Actively Recruiting
Hold me Tight/Let me Go: Effectiveness of a Course to Enhance Parent-adolescent Relationship
Led by University of Amsterdam · Updated on 2025-12-24
150
Participants Needed
5
Research Sites
30 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
This research aims to evaluate the effectiveness and treatment processes of the Hold Me Tight/Let Me Go (HmT/LmG) course designed to improve parent-adolescent relationships. The study focuses on families with adolescents aged 12 to 18 who experience problems worsened by stressful parent-adolescent interactions. The trial applies self-reports, audio observations, and interviews to assess changes in relationship satisfaction and negative interaction patterns. The intervention includes a group course for parents from 4 to 6 families, consisting of four group sessions featuring psycho-education and skills training. Additionally, each family participates in three individual sessions: one with the adolescent, one with the parents, and one with both together. The course covers topics such as adolescent needs, emotional validation, and communication skills, with exercises and role plays to practice these skills. Participants undergo a screening intake session, followed by assessments at multiple points: before treatment, during treatment, and at follow-up. Measurements include questionnaires for parents and adolescents, interviews, and audio recordings of sessions. The timeline includes a waiting period of about five weeks, a treatment phase of six weeks, and a follow-up period of eight weeks. Researchers will measure changes in relationship satisfaction, negative patterns, adolescents' psychological needs, support seeking, quality of life, and emotional responsiveness.
CONDITIONS
Brief Title
Hold me Tight/Let me Go: Effectiveness of a Course to Enhance Parent-adolescent Relationship
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Families with one or both parents or primary caretakers (single or blended families allowed) with an adolescent aged 12 to 18 years
- Adolescents with problems worsened by a stressful parent-adolescent relationship
- Ability to communicate in Dutch
You will not qualify if you...
- Parents or adolescents with severe mental health issues such as psychosis, acute suicidality, or severe depression
- Parents or adolescents currently attending systemic therapy or intensive parental guidance during the waiting and treatment periods
- Families unable to participate in the Dutch language intervention sessions or complete study assessments
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Your Study Journey
Duration - 2 to 4 weeks
Participants are screened for eligibility to participate in the trial.
1 intake session (in-person, 45-60 minutes)
Duration - 2 to 8 weeks
Participants wait without intervention to serve as their own control before treatment begins.
1 to 2 visits depending on scheduling of group sessions
Duration - About 6 weeks
Participants attend group and individual sessions aimed at improving the parent-adolescent relationship through psycho-education, exercises, and focused conversations.
4 group sessions for parents (each 150 minutes), 3 individual or dyadic sessions involving parents and adolescent
Duration - About 8 weeks
Participants complete follow-up assessments and interviews to evaluate the maintenance of treatment effects.
1 follow-up interview session (30-60 minutes, remote via Zoom)
Trial Site Locations
Total: 5 locations
1
Connected Together
Almere Stad, Netherlands
Active, Not Recruiting
2
Molemann Mental Health
Almere Stad, Netherlands
Active, Not Recruiting
3
Twig Clinics B.V.
Bilthoven, Netherlands
Actively Recruiting
4
Molemann Mental Health
Hilversum, Netherlands
Actively Recruiting
5
Twig Clinics B.V.
Woerden, Netherlands
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
S
Sophie Jonker, Master of Science
How is the study designed?
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Masking
N/A
Allocation
N/A
Model
N/A
Primary Purpose
N/A
Number of Arms
0
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