Status:
NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Step-by-Step: Evaluation of a Stepped Care Model
Lead Sponsor:
Karolinska Institutet
Collaborating Sponsors:
Region Stockholm
Conditions:
Child Behavior Problem
Disruptive Behavior
Eligibility:
All Genders
8-16 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The primary aim of this project is to examine the effectiveness of a stepped care model of interventions for children's defiant or aggressive behavior problems. The stepped model consists of a brief i...
Detailed Description
Children who exhibit severe aggressive and defiant behavior from an early age are at increased risk of persistent behavioral problems during adolescence and into young adulthood. Additionally, they ar...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Families with children aged 8-16 years who have difficulty controlling anger or exhibit defiant or aggressive behavior. The child/adolescent meets 3 of the diagnostic criteria for Oppositional Defiant Disorder or 2 criteria for Conduct Disorder indicating aggressive behavior.
- Medication for the child can remain stable.
- Parents need to be able to read and engage with materials in Swedish
Exclusion
- Families with children younger than 8 years old or who have already turned 17, or who do not exhibit defiant or aggressive behaviors according to the first inclusion criterion.
- Children with severe depression, suicidal behavior, bipolar disorder, psychosis, eating disorders, severe autism (level 2 and 3), diagnosed intellectual disability, or ongoing criminal behavior assessed to require interventions other than the study's interventions are excluded.
- Children/adolescents with other ongoing psychological treatments for the same condition or assessed by the clinician in need of other interventions
- Parents and children with epilepsy or migraines
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
March 27 2025
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
August 31 2027
Estimated Enrollment :
210 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT06902649
Start Date
March 27 2025
End Date
August 31 2027
Last Update
March 30 2025
Active Locations (1)
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Karolinska Institutet
Solna, Sweden