Testing Behavioral Parent Training With and Without AI Support for Children Ages 5 to 12 With Disruptive Behaviors

What this Trial Is About

Researchers are studying whether adding an artificial intelligence AI app called ParenteAI to standard Behavioral Parent Training BPT can better support families with children aged 5 to 12 who have disruptive behavior problems. The study aims to see if the AI app is practical and well-liked by parents, and whether it helps reduce disruptive behaviors and irritability in children while also lowering stress, anxiety, and depression in parents. Participants are randomly assigned to one of two groups one receives 8 weekly online group sessions of BPT alone, while the other receives the same BPT sessions plus 247 access to the ParenteAI app. The app provides real-time coaching through an AI virtual assistant named PAT, offering personalized support with behavioral parenting modules and a chatbot for questions anytime. The study includes a 6-month follow-up after the training sessions. Throughout the study, parents will attend the weekly sessions and complete surveys about their childs behavior and their own well-being at the start, mid-point, end of treatment, and at 3 and 6 months after finishing the sessions. The researchers will measure how acceptable and useful the AI support is, treatment attendance, satisfaction, therapeutic alliance, and dropout rates. They will also assess changes in child behavior, irritability, parental psychological distress, and overall psychopathology during and after the intervention.

Behavioral Parent Training With and Without AI Support for Children With Disruptive Behaviors