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Behavioural Intervention

Behavioral Training App for Childhood Behavior

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Led By Anil Chacko, PhD
Research Sponsored by New York University
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Child must be between the ages of 6-12 at the time of baseline/pre-intervention data collection
Be younger than 18 years old
Must not have
Child or parent/caregiver presents with emergency psychiatric needs that require services beyond those that can be managed within this intervention format (e.g., hospitalization, specialized placement outside the home)
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up before starting the intervention, 4 weeks after starting the intervention, and 8 weeks after starting the intervention
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Summary

This trial will test the effectiveness of a new app that rewards children for completing tasks like homework and cleaning their room. Parents will use the app to assign rewards to their children. The study will involve

Who is the study for?
This trial is for families with school-age children (6-12 years old) who have significant behavioral problems. The study is looking to include 100 families where the child may be dealing with issues like attention deficit, depression, disruptive behavior, stress, or anxiety.
What is being tested?
The trial is testing a new app designed to help manage children's behavior through a rewards system versus a sham app that looks similar but doesn't reward based on task completion. Families will use the apps daily for 8 weeks without knowing which one they're using until the end of the study.
What are the potential side effects?
Since this trial involves using an app rather than medication, traditional side effects are not expected. However, there might be indirect consequences related to frustration or disappointment if expected improvements in behavior are not observed.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

You may be eligible if you check “Yes” for the criteria below
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My child is between 6 and 12 years old.

Exclusion Criteria

You may be eligible for the trial if you check “No” for criteria below:
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I or my child need more help than this study can provide due to severe mental health issues.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~before starting the intervention, 4 weeks after starting the intervention, and 8 weeks after starting the intervention
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and before starting the intervention, 4 weeks after starting the intervention, and 8 weeks after starting the intervention for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
IOWA Conners Rating Scale
Impairment Rating Scale - Parent/Teacher Version (IRS) (Pelham, Fabiano, & Massetti, 2005)
The Disruptive Behavior Disorders (DBD) Rating Scale (Pelham et al., 1992)
Secondary outcome measures
Revised Child Anxiety and Depression Scale - Parent version (R-CADS-P; Chorpita & Spence, 2003)
The Parenting Stress Index-Short Form (PSI-SF) (Abidin, 1995)
Usability Survey

Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Placebo Group
Group I: Treatment appExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Behavioral interventions are a well-established psychosocial intervention for the treatment of disruptive behavior disorders and related behavioral difficulties (e.g., ODD, ADHD). Behavioral training is based on social learning and operant conditioning principles in which parents are instructed to utilize positive reinforcement and reward systems to facilitate positive behaviors (e.g., compliance) in their child and reduce challenging behaviors (e.g., opposition). The intervention involves the use of an app to deliver a behavioral intervention using contingency reward systems. It translates established content and processes into a digital format to be delivered through a mobile app. For both conditions, there will be a parent and a child version of the app which are linked. The treatment app involves the use of contingency reward systems to shape targeted behaviors in children. The treatment app also includes psychoeducational guides for parents to review daily.
Group II: Placebo appPlacebo Group1 Intervention
Behavioral interventions are a well-established psychosocial intervention for the treatment of disruptive behavior disorders and related behavioral difficulties (e.g., ODD, ADHD). Behavioral training is based on social learning and operant conditioning principles in which parents are instructed to utilize positive reinforcement and reward systems to facilitate positive behaviors (e.g., compliance) in their child and reduce challenging behaviors (e.g., opposition). The intervention involves the use of an app to deliver a behavioral intervention using contingency reward systems. It translates established content and processes into a digital format to be delivered through a mobile app. For both conditions, there will be a parent and a child version of the app which are linked. The placebo arm will receive access to an app that does not include the contingency reward system.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

New York UniversityLead Sponsor
234 Previous Clinical Trials
313,795 Total Patients Enrolled
12 Trials studying Depression
15,244 Patients Enrolled for Depression
Joon, Inc.UNKNOWN
Anil Chacko, PhDPrincipal InvestigatorNew York University
4 Previous Clinical Trials
284 Total Patients Enrolled
~67 spots leftby Sep 2025
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