Small Children, Big Emotions

University Hospital, Akershus

Status: Terminated

Conditions: Emotional Disturbances

Treatments: Behavioral: Tuning in to Kids; Behavioral: Treatment as usual

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04108949

18/02391

Details and patient eligibility

About

The study is a randomized controlled trial evaluating the clinical and cost-effectiveness of Tuning in to Kids (TIK) compared to treatment as usual (TAU). Participants are recruited among referred children aged 2-5 years with difficulties with emotion regulation. The study setting is Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services clinics. Parents of children randomized to TIK will attend 8 two-hourly group sessions. A brief version of TIK will be offered to the child's daycare teacher. Participants are assessed at baseline, week 12 and month 9 after inclusion. The primary clinical outcome is Coping with Toddlers' Negative Emotions Scale.

Enrollment: 20 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 2 to 5 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Referred children aged 2-5 years
• The child is enrolled in daycare
• The child is displaying problems with emotional dysregulation

Exclusion criteria

• Parent not sufficiently proficient in Norwegian Language to Complete assessment
• Child Protective Services have ongoing assessment where the outcome may be that the child will be placed in care outside of the home of the biological parent(s) or other current caregiver
• The child has already been diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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20 participants in 2 patient groups

Tuning in to Kids

Experimental group

Description:

Eight weekly two-hour sessions delivered in groups of up to six parents.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Tuning in to Kids

Treatment as usual

Active Comparator group

Description:

Treatment as usual, may consist of any psychosocial intervention the therapist sees fit, which is the type of intervention the participants ordinarily receives in the participating clinics. No limit on number of sessions or format of delivery.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Treatment as usual