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Online Parenting Support With VIPP-SD in Chile

A study testing Video Intervention to Promote Positive Parenting and sensitive discipline (VIPP-SD) in people with Parents and Burnout, run by Universidad San Sebastián.

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Trial summary

The goal of this randomized controlled trial is to test whether the online Video-feedback Intervention to Promote Positive Parenting and Sensitive Discipline (VIPP-SD) can reduce parental burnout and improve parenting practices, in mothers of young children in Chile. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older, women onlyHealthy volunteers can take part
Conditions the study is for
Parents, Burnout
What is being tested?
Video Intervention to Promote Positive Parenting and sensitive discipline (VIPP-SD)
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
140 participants
Where
No sites listed yet
Study dates
1 Jan 2026to 30 Mar 2028
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
Not yet: the study is under way

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • Women only
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Mothers >18 years
  • Child age between 11 - 16 months old at first contact
  • Mothers scoring in the top 30% of our sample on the Parental Burnout Scale (BPPS)
  • Written informed consent of mothers as participants and guardians
  • Internet connection at mother's home.

Who cannot join

  • Child or parent with severe sensory impairment, learning disability, or language limitation
  • Sibling already participating in the trial
  • Family participating in active family court proceedings
  • Parent participating in another closely related research trial and/or receiving an individual video-feedback intervention.

Trial locations and contacts

No sites are listed yet. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.

RODRIGO A. CARCAMO LEIVA, Ph.D. contact

56 975802432

rodrigo.carcamol@uss.cl

Jessica Vidal, Ph.D. contact

56 953022964

jessica.vidal@uss.cl

About this study

Official title: Effectiveness of the Online Video-feedback Intervention to Promote Positive Parenting and Sensitive Discipline (Online VIPP-SD). A Randomized Control Trial in Chile

The goal of this randomized controlled trial is to test whether the online Video-feedback Intervention to Promote Positive Parenting and Sensitive Discipline (VIPP-SD) can reduce parental burnout and improve parenting practices, in mothers of young children in Chile.

The main questions it aims to answer are:

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  • Does the online VIPP-SD increase maternal sensitivity and the use of consistent but gentle limit setting?
  • Does it reduce parental burnout?
  • Does it improve parental stress and child attachment security and reduce child conduct problems? Researchers will compare families who receive the online VIPP-SD to families in a waitlist control group with dummy treatment to see if VIPP-SD has benefits for parents and children.

Participants will be mothers of children aged 11-16 months at the start of the study who report elevated levels of parental burnout. Mothers in the intervention group will:

  • Take part in 12 weekly online sessions with a trained intervener
  • Receive video-feedback on their own interactions with their child
  • Learn strategies to respond sensitively to their child's needs and to use positive discipline The study will also measure potential moderators such as maternal mental health, child temperament, and family sociodemographic factors.
Conditions
Parents, Burnout
Being tested
Video Intervention to Promote Positive Parenting and sensitive discipline (VIPP-SD)
Keywords
VIPP-SD online, maternal sensitivity, parental burnout, infant attachment, parental limit-setting
Medical subject headings
Burnout, Psychological

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Video Intervention to Promote Positive Parenting and sensitive discipline (VIPP-SD)Behavioural

    The intervention is delivered through a videoconference platform that allows 1) to record the parent-child tasks and 2) to simultaneously share the previously recorded parent- child interaction and provide feedback. The intervener provides directions in the recording sessions that ensure clearly capturing parent and child facial expressions during the task. Moreover, considering the delivery format, it is essential that both parents and interveners have access to good-quality internet and an electronic device (mobile phone, computer, tablet) with camera. To prevent fatigue arising from the delivery format, it was decided to shorten the sessions, with 30-minute sessions for recording the parent-child task and 40-60-minute sessions for video reviewing and feedback. Thus, Online-VIPP has 12 sessions with alternating recording sessions and video feedback sessions.

Study groups in NCT07365189
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Control GroupNo interventionFamilies in the control group will be contacted online individually by a psychologist (different from interveners) six times to discuss parenting strategies and child development, serving as an active control group. Later, they will receive the online VIPP-SD intervention in the experimental group by the same group of interveners.
Experimental GroupExperimentalThe intervention is delivered through a videoconference platform that allows 1) to record the parent-child tasks and 2) to simultaneously share the previously recorded parent- child interaction and provide feedback. The intervener provides directions in the recording sessions that ensure clearly capturing parent and child facial expressions during the task. Moreover, considering the delivery format, it is essential that both parents and interveners have access to good-quality internet and an electronic device (mobile phone, computer, tablet) with camera. To prevent fatigue arising from the delivery format, it was decided to shorten the sessions, with 30-minute sessions for recording the parent-child task and 40-60-minute sessions for video reviewing and feedback. Thus, Online-VIPP has 12 sessions with alternating recording sessions and video feedback sessions.
Receives: Behavioral: Video Intervention to Promote Positive Parenting and sensitive discipline (VIPP-SD)

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Maternal sensitivity

    The Ainsworth et al. sensitivity scale will be used to measure maternal sensitivity in a 10-minute free play session. Trained observers code the caregiver's behavior using two rating scales: Sensitivity vs. Insensitivity and Cooperation vs. Intrusiveness, on a scale ranging from 1 to 9, with high values indicating greater sensitivity and cooperation. The procedure will be applied twice, first in the pre-test at home and again in the post-test in the laboratory.

    Measured: Pre-test (pre-intervention for the experimental group and at the same time for the control group), and post-test (1 month after the end of the intervention).

  2. Maternal Limit Setting

    Parental limit-setting will be observed in a don't touch task. The task is video-taped and parental limit- setting is coded for positive discipline, using an adapted version of the revised Erickson 7-point rating scale for supportive presence, physical interference, rated on a 5-point scale, and Laxness, rated on a 5-point scale.

    Measured: Pre-test (pre-intervention for the experimental group and at the same time for the control group), and post-test (1 month after the end of the intervention).

  3. Parental Burnout

    The Parental Burnout Assessment (PBA) is a 23-item questionnaire measuring the four dimensions of parental burnout: exhaustion - physical and emotional tiredness, contrast - the perceived discrepancy between the ideal caregiver they would like to be and the one they are currently, a comparison that produces guilt, feelings of being fed up - feeling tired of the parental role, and emotional distancing - putting an affective distance between themselves and their children). The Likert scale response options are: "never" (0), "a few times a year or less" (1), "once a month or less" (2), "a few times a month" (3), "once a week" (4), "a few times a week" (5), "every day" (6). High scores imply high levels of parental burnout.

    Measured: Pre-test (pre-intervention for the experimental group and at the same time for the control group), and posttest (1 month after the end of the intervention).

  4. Fidelity of the Online VIPP-SD

    Based on written and audio-recorded feedback of sessions, fidelity will be coded in terms of the delivery of key components of the treatment, as well as global adherence to the manual. Note that fidelity is promoted by regular intervision and supervision sessions. We will randomly select 10% of audio recordings for two assessors trained in the intervention to rate the adherence to the VIPP-SD manual using a 5-point scale (1 = Did not follow the manual at all, 2 = Adapted most of the material, did not follow the manual closely, 3 = Sometimes adapted the material, followed manual somewhat, 4 = Adapted only minor elements, followed the manual quite closely, and 5 = Followed the manual very closely and delivered the session as specified). A score of 3 will be set as the acceptable fidelity threshold, as to receive this score most core components of the intervention are present in the feedback.

    Measured: Immediately after the intervention

Secondary outcomes (5)
  1. Hair Cortisol Concentrations

    Hair samples will be collected by a trained research assistant. As hair grows approximately 1 cm per month (4 cm at least per sample), every 1 cm segment of hair represents the past month. To collect hair samples, a strain of hair at the base of the vertex posterior of the scalp is selected and cut right at the scalp. Hair samples will be put into foil and stored at a dark location at room-temperature until sent to the lab for analysis.

    Measured: Pre-test (pre-intervention for the experimental group and at the same time for the control group), and post-test (1 month after the end of the intervention).

  2. Child Conduct Problems

    Child conduct problems will be measured using the parent-reported Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) at the pre- and posttest. The CBCL is a 100-item questionnaire that asks parents to rate how true the behavior is of their child over the last two months on a three-point scale (0 = not true, 1 = somewhat true, or 2 = very true or often true). The measure gives a total score, and scores for externalizing and internalizing behavior problems. The externalizing score is made up of scores for attention problems and aggressive behaviors. We will use the aggresive behaviors subscale to evaluate child conduct problems. This measure will additionally be used in the economic evaluation.

    Measured: Pre-test (pre-intervention for the experimental group and at the same time for the control group), and post-test (1 month after the end of the intervention)

  3. Infant attachment security

    The Strange Situation Procedure (SSP), considered the "gold standard measure" for the assessment of infant attachment pattern in a laboratory procedure, will be used at the post-test. The SSP consists of a series of eight episodes in which the child is exposed to stressful situations such as the entry of a stranger into the room and brief separation from the caregiver, alternating with meetings with the caregiver. The procedure is conducted in a one-way laboratory room set up as a living room with toys and requires recording for later coding. For the attachment outcome, the coding will be based on the continuous scale of security, secure v/s insecure dichotomic classifications, and the D-scale.

    Measured: Post-test (1 month after the end of the intervention).

  4. Health and social care service use

    Health and social care service use in experimental and control groups will be measured using the Child and Adolescent Service Use Schedule (CA-SUS). Parents report their own and their child's use of accommodation, hospital, community health and social services, and prescribed medication. This measure will be used for economic evaluation.

    Measured: Pre-test (pre-intervention for the experimental group and at the same time for the control group), and post-test (1 month after the end of the intervention)

  5. Parent's quality of life

    Quality of life will be measured with the 36-Item Short Form Health Survey questionnaire (SF-36). The SF-36 is a self-report questionnaire assessing health-related quality of life across eight physical and mental health domains. This measure will be used for economic evaluation.

    Measured: Pre-test (pre-intervention for the experimental group and at the same time for the control group), and post-test (1 month after the end of the intervention)

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted26 Jan 2026
  2. Study start1 Jan 2026 (estimated)
  3. Primary completion1 Dec 2027 (estimated)
  4. Study completion30 Mar 2028 (estimated)

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Prevention
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
Single blind
Who is masked
Outcomes assessor
Enrolment
140 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT07365189
Sponsor's protocol ID
CEC N°69-25
Other IDs
1252183
Acronym
VIPP-SD Chile
Status last verified
Jan 2026
First submitted
20 Nov 2025
Last updated
26 Jan 2026
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
Yes: What IPD will be shared: De-identified individual participant data, including primary and secondary outcome measures (maternal sensitivity, parental burnout, physiological stress, child conduct problems, and attachment security), along with key sociodemographic variables. The study protocol and statistical analysis plan will also be shared. When: Data will be made available within 12 months after the last publication on the main findings and for up to 5 years following study completion, after reasonable request. How: Data will be deposited in an open-access repository (e.g., OSF or institutional repository) or made available upon reasonable request to the principal investigator, subject to approval of a data use agreement ensuring confidentiality and use only for scientific purposes.

Publications

  • van Ijzendoorn MH, Stevens E, Bakermans-Kranenburg MJ. Development of the virtual-VIPP and a systematic review of online support for families during the COVID-19 pandemic. Attach Hum Dev. 2023 Apr;25(2):223-239. doi: 10.1080/14616734.2023.2179575.

    PubMed 37014109
  • van IJzendoorn MH, Schuengel C, Wang Q, Bakermans-Kranenburg MJ. Improving parenting, child attachment, and externalizing behaviors: Meta-analysis of the first 25 randomized controlled trials on the effects of Video-feedback Intervention to promote Positive Parenting and Sensitive Discipline. Dev Psychopathol. 2023 Feb;35(1):241-256. doi: 10.1017/S0954579421001462. Epub 2022 Jan 17.

    PubMed 35034668
  • Carcamo RA, Vidal J, Spencer R, van IJzendoorn MH, Bakermans-Kranenburg M. Effectiveness of the online video-feedback intervention to promote positive parenting and sensitive discipline (VIPP-Online): a randomized control trial in Chile. BMC Psychol. 2026 Feb 6;14(1):324. doi: 10.1186/s40359-026-04126-z.

    PubMed 41652628

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Video Intervention to Promote Positive Parenting and sensitive discipline (VIPP-SD) in people with Parents and Burnout, run by Universidad San Sebastián.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 5 inclusion and 4 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: opening soon, as of the sponsor's last update on 26 Jan 2026. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

Contact RODRIGO A. CARCAMO LEIVA, Ph.D. (56 975802432, rodrigo.carcamol@uss.cl), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Maternal sensitivity (time frame: Pre-test (pre-intervention for the experimental group and at the same time for the control group), and post-test (1 month after the end of the intervention).). The study lists 4 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT07365189, which also lists 3 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 26 Jan 2026.

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