NCT07225010

Tele-PCIT for Healthy Relationships in Families At-Risk

Fostering Healthy Relationships Through Tele-PCIT for Families of South Carolina

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 50 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Medical University of South Carolina · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 2 Years – 7 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The study will examine Parent Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) delivered via telehealth (Tele-PCIT) for young children at risk for adverse childhood experiences and/or trauma exposure.

Detailed description

This randomized controlled trial evaluates the feasibility, acceptability, engagement, and initial efficacy of time-limited Parent Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) delivered via telehealth (Tele-PCIT) across 40 young children at risk for adverse childhood experiences and/or trauma exposure. The study compares outcomes between families receiving Tele-PCIT (n = 20) and those assigned to a waitlist control (n = 20). All families will complete baseline, post, and follow-up evaluations to assess child behavioral outcomes, parenting outcomes, and trauma symptoms. In order to be eligible children are between 2 and 7 years of age presenting with behavioral concerns and scoring at-risk on childhood averse events measures.

Conditions

• Disruptive Behavior
• Pediatrics

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Telehealth Parent Child Interaction Therapy	During tele-PCIT, therapists coach parents on parenting strategies while they play with their child during one hour weekly sessions. The first phase of therapy focuses on increasing positive behaviors and the second phase focuses on decreasing negative behaviors with discipline strategies. The therapist and the family will be connected through a video feed on either a phone, tablet, or computer and a Bluetooth headset.
BEHAVIORAL	Telehealth Parent Child Interaction Therapy (Delayed Start)	Delayed start of 12-weeks for delivery of Tele-PCIT. During tele-PCIT, therapists coach parents on parenting strategies while they play with their child during one hour weekly sessions. The first phase of therapy focuses on increasing positive behaviors and the second phase focuses on decreasing negative behaviors with discipline strategies. The therapist and the family will be connected through a video feed on either a phone, tablet, or computer and a Bluetooth headset.

Timeline

• Start date: 2026-02-12
• Primary completion: 2028-08-01
• Completion: 2028-08-01
• First posted: 2025-11-05
• Last updated: 2026-03-06

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States