Actively Recruiting
Balancing Emotions and Electronics: A Pilot Intervention for Preschoolers
Led by Boston Children's Hospital · Updated on 2026-03-18
30
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
34 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
This study is testing a brief, virtual therapy for caregivers of preschool children. The goal is to reduce use of screen time to regulate young children's emotions and boredom, i.e. "regulatory screen use" (RSU). We expect that RSU negatively impacts young children's ability to cope with emotions and boredom. Thus, reducing RSU should improve children's self-regulation. The intervention will include three, 60-minute group sessions with caregivers, and remote data collection at three time points (pre-intervention, post-intervention, and 1-month follow-up).
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Balancing Emotions and Electronics: A Pilot Intervention for Preschoolers
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Caregiver endorses regulatory screen use
- Child age 30-54 months at enrollment
- English speaking
You will not qualify if you...
- Intellectual disability or global developmental delay
- Autism spectrum disorder
- Child in the custody of DCF
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Developmental Medicine
Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02115
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
V
Virginia Peisch, PhD
CONTACT
A
Anne B Arnett, PhD
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
NA
Model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
1
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