Evaluation of Intensive Parent-Child Interaction Therapy" (IPCIT)

Florida International University (FIU)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Behavior Problem; Parenting

Treatments: Behavioral: Parent Child Interaction Therapy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04077112

IRB-16-0323-CR03

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose to the current study was to examine the comparative efficacy of a more condensed intensive version of Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (I-PCIT; 5 days/week over the course of 2 weeks) versus a more traditional weekly PCIT format (1 day/week over the course of 10 weeks) in treating early childhood externalizing behavior problems (EBP).

Full description

The purpose to the current study was to examine the comparative efficacy of a more condensed intensive version of Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (I-PCIT; 5 days/week over the course of 2 weeks) versus a more traditional weekly PCIT format (1 day/week over the course of 10 weeks) in treating early childhood externalizing behavior problems (EBP). Using a randomized trial design, 60 young children (M child age = 4.33 years; range 2-6.92; 65% male; 85% Latinx) with elevated levels of EBP and their mothers were assigned to either I-PCIT (n = 30) or traditional PCIT (n = 30). Families completed pre-treatment and post-treatment assessments as well as a follow-up assessment 6-9 months following treatment completion. Across all assessments, mothers completed measures of child behavior, discipline practices, and parenting stress. Observational data on child behavior and parenting was also collected during three 5-minute standard situations that vary in the degree of parental control (child-led play, parent-led play, & clean-up).

Enrollment: 60 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 2 to 7 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• children had to be between 2 and 7 years of age
• mothers had to rate their children above the clinically significant range (T-score > 60) on a measure of child EBP (Eyberg Child Behavior Inventory; Eyberg & Pincus, 1999),
• be willing to come to treatment every day (Monday - Friday) during a two-week period,
• both mother and child had to be able to speak and understand English.

Exclusion criteria

• An intellectual disability (full scale IQ < 70 based on the WPPSI-IV; Wechsler, 2012),
• A previous Autism Spectrum Disorder diagnosis,
• The inability of parents to attend sessions daily.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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60 participants in 2 patient groups

traditional PCIT

Active Comparator group

Description:

once a week parent training

Treatment:

Behavioral: Parent Child Interaction Therapy

intensive PCIT

Experimental group

Description:

every day for two weeks parent training

Treatment:

Behavioral: Parent Child Interaction Therapy