Clinical trials: Parent Mental Health
Mental Illness
Program for Caregivers Involved With Mental Health Services
The purpose of this two-year pilot study is to adapt a 12-week attachment-based parenting intervention for implementation with female adult caregivers who have or are at risk for long-term interpersonal conflict with family…
- Trial name
- NCT01872585
- Testing
- Mentalization based therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Adolescent - Emotional Problem, Parent-Child Relations
Family-Focused Adolescent &Amp; Lifelong Health Promotion Optimization Trial
The aim of this study is to conduct a multi-country, cluster-randomized factorial trial to optimize the Parenting for Lifelong Health (PLH) for Parents and Teens program in Moldova and North Macedonia.
- Conditions
- Adolescent - Emotional Problem, Parent-Child Relations, Family Functioning, Well-Being, Psychological
- Trial name
- FLOURISH (NCT06562244)
- Testing
- Parenting for Lifelong Health for Parents and Teens (PLH), Helping Adolescents Thrive comics, I Support My Friends
- Where
- North Macedonia
- Volunteers
- 1,316 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Klagenfurt
Violence
Preventing Physical and Emotional Violence by Parents and Teachers in Public Schools in Tanzania (ICC-T/ICC-P_Tanz)
More than 1.7 billion children worldwide experience violence in their upbringing. Prevalence rates are particularly high in Africa. Toxic stress associated with violence impacts the developing brain.
- Trial name
- PreVio (NCT06369025)
- Testing
- Interaction Competencies with Children
- Where
- Tanzania
- Volunteers
- 1,848 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bielefeld University
Anxiety
Feasibility and Preliminary Outcomes of the Brave Elephant Program: A Single-Arm Pretest-Posttest Study
Anxiety disorders are highly prevalent in childhood and have increased following the COVID-19 pandemic. Behavioral inhibition in early childhood is a well-established risk factor for later anxiety.
- Trial name
- Brave_Elephant (NCT07567820)
- Testing
- Brave Elephant Program
- Where
- Portugal
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- ISPA - Instituto Universitario de Ciencias Psicologicas, Sociais e da Vida
LGBTQ, Racial Disparities
Family Acceptance Project Online (Pilot RCT)
Research shows that sexual and gender minority youth (SGMY) experience high rates of mental health problems and other challenges (e.g., social, academic).
- Conditions
- LGBTQ, Racial Disparities, Family Relationships, Minority Stress
- Trial name
- FAP-O (NCT06839859)
- Testing
- Family Acceptance Project - Online
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 180 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Individualized Parent-Based Nutrition Education in Preschool Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder
Feeding difficulties, such as food selectivity and refusal to try new foods, are common among preschool children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
- Trial name
- NCT07884097
- Testing
- Individualized Parent-Based Nutrition Education Programme
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Firat University
Parent Child Relationship, Parenting Intervention
The New Beginnings Podcast: Brief Audio Intervention for Parents From Divorced and Separated Families
The goal of this study is to learn if the New Beginnings Podcast can help children whose parents are going through a divorce or separation.
- Conditions
- Parent Child Relationship, Parenting Intervention, Parenting Behaviour, Interparental Conflict
- Trial name
- NBP-P (NCT07529548)
- Testing
- New Beginnings Podcast Program, No Interventions
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Charla Aubrey Rhodes
Emotion Regulation Abilities, Mental Health
Feasibility and Acceptability of the Asynchronous eParenting CARE Program
This study aims to evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of the eParenting CARE Program, an asynchronous, self-guided emotion-focused parenting intervention for parents of school-aged children (8-13 years).
- Trial name
- NCT07427771
- Testing
- eParenting CARE Program
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 67 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- McGill University Health Centre/Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre
Anxiety, Depression
Factorial Optimization Trial to Test Effects of Coping Intervention Components
This study will identify components for inclusion in a coping intervention package to reduce mental health problems among children exposed to high interparental conflict after parental separation/divorce.
- Conditions
- Anxiety, Depression, Coping Skills, Emotional Problem
- Trial name
- NCT05822687
- Testing
- Education, Reappraisal Coping, Distraction Coping
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 148 people
- Sponsor
- Arizona State University
Parent-Child Relations, Depression, Postpartum
Mindfulness Based Childbirth and Parenting Education - RCT of Effects on Parent and Child Health
The purpose of this study is to explore if an intervention using Mindfulness Based Childbirth and Parenting education (MBCP) targeted to stressed pregnant women is effective in: 1) reducing prenatal stress, 2) preventing…
- Conditions
- Parent-Child Relations, Depression, Postpartum, Stress, Physiological, Stress, Psychological
- Trial name
- MBCP (NCT02441595)
- Testing
- MBCP, Psychoprophylaxis
- Volunteers
- 193 people
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
Postnatal Depression
Digital Assessment of Well-being in New Parents
The mental health of new parents around the time of the birth of their baby has been identified as a key priority in the NHS (National Health Service) Long Term plan.
- Trial name
- DAWN-P (NCT04279093)
- Testing
- No intervention, but participants will use a smartphone app daily to complete the EPDS
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 23 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Emily Eisner
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Improving Dental Care and Oral Health in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder
A randomized controlled trial (at sites) comparing the efficacy of the established AIR-P Dental Toolkit (control condition) to a combined regimen involving the Dental Toolkit and parent-mediated behavioral intervention…
- Trial name
- NCT03003221
- Testing
- AIR-P Dental Toolkit, Parent Training
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 119 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, Irvine
Smoking Cessation, Tobacco Dependence
Smoking Cessation Intervention Including Health Navigators to Address Unmet Social Needs of Parents Who Smoke
Background: The goal of this study is to address parental smoking and social adversity, which can present an obstacle for smoking cessation, in order to decrease childhood exposure to second-hand cigarette smoke.
- Trial name
- CanCEASE-2 (NCT06651684)
- Testing
- CanCEASE with Health Navigator
- Where
- 3 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people
- Sponsor
- St. Justine's Hospital
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
Long-term Health Conditions
An Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Psychoeducation Single Session Intervention on Childhood Anxiety for Carers of Children With a Long-Term Health Condition
The goal of this feasibility study was to assess the acceptability and feasibility of the ACT-based training package for carers of children with a long-term health condition (LTHC) who also experience anxiety.
- Trial name
- NCT07656220
- Testing
- Psychoeducation for anxiety
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 17 people
- Sponsor
- University of East Anglia
Adolescent Behavior, Adolescent - Emotional Problem
Family-Focused Adolescent & Lifelong Health Promotion
The aim of this study is to adapt the Parenting for Lifelong Health for Parents and Teens (PLH) with the Helping Adolescents Thrive Comics in North Macedonia and the Republic of Moldova and conduct a pilot feasibility study of…
- Conditions
- Adolescent Behavior, Adolescent - Emotional Problem, Psychological Well-Being, Parent-Child Relations
- Trial name
- FLOURISH (NCT05930535)
- Testing
- Parenting for Lifelong Health for Parents and Teens
- Where
- 2 sites in Moldova, North Macedonia
- Volunteers
- 128 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Klagenfurt
Mental Disease
Multidimensional Assessment of Mental Health in Adolescence.
Evidence indicates that many mental disorders in adulthood originate during adolescence, with a typical onset between the ages of 14 and 18, especially for anxiety, mood, and behavioral disorders.
- Trial name
- NCT07422324
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 180 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- IRCCS Centro Neurolesi Bonino Pulejo
Preterm Birth, Psychological Distress
Expected and Actual Preterm-Birth and Parental Distress: Impact on Children's Mental Health
The purpose of the present study is the assessment of the mental health and cognitive development of children 6-11 years after premature or term birth.
- Conditions
- Preterm Birth, Psychological Distress, Mental Health, Cognitive Functioning
- Trial name
- NCT06627140
- Testing
- Diagnostic procedures
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 250 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Goethe University
Depression and Anxiety Symptom, Anger
Implementing BEAM: A Scalable Digital Mental Health Program, for Families of Children Referred to Neurodevelopmental Services
Families of children with neurodevelopmental differences (NDDs) experience disproportionately high levels of parenting stress and mental health difficulties, including elevated depression, anxiety, and caregiver burden.
- Conditions
- Depression and Anxiety Symptom, Anger, Parenting, Stress (Psychology)
- Trial name
- NCT07837791
- Testing
- The Building Emotional Awareness and Mental Health (BEAM) Program
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Manitoba
Mental Health Wellness 1, Parent-Child Relations
BRIGHT Coaching Program for Families
Children with, or at elevated risk for, brain-based developmental disabilities can experience lifelong consequences and challenges throughout their development.
- Conditions
- Mental Health Wellness 1, Parent-Child Relations, Child Developmental Delay, Parenting
- Trial name
- NCT03880383
- Testing
- Coaching, Online parent education, Online peer support
- Where
- 4 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 306 people
- Sponsor
- McGill University Health Centre/Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre