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Psychological Intervention for Child Mental Health Based on Parental Reflective Functioning to Enhance Positive Parenting

RecruitingNAAges 3 Years - 6 YearsAllUniversity of Minho
NCT05490745 on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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In plain words

What the trial is, and whether it could suit you

In this study we aim to verify the effectiveness of a psychological intervention for preschool children, 3 to 6 years of age, with psychological problems or disorders, arising from adversity, Skills4Parenting+. Skills4Parenting+, with 6 to 8 weekly sessions, aims to treat the child's psychological problems or disorders, based on parental reflective functioning, to activate and develop parents' positive parenting skills, in response to situations of adversity. To assess the effectiveness, we plan to conduct an a simple two-arm RCT study, where children are randomly allocated to an immediate intervention group (IIG) or a delayed intervention group (DIG). The IIG will be assessed at 3 time-points: Time 0 (pre-test: before the 1st session); Time 1 (post-test: after the last session) and Time 2 (follow-up: 8 weeks after the last session). The DIG will be assessed at 4 time-points: Time 0 (

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📋 Eligibility rules (as published)
Inclusion Criteria: * Age between 3 and 6 years old, inclusive * Signaling in the screening (≥16 in the SDQ total scale) * CBCL (i.e., ≥60 on the Internalizing and/or Externalizing Scale) OR Parents report a high pandemic impact * Parental informed consent and commitment to the planned psychological intervention. * Parent is the child's legal guardian Exclusion Criteria: * Already receiving psychological intervention * Presence of psychological problems not related to an adverse situation or not likely to be monitored within the scope of the proposed intervention (for example, autism spectrum or intellectual development disorders or, domestic violence, neglect or abuse prior to the adverse situation); * Do not speak or understand Portuguese
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What it tests

  • Skills4Parenting+
  • Waiting-list (nocebo)
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Where

1 site
University of Minho
Braga, Portugal
🤝 Taking part is your choice, and you can leave at any time. Only the trial team can confirm you are eligible — always decide together with your own doctor.
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