intervention, 6 months, 18 months ]Parent-child interaction coded from standardized situations
- Parenting Stress Index [ Time Frame: Pre intervention, 6 months, 18 months ]Number and degree of perceived stresses by parents
- Working Model of the Child Interview (WMCI) [ Time Frame: Pre intervention, 6 months, 18 months ]Parents' attachment to the child
- Child Behavior Check List (CBCL)/Teacher Report Form (TRF) [ Time Frame: Pre intervention, 6 months, 18 months ]Psychiatric symptoms as rated by parents and teachers, respectively
- Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) [ Time Frame: Pre intervention, 6 months, 18 months ]Depressive symptoms in parents
- Parental Locus of Control - Short Form (PLOC-SF) [ Time Frame: Pre intervention, 6 months, 18 months ]Parents' perceptions of internal versus external locus of control

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 2 Years to 7 Years (Child) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Referred to Child mental health specialty clinic for behavioral or attentional/hyperactive problems
- ECBI score of > 120
- 2 to 7 years of age
- Parental consent to the study
Exclusion Criteria:
- Psychosis or serious drug abuse in parents
- Lack of sufficient proficiency in Norwegian to fill in the questionnaires
- Mental retardation or pervasive developmental disorder in the child
- Suspicion of parental neglect or abuse of the child warranting a report to the child protection services

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01085305
Norway | |
barne- og ungdomspsykiatrisk klinikk, Helse Midt-Norge | |
Trondheim, Sør-trøndelag, Norway | |
Barne- og ungdomspsykiatrisk klinikk, Sør-Trøndelag | |
Trondheim, Norway, 7057 |
Study Director: | Lars Wichstrøm, prof | Norwegian University of Science and Technology |
Responsible Party: | Norwegian University of Science and Technology |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01085305 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
4.2006.789 |
First Posted: | March 11, 2010 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | September 15, 2016 |
Last Verified: | September 2016 |
Behavior problems Parent-Child Interaction Locus of control |
Psychiatric symptoms Depressive symptoms Attachment |
Disease Problem Behavior Conduct Disorder Attention Deficit and Disruptive Behavior Disorders |
Pathologic Processes Behavioral Symptoms Neurodevelopmental Disorders Mental Disorders |