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NCT Number: NCT01822392

On-line Treatment for Conduct Problems

The research evaluates the use of online versions of delivering an effective psychological treatment for children clinically referred for serious oppositional, aggressive, and antisocial behavior. The goal is to develop models of delivery that reach families in need that are not being served by in-person treatment. The project has immediate implications for the treatment of children but more generally addresses several issues critical to treatments that are based on Internet, telepsychiatry, and related technologies.

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Key information

Conditions

Conduct Disorder Attention Deficit and Disruptive Behavior Disorders 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

Yale Parenting Center

New Haven, Connecticut, 06511, United States

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Diagnosis of Conduct Disorder of Oppositional Defiant Disorder (for the child)
  • Residence in the state of CT
  • Access to a computer and high-speed Internet access
  • English fluency (at least one parent)
  • No history of significant developmental delay (for the child)
  • Parental consent

Exclusion criteria

  • Participation in another form of psychotherapy or counseling that is directed toward the reduction of social, emotional, or behavioral problems
  • Evidence of recent suicidality (for the child)
  • Current or lifetime diagnosis of a Pervasive Developmental Disorder
  • Primary diagnoses of a mood or anxiety disorder
  • Acute family crisis
  • Parent or guardian who can participate in treatment shows current psychosis or an uncontrolled medical condition

Treatment and study plan

Online Parent Management Training (Interactive)

Behavioral

Online Parent Management Training (Recorded)

Behavioral

Primary outcomes

  1. Child Behavior Checklist

    Time frame: Change from pretreatment (Week 0; immediately before the start of treatment) to posttreatment (immediately after treatment is completed; Week 8)

    Internalizing and externalizing behavior problems in children

  2. Child Global Assessment Scale

    Time frame: Change from pretreatment (Week 0; immediately before the start of treatment) to posttreatment (immediately after treatment is completed; Week 8)

    Therapist-rated measure of overall child impairment and functioning

  3. Interview for Antisocial Behavior

    Time frame: Change from pretreatment (Week 0; immediately before the start of treatment) to posttreatment (immediately after treatment is completed; Week 8)

    Presence of a broad range of overt and covert antisocial behaviors in children

  4. Research Diagnostic Interview

    Time frame: Change from pretreatment (Week 0; immediately before the start of treatment) to posttreatment (immediately after treatment is completed; Week 8)

    Clinical symptoms and diagnoses based on the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV-TR) criteria

Secondary outcomes

  1. Parenting Stress Index

    Time frame: Change from pretreatment (Week 0; immediately before the start of treatment) to posttreatment (immediately after treatment is completed; Week 8)

    Sources of stress for the parent

  2. Beck Depression Inventory

    Time frame: Change from pretreatment (Week 0; immediately before the start of treatment) to posttreatment (immediately after treatment is completed; Week 8)

    Parental symptoms of depression

  3. Management of Child Behavior Scale

    Time frame: Change from pretreatment (Week 0; immediately before the start of treatment) to posttreatment (immediately after treatment is completed; Week 8)

    Parenting practices

  4. Parent-Therapist Relationship Scale (Therapist version)

    Time frame: Midtreatment (Week 4 of treatment)

    Characteristics of the therapeutic relationship according to therapist report

  5. Parent-Therapist Relationship Scale (Therapist version)

    Time frame: Posttreatment (immediately after treatment is completed; Week 8)

    Characteristics of the therapeutic relationship according to therapist report

  6. Parent-Therapist Relationship Scale (Parent version)

    Time frame: Midtreatment (Week 4 of treatment)

    Characteristics of the therapeutic relationship according to parent report

  7. Parent-Therapist Relationship Scale (Parent version)

    Time frame: Posttreatment (immediately after treatment is completed; Week 8)

    Characteristics of the therapeutic relationship according to parent report

  8. Barriers to Participation in Treatment (Therapist version)

    Time frame: Midtreatment (Week 4 of treatment)

    Stressors and obstacles that interfere with treatment

  9. Barriers to Participation in Treatment (Therapist version)

    Time frame: Posttreatment (immediately after treatment is completed; Week 8)

    Stressors and obstacles that interfere with treatment

  10. Barriers to Participation in Treatment (Parent version)

    Time frame: Midtreatment (Week 4 of treatment)

    Stressors and obstacles that interfere with treatment

  11. Barriers to Participation in Treatment (Parent version)

    Time frame: Posttreatment (immediately after treatment is completed; Week 8)

    Stressors and obstacles that interfere with treatment

  12. Weekly Participation in Treatment

    Time frame: Weekly (during treatment)

    Attendance and participation in treatment sessions

  13. Treatment Adherence Inventory (Therapist version)

    Time frame: Midtreatment (Week 4 of treatment)

    Parental compliance with specific treatment techniques

  14. Treatment Adherence Inventory (Therapist version)

    Time frame: Posttreatment (immediately after treatment is completed; Week 8)

    Parental compliance with specific treatment techniques

  15. Treatment Adherence Inventory (Parent version)

    Time frame: Midtreatment (Week 4 of treatment)

    Parental compliance with specific treatment techniques

  16. Treatment Adherence Inventory (Parent version)

    Time frame: Posttreatment (immediately after treatment is completed; Week 8)

    Parental compliance with specific treatment techniques

  17. Therapist Evaluation Inventory

    Time frame: Midtreatment (Week 4 of treatment)

    Acceptability of treatment based on therapist report

  18. Therapist Evaluation Inventory

    Time frame: Posttreatment (immediately after treatment is completed; Week 8)

    Acceptability of treatment based on therapist report

  19. Parent Evaluation Inventory

    Time frame: Midtreatment (Week 4 of treatment)

    Acceptability of treatment based on parent report

  20. Parent Evaluation Inventory

    Time frame: Posttreatment (immediately after treatment is completed; Week 8)

    Acceptability of treatment based on parent report

  21. Acceptability of Treatment Modality

    Time frame: Midtreatment (Week 4 of treatment)

    Parent-report measure rating the acceptability of online treatment and barriers that may affect participants receiving online treatment specifically

  22. Acceptability of Treatment Modality

    Time frame: Posttreatment (immediately after treatment is completed; Week 8)

    Parent-report measure rating the acceptability of online treatment and barriers that may affect participants receiving online treatment specifically

Other outcomes

  1. Perspectives on Treatment Interview

    Time frame: Posttreatment (immediately after treatment is completed; Week 8)

    Open-ended interview questions about parents' experiences in treatment and their impressions of different aspects of online treatment delivery

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Yale University

Other

Collaborators

  • National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2012
Primary completion
2014
Study completion
2014
First posted
Apr 2, 2013
Registry last updated
Feb 23, 2026

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