← Back to Search

Behavioral Intervention

PROACTIVE Parent Program for Child's Mental Health Issues (PROACTIVE Trial)

N/A

Waitlist Available

Led By Heather J Risser, PhD

Research Sponsored by Northwestern University

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial

Must have

Be older than 18 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up 11 weeks

Awards & highlights

PROACTIVE Trial Summary

This trialwill explore a new way to help parents better manage their child's mental health needs, using an online program to provide information and strategies to help them.

Who is the study for?

This trial is for foster parents of children aged 8-13 who show mental health symptoms. Participants must have internet access and a device for videoconferencing or phone coaching, and be able to communicate in English. It's not suitable for those without these resources or those not parenting a child with depression symptoms/history.Check my eligibility

What is being tested?

The PROACTIVE Parent program is being tested; it's an educational telehealth initiative aimed at enhancing parenting skills to better address children's behavioral, social, and emotional needs related to depressive symptoms. The study will evaluate the program over a 10-week course through parent feedback on its acceptability, usefulness, and effectiveness.See study design

What are the potential side effects?

Since this intervention involves educational content rather than medication, traditional side effects are not expected. However, participants may experience emotional discomfort when discussing sensitive topics or applying new strategies in managing their child’s mental health.

PROACTIVE Trial Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ 11 weeks

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~11 weeks

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 11 weeks for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary outcome measures

Client Satisfaction Questionnaire

Family Empowerment Scale

Parent-Patient Activation Measure - Mental Health

Secondary outcome measures

Barriers to Treatment Participation Scale; subscale V

Barriers to Treatment Participation Scale; subscales I - IV

Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS)

+3 more

Other outcome measures

Post-Session Items

PROACTIVE Trial Design

1Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Group I: Intervention GroupExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

Participants in the Intervention Group will receive up to 10 sessions of the PROACTIVE Parent intervention.

Do I qualify?Apply below to find out

Find a Location

Who is running the clinical trial?

Northwestern UniversityLead Sponsor

1,585 Previous Clinical Trials

917,231 Total Patients Enrolled

Heather J Risser, PhDPrincipal InvestigatorNorthwestern University

Media Library

PROACTIVE Parent (Behavioral Intervention) Clinical Trial Eligibility Overview. Trial Name: NCT04986800 — N/A

Mental Health Issue Research Study Groups: Intervention Group

Mental Health Issue Clinical Trial 2023: PROACTIVE Parent Highlights & Side Effects. Trial Name: NCT04986800 — N/A

PROACTIVE Parent (Behavioral Intervention) 2023 Treatment Timeline for Medical Study. Trial Name: NCT04986800 — N/A

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

Is recruitment for this study still open?

"The trial's posting on clinicaltrials.gov reveals that the study is not accepting enrolment at this time, having been last updated in February of 2023. Nevertheless, there are 54 trials currently searching for participants today."

Answered by AI

What is the objective this clinical experiment hopes to achieve?

"This medical experiment, which will span over an 11-week period, aims to measure the Parent-Patient Activation Measure - Mental health (PPAM). Secondary goals include the PROMIS Parent-Proxy Pediatric Depressive Symptoms Short Form 8a (PROMIS Depressive), Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS) and PROMIS Parent-Proxy Pediatric Depressive Symptoms Short Form 8a. All of these evaluations involve a parent report wherein responses range from 1 (never) to 5 (almost always); with higher scores indicating more severe depression severity."

Answered by AI

Recent research and studies

clinicaltrials.govStudy

Providing Access To Innovative & Evidence-Based Intervention

Heather Risser 2024. "Providing Access To Innovative & Evidence-Based Intervention". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04986800.