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Emotion Focused Family Therapy for Children's Mental Health Difficulties

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Recruiting

Led By Kristel Thomassin, Ph.D

Research Sponsored by University of Guelph

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

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

Must have

Be younger than 18 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up change at 6 weeks; change at 4 months

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Study Summary

This trial will test if a 6-week group therapy program can help parents better support their child's emotional development, leading to improved family functioning.

Who is the study for?

This trial is for parents of children aged 7 to 15 who are dealing with anxiety, depression, or behavioral issues. The child must live at home with the parent willing to participate in the therapy. It's not suitable for families where a parent or child has severe mental health disorders, language disabilities, or is already receiving intensive psychological intervention.Check my eligibility

What is being tested?

The trial tests Emotion Focused Family Therapy (EFFT), which teaches parents skills to help their child develop emotional abilities and improve behavior. Parents will attend a group EFFT program for six weeks and results will be tracked up to four months after.See study design

What are the potential side effects?

Since EFFT involves psychological education and support rather than medication, traditional side effects like those seen with drugs aren't expected. However, participants may experience emotional discomfort as they engage with challenging family dynamics during therapy.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ change at 6 weeks; change at 4 months

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~change at 6 weeks; change at 4 months

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and change at 6 weeks; change at 4 months for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

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

Primary outcome measures

Change in child emotion regulation at 6 weeks and 4 months

Change in child psychopathology symptoms at 6 weeks and 4 months

Change in parent-child co-regulation at 6 weeks and 4 months

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Secondary outcome measures

Change in parental emotion blocks at 6 weeks and 4 months

Change in parental emotion socialization at 6 weeks and 4 months

Change in parental self-efficacy at 6 weeks and 4 months

+5 more

Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Active Control

Group I: EFFT interventionExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

Treatment (6-week group Emotion Focused Family Therapy) will be administered to participants in this arm.

Group II: Waitlist (delayed intervention)Active Control1 Intervention

No treatment will be administered to participants in this arm until after the 4-month follow-up in-lab assessment is completed.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

University of GuelphLead Sponsor

80 Previous Clinical Trials

9,776 Total Patients Enrolled

1 Trials studying Depression

576 Patients Enrolled for Depression

Kristel Thomassin, Ph.DPrincipal InvestigatorUniversity of Guelph

Media Library

Emotion Focused Family Therapy Clinical Trial Eligibility Overview. Trial Name: NCT05603000 — N/A

Depression Research Study Groups: Waitlist (delayed intervention), EFFT intervention

Depression Clinical Trial 2023: Emotion Focused Family Therapy Highlights & Side Effects. Trial Name: NCT05603000 — N/A

Emotion Focused Family Therapy 2023 Treatment Timeline for Medical Study. Trial Name: NCT05603000 — N/A

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Does this experiment accept volunteers over the age of twenty?

"This clinical trial necessitates that patients participating must be between 7 and 15 years old."

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How many participants have the capacity to partake in this experiment?

"Affirmative. The information posted on clinicaltrials.gov reveals that this medical study, which was first published in October 11th 2022, is actively recruiting participants. There is a need for 200 volunteers to be enrolled from one location."

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Is there a way for me to become involved in this research endeavor?

"This research project aims to include 200 minors aged 7-15 suffering from depression. To be eligible, the parent of the applicant must agree to join in on the intervention and live with their child at home."

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What is the anticipated result of this clinical trial?

"The primary purpose of this research is to evaluate the change in parental psychopathology symptoms after 6 weeks and 4 months. Additionally, researchers will assess changes in parental self-efficacy (measured via Me as a Parent Questionnaire), perceived parenting stress (assessed through Parental Stress Scale) and treatment satisfaction (quantified using the Parent/Child Satisfaction Scales)."

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Are there any openings in this experiment where participants can join?

"Affirmative. According to clinicaltrials.gov, the study is still in search for participants with a posted date of October 11th 2022 and an updated posting of October 27th 2022. The trial hopes to gather 200 individuals from 1 medical facility."

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