NCT01350986

Guided Self-Help for Parents of Children With Externalizing Problem Behavior

Efficacy of Cognitive-Behavioral Based Guided Self-Help for Parents of Children With Externalizing Problem Behavior

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 146 (estimated)
• Sponsor: German Research Foundation · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 4 Years – 11 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The efficacy of cognitive-behavioral based guided self-help for parents of children with externalizing problem behavior is tested in a randomized clinical trial. Parents work through cognitive-behavioral self-help booklets and additionally receive counseling telephone calls every two weeks. In the control condition parents are provided non-directive self-help booklets and additionally receive counseling telephone calls. It is hypothesized that the cognitive-behavioral treatment is superior.

Conditions

• Oppositional Defiant Disorder
• Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders
• Attention Deficit and Disruptive Behavior Disorders

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Cognitive-Behavioral Self-help Workbook + Counseling Telephone Calls	In intervention period of 5 months parents work through 8 cognitive-behavioral self-help booklets (FLOH) and additionally receive 10 counseling telephone calls. Primary purpose of telephone calls is to clarify content of the booklets and support parents in managing their homework assignments accompanied with each booklet. 3 and 6 months after intervention period has ended, two additional booster telephone calls are provided. The booklets are based on the therapy manual "Treatment program for children with hyperactive and oppositional problem behavior (THOP)" (Döpfner, Schürmann, \& Frölich, 2007) and the parent self-help book "Wackelpeter and Trotzkopf: Help for parents of children with hyperkinetic and oppositional behavior" (Döpfner, Schürmann, \& Lehmkuhl, 2006).
BEHAVIORAL	Non-Directive Self-Help Workbook + Counseling Telephone Calls	In intervention period of 5 months parents are provided 8 non-directive self-help booklets and additionally receive 10 non-directive counseling telephone calls. If the telephone calls are used to clarify content of the booklets or to discuss other child and parenting related topics is at the parents' discretion. Main focus for counselor is to be congruent, empathic and to have unconditional positive regard toward the parents. 3 and 6 months after intervention period has ended, two additional booster telephone calls are provided. The booklets are based on "Parent effectiveness training" (Gordon, 1970) and "Teaching children self-discipline at home and at school" (Gordon, 1989).

Timeline

• Start date: 2011-05-01
• Primary completion: 2013-03-01
• Completion: 2013-03-01
• First posted: 2011-05-10
• Last updated: 2011-05-10

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Germany