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A national evaluation of the effectiveness of the Incredible Years parent training programme
ISRCTN ISRCTN29121945
ClinicalTrials.gov identifier
Public title A national evaluation of the effectiveness of the Incredible Years parent training programme
Scientific title A randomised controlled trial to evaluate the effectiveness of the Incredible Years BASIC parent training programme
Acronym NA
Serial number at source N/A
Study hypothesis 1. Compared to baseline, there will be a significant reduction of child behaivoural deviancy and an increase in prosocial behaviour
2. Compared to baseline, there will be a significant increase in positive parenting and a significant reduction in harsh parenting. A significant improvement in self-reported parenting competence and a reduction in parent distress is also hypothesised.
Lay summary
Ethics approval National University of Ireland, Maynooth Ethics Committee, approved on 05/11/2007 (ref: 190907)
Study design Pragmatic randomised controlled trial
Countries of recruitment Ireland
Disease/condition/study domain Emotional and behavioural/conduct problems in childhood, parent-child relationships
Participants - inclusion criteria 1. The parent has one child aged 3 - 6 who scores above the clinical threshold on the Eyberg scale completed by the parent. Both mothers and fathers are eligible for the trial. However, data are only collected from one parent of a given child.
2. The parent lives in a low-income household
3. The parent is interested in participating in programme
4. The parent is willing to be placed on a waiting list for a period of 6 months
Participants - exclusion criteria 1. The parent intends to take up another form of parent training during this period
2. The child receives child training during this period
Anticipated start date 01/07/2008
Anticipated end date 31/05/2010
Status of trial Completed
Patient information material Not available in web format, please use the contact details provided in the Interventions field to request a patient information sheet
Target number of participants 160
Interventions Participants will be randomly assigned, at a 2:1 ratio, to an intervention or control (waiting list) group.

IY Basic parent programme
12 weekly group sessions (2.5 hours) will be held. There will be approximately 9 groups with 12 participants in each group.

The intervention promotes positive parenting by increasing positive child behaviour through praise and incentives. Parent-child relationships are improved through the promotion of child-directed play. The intervention provides parents with non-aversive tactics for dealing with problem behaviour. A collaborative approach using role play, modelling, group discussions and analysis of video material is used and parents are helped to identify social learning principles.

Contact details for patient information sheet:
Dr Grainne Ni Mhaille
Incredible Years Ireland Study
Logic Annex 2
NUI Maynooth South Campus
Maynooth
Co. Kildare
Ireland
Tel: +353 (0)1 708 6658
Email: Grainne.NiMhaille@nuim.ie
Primary outcome measure(s) Eyberg Child Behaviour Inventory, assessed at baseline and at 6- and 12-months follow-up.
Secondary outcome measure(s) 1. Beck Depression Inventory (BDI)
2. Parenting Stress Index - Short form (PSI - SF)
3. O'Leary Porter Overt Hostility Scale (OPOHS)
4. Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ)
5. Conners Abbreviated Parent Rating Scale (CAPTRS)
6. Social Competence Parent Scale (SCS - P)
7. Dyadic parent child interactive coding system - revised (DPICS)

All of the above will be assessed at baseline and at 6- and 12-months follow-up.
Sources of funding 1. Archways (Ireland)
2. Atlantic Philanthropies (Ireland)
Trial website http://www.iyirelandstudy.ie
Publications
Contact name Dr  Sinead  McGilloway
  Address Department of Psychology
National University of Ireland at Maynooth
  City/town Maynooth
  Zip/Postcode Co. Kildare
  Country Ireland
Sponsor Archways (Ireland)
  Address Camac House
Oakfield
Clondalkin
  City/town Dublin 22
  Zip/Postcode -
  Country Ireland
  Sponsor website: http://www.archways.ie
Date applied 12/05/2009
Last edited 30/06/2009
Date ISRCTN assigned 30/06/2009
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