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NCT Number: NCT06373484

Matching Assessment and Treatment for Children With Disruptive Behaviour and Their Parents

This study will develop and test whether personalized profiles of children with Disruptive Behaviour Disorder (DBD) and their parents based on important psychological, emotional, and neuropsychological indicators predict their response to child cognitive behavioral treatment and Behavioral Parent Training.

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Key information

Conditions

Disruptive Behavior Disorder Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Attention Deficit and Disruptive Behavior Disorders Behavioural Disorder Conduct Disorder Emotional Disorder Mental Disorders Neurodevelopmental Disorders Oppositional Defiant Disorder

Age range

6 year–12 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Centre for Addiction and Mental Health

Toronto, Ontario, M6J 1H4, Canada

Location status: Recruiting

Location contact

Brendan F. Andrade, PhD

CONTACT

[email protected]

416-535-8501 ext. 33642

About this study

To accomplish these goals, the investigators will collect psychological, emotional, and neuropsychological measures before and following cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) for both children and parents. The investigators will use statistical modeling to determine profiles of parents of children and children aged 6-12 years with DBD based on key domains of mental health, emotion regulation, cognition, and parent-child behaviour, and observe whether these profiles allow the study team to predict which sub-groups of parents and children are most and least likely to benefit from child CBT and Behavioural Parent Training (BPT).

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Child is borderline/clinically at risk on the Child Behaviour Checklist (CBCL) or Teacher Report Form (TRF) (T-score greater than or equal to 60 on Externalizing Problems composite scale or a T-score greater than or equal to 65 on the Oppositional Defiant Disorder and/or Conduct Disorder scales)
  • Child has clinically severe impairment in the interpersonal relations (greater than 3), functioning in schoolwork (greater than 3), or total domains (greater than 15) on the Columbia Impairment scale.
  • Parent is able and willing to participate in a group treatment

Exclusion criteria

  • Child has an ongoing query or diagnosis of Pervasive Developmental Disorder or Autism or Asperger's Disorder
  • Evidence of cognitive delays or an intellectual disability (based on the Kauffman Brief Intelligence Test-2 (KBIT-2), verbal and/or IQ composite standard score below 80 or collateral information)
  • Child behaviour or emotional functioning that make group participation not possible
  • Child preference for individual treatment.
  • Parent behaviour or emotional functioning that make group participation not possible
  • Parent preference for individual treatment.

Treatment and study plan

Behavioral Parent Training

Behavioral

Two 15-session multi-component cognitive-behavioral group treatments for children with disruptive behavior and their parents (i.e., one program for children aged 6-8 years and their parents and another for children aged 9-12 years and their parents. The programs have a child and parent group that are implemented concurrently).

Primary outcomes

  1. Changes in parenting skills between baseline, post-treatment, and follow-up (6 months - 1 year)

    Time frame: Baseline and post-treatment and follow-up (6 months - 1 year)

    Parenting skills are assessed using the Alabama Parenting Questionnaire (APQ). Parents indicate how often an item typically occurs in their home: 'never', 'almost never', 'sometimes', 'often', or 'always'.

  2. Changes in parenting competencies between baseline, post-treatment, and follow-up (6 months - 1 year)

    Time frame: Baseline and post-treatment and follow-up (6 months - 1 year)

    Parenting competencies are assessed using the Parenting Sense of Competence (PSOC). Parents indicate how much they agree with statements: 'strongly disagree', 'disagree', 'slightly disagree', 'slightly agree', 'agree', or 'strongly agree'.

  3. Changes in child emotional and behavioral problems between baseline, post-treatment, and follow-up (6 months - 1 year)

    Time frame: Baseline and post-treatment and follow-up (6 months - 1 year)

    Child emotional and behavioral problems are assessed using the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ), Behavior and Feelings Scale (BFS), Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL), and the Modified Connors. The SDQ asks asks parents to indicate how true a statement is with regards to their child's emotions or behaviours in the last 6 months: 'not true', 'somewhat true', or 'certainly true'. The BFS asks parents to indicate how big of a problem a behaviour or feeling has been for a child in the last two weeks from '0 - not a problem' to '4 - a very big problem'. The CBCL asks parents to indicate how relevant the listed challenges are to their child from '0 - not true', '1 - somewhat or sometime true', and '2 - very or often true'. The Modified Connors asks parents to indicate how much a concerning behaviour describes their child from 'not at all', 'just a little', 'pretty much', or 'very much'.

Study contacts

Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.

Brendan F. Andrade, PhD

CONTACT

[email protected]

416-535-8501 ext. 33642

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Centre for Addiction and Mental Health

Other

Registry information

Acronym: MATCH-DB

Important dates

Study start
2022
Primary completion
2026
Study completion
2027
First posted
Apr 18, 2024
Registry last updated
Mar 17, 2026

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