Clinical trials: Parent Mental Health
Adolescent Substance Use
Guiding Good Choices for Health
This study evaluates the feasibility and effectiveness of implementing Guiding Good Choices (GGC), an anticipatory guidance curriculum for parents of early adolescents, in three large, integrated healthcare systems.
- Trial name
- GGC4H (NCT04040153)
- Testing
- Guiding Good Choices
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 3,636 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Parenting Self-efficacy, Postpartum Anxiety
Essential Coaching Postpartum: Evaluating a Parent-focused Postpartum Text Message Program in Nova Scotia
The transition to parenthood is often an exciting yet hard period for parents. In the first year after a new baby, many parents feel less confident, have more anxiety and depression, and feel more isolated and alone.
- Conditions
- Parenting Self-efficacy, Postpartum Anxiety, Postpartum Depression (PPD), Postpartum Stress
- Trial name
- NCT06996067
- Testing
- Essential Coaching Postpartum
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 332 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- IWK Health Centre
Parenting, Adolescent Problem Behavior
Computerized Parenting Intervention
This study will evaluate a low-cost, low-intensity, computer-based model for delivering parenting skills to parents of adolescents in a community mental health clinic.
- Trial name
- NCT03751345
- Testing
- Parenting Wisely
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rhode Island Hospital
Character, Violence
Randomized Trial of the Positive Action Program in Chicago Schools and Extension to Grade 8
This project focuses on social and character development of elementary and middle school-aged children and responds to an urgent national need that schools improve their capacity to address a range of student outcomes, including…
- Conditions
- Character, Violence, Substance Use, Pro-Social Behavior
- Trial name
- NCT01025674
- Testing
- Positive Action program
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 4,230 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oregon State University
Mental Health Issue, Mental Disorder
A Trial of Two Universal Programs for Parents of Teenagers
Group-based and internet-delivered parenting programs may help parents improve their communication and relationships with their children.
- Conditions
- Mental Health Issue, Mental Disorder, Adolescent Behavior, Adolescent Development
- Trial name
- NCT06366438
- Testing
- ABC-teen, ParentWeb
- Where
- 58 sites in Sweden
- Volunteers
- 1,247 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
Resilience of Parents Having Children With Cancer
Exploring the Mental Health of Parents Having Children With Cancer
Caring for children with cancer is described as life-changing experience and overwhelming stress for parents. Poor quality of life and mental health problems such as depression and anxiety were found in this population.
- Trial name
- NCT03631485
- Testing
- Exposure_having children with cancer
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 181 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Hong Kong
Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Behavior Disorders
Strongest FamiliesTM Neurodevelopmental
Children and adolescents with neurodevelopmental conditions are 3 to 5 times more likely than their peers to have other mental disorders such as anxiety, depression and disruptive behaviour.
- Trial name
- NCT03835689
- Testing
- Strongest Families Intervention (formerly Family Help)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 454 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- IWK Health Centre
Depression, Family Dynamics
The Mental Health Effects of a Mindfulness App in Parents of a Child With Medical Complexity
The number of children with special health care needs (CSHCN) in the US is nearly 20% of children representing approximately 14.6 million children nationally.
- Conditions
- Depression, Family Dynamics, Stress, Psychological, Chronic Illness
- Trial name
- NCT05925868
- Testing
- mindfulness app
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 39 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boise State University
Program Effectiveness, Program Implementation
Implementation Study With Embedded RCT of a Digital System of Parenting Support Within Government Services in South Africa
ParentText, a WhatsApp-based parenting support programme, is designed as a universal intervention to improve parent-child relationships (module 1) and promote child safety (module 2).
- Conditions
- Program Effectiveness, Program Implementation, Parent Child Relationship, Caregiver Child Relationship
- Trial name
- SWIFT (NCT07814261)
- Testing
- Module 1 - Improve My Relationship with My Teen/Child, Module 2 - Keep My Child/Teen Safe and Healthy
- Where
- South Africa
- Volunteers
- 4,961 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Cape Town
Postpartum Anxiety, Parturition; Precipitate
Parent Infant Skin-to-Skin Contact Intervention Based on The Co-parenting Theory
The goal of this clinical intervention study is to construct a neonatal skin contact program for cesarean section primipara families with the cooperation of both parents.So as to provide theoretical basis and practical guidance…
- Trial name
- NCT05785806
- Testing
- Skin to skin contact and co-parenting theory course, Skin to skin contact instruction manual and co-parenting theory brochure, Daily face-to-face skin to skin contact guidance during hospitalization
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 111 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Affiliated Hospital of Jiangnan University
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Training and Implementation of RUBI in Community Mental Health Settings
This project is focused on evaluating outcomes related to this statewide clinical training effort in the RUBI parent training program.
- Trial name
- NCT05742464
- Testing
- RUBI
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 140 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Seattle Children's Hospital
Autism Disorders and Maternal Stress, Autism
CFT Guided Self-help Intervention: Parents of Autistic Children
This research will aim to test how practical, achievable and effective a brief, guided, self-help compassion focused intervention is for parents of autistic children aged 6-17 years old.
- Conditions
- Autism Disorders and Maternal Stress, Autism, Autism Disorder, Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Trial name
- CFT-GSH-PAC (NCT07498049)
- Testing
- Guided, self-help compassion-focused intervention for parents of autistic children
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 8 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Nottingham
Depressive Disorder, Depression in Adolescence
Evaluation of a Website to Improve Depression Literacy in Parents of Adolescents With Depression
The aim of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and acceptability of the website "ich bin alles" (https://www.ich-bin-alles.de/) to improve depression literacy (knowledge about depression, which aid the recognition, treatment…
- Trial name
- NCT05335564
- Testing
- General information about depression
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 33 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ludwig-Maximilians - University of Munich
Autism Spectrum Disorder, Attention Deficit Disorder With Hyperactivity (ADHD)
Pai.ACT: AI-Driven ACT Chatbot for Mental Health Triage and Service Evaluation
Parents of children with special needs in Hong Kong often face limited psychological support, which can negatively impact the child rehabilitation process and the well-being of parent-child relationships.
- Conditions
- Autism Spectrum Disorder, Attention Deficit Disorder With Hyperactivity (ADHD), Neurodevelopmental Disorder (Diagnosis), Dyslexia
- Trial name
- NCT06808555
- Testing
- Pai.ACT Group, Control Group
- Where
- 20 sites in Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 340 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chinese University of Hong Kong
Stress, Mental Health
PPI and Mindfulness App for Parents of Children with a NDD
An app based on positive psychology and mindfulness to support the mental well-being of parents of children with a Neurodevelopmental Disorder (NDD) was developed and will be evaluated on effectiveness.
- Conditions
- Stress, Mental Health, Mental Well-being
- Trial name
- Adappt (NCT06248762)
- Testing
- Adappt
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 212 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Twente
Suicide Attempt, Depression
Effects of a Multifaceted School-Based Intervention to Protect Mental Health and Prevent Suicidal Behaviour in Adolescents in Spain
What is this study about? This study aims to find out if a school-based program can help improve mental health and prevent suicidal thoughts and behaviors in teenagers in Spain.
- Conditions
- Suicide Attempt, Depression, Adolescent Mental Health, Self-Harm
- Trial name
- NCT06996054
- Testing
- Multifaceted School-Based Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Program
- Volunteers
- 2,280 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fundació d'investigació Sanitària de les Illes Balears
Child Abuse, Decision Making
K-ORCA: Testing a Decision Support Tool and Group Process for Selecting Interventions
This proposal responds to NIMH Objective 4.2.c to develop "decision-support tools and technologies that increase the effectiveness and continuous improvement of mental health interventions" by leveraging the Family First…
- Conditions
- Child Abuse, Decision Making, Child Welfare, Decision Making, Shared
- Trial name
- K-ORCA (NCT06375551)
- Testing
- Optimizing Responses with Collaborative Assessments-Automated (ORCA-A), Optimizing Responses with Collaborative Assessments-Live (ORCA-L)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chestnut Health Systems
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
An Empowering Parent Training Intervention to Increase Physical Activity in Preschool Aged Children With Autism
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if WE PLAY for Parents can improve caregivers' knowledge, attitudes, confidence, and skills promoting physical activity with their young child with autism.
- Trial name
- NCT07421830
- Testing
- Wellness Enhancing Physical Activity for Young Children: Parent Version (WE PLAY for Parents)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 114 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northeastern University
Family Navigator Plus, Civic Engagement Plus
Building Capacity for Youth Mental Wellness: Family Navigator Model for Foster Parents
The investigators have designed a 5-week Family Navigator Plus (FN+) educational program to support foster parents in better understanding their youth's mental health needs and in finding mental health services.
- Trial name
- FN+ (NCT07805395)
- Testing
- Family Navigation, Civic Engagement Plus
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Sleep Hygiene, Sleep
Are You Daydreaming?
Health CASCADE (Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement n° 956501) aims to address complex public health problems by making co-creation a scientifically sound methodology, aided by evidence-based methods, practices, and…
- Conditions
- Sleep Hygiene, Sleep, Poor Quality Sleep
- Trial name
- Health CASCADE (NCT05838339)
- Testing
- Healthy Sleep Intervention
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 382 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Ghent