EFFICACY OF THE RATIONAL POSITIVE PARENTING PROGRAM (rPPP) FOR DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIORS

Sadia Ramzan

Status: Begins enrollment this month

Conditions: Disruptive Behaviors

Treatments: Behavioral: Rational Positive Parenting Program (rPPP)

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07109661

No. D/114/FIMS

Details and patient eligibility

About

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if the Rational Positive Parenting Program (rPPP), a group-based intervention based on Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), can help reduce disruptive behaviors in children and improve parenting among mothers in Pakistan. The study focuses on mothers of children aged 6-12 years who show behavioral problems like aggression, defiance, and temper outbursts.

The main questions it aims to answer are:

Does the rPPP reduce disruptive behavior in children? Does it improve parents' beliefs, emotional regulation, and sense of competence? Researchers will compare a group of mothers receiving the rPPP to a wait-list control group to see if the intervention leads to positive changes in both parent and child behavior.

Participants will:

Attend weekly group sessions based on rPPP techniques. Complete assessments before and after the program using standardized tools. Be followed up to evaluate the program's effectiveness in improving parenting and child outcomes.

Enrollment: 24 estimated patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 30 to 45 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• For Mothers

  1. Mothers with the age range between 30 and 45 years.
  2. Mothers who score high on the PAS and P RIBS will be included in the study.
  3. Mothers willing and available to attend group-based rPPP sessions throughout the intervention period.

For Children

1. Children between 6 and 12 years of age.
2. Children who score 131 or above on the Intensity Scale or 15 or above on the Problem Scale of the Eyberg Child Behavior Inventory (ECBI).

Exclusion criteria

• For Mothers

  1. Mothers with Psychological illness (screening questions will be included in the demographic section),
  2. Mothers enrolled in any other parenting or psychological intervention programs. For Children
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  1. Children with comorbid neurodevelopmental disorders (e.g., autism, ADHD) (screening questions will be included in the demographic section)

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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24 participants in 2 patient groups

Intervention Group

Experimental group

Description:

Participants receiving Rational Positive Parenting Program (rPPP) throughout the study.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Rational Positive Parenting Program (rPPP)

Waitlist Control Group

Other group

Description:

Participants on waitlist control, they will receive the rPPP after post-intervention assessment.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Rational Positive Parenting Program (rPPP)