A Clinical Trial Testing Online Video-feedback Parenting Support Versus Usual Care for Children Aged 1 to 3 Years with Mothers Having Severe Mental Health Conditions

What this Trial Is About

Children aged 1 to 3 years whose mothers have severe mental disorders are at higher risk for developing mental health issues themselves. This research evaluates an online parenting intervention called Video-feedback Intervention to Promote Positive Parenting and Sensitive Discipline VIPP-SD compared to usual care. The trial aims to see if VIPP-SD can reduce behavioral problems and improve attachment security in these young children. Participants are randomly assigned to either the VIPP-SD program or Care As Usual. VIPP-SD involves 12 sessions over five months, with the first session at home and the rest delivered online. Sessions include video recordings of mother-child interactions and discussions to encourage sensitive parenting. Care As Usual includes any existing support for the childs social and emotional development. Children and parents undergo assessments at the start, and again at 5 and 11 months after randomization. These include measures of child behavior, attachment, parental stress, and mental health symptoms. Feedback on the childs cognitive and mental health status is provided at the beginning and end of the study. The trial is conducted by the University of Southern Denmark and monitors progress over nearly a year.

Wellbeing and Resilience Among 1-3 Years Old Children of Mothers with Complex Mental Health Problems: a Pragmatic Clinical Trial of Online VIPP-SD Vs. Care As Usual