Parent Coaching for Parent-Child Relationship (PEACHY Trial)

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Waitlist Available

Led By Lauren M. Bylsma, PhD

Research Sponsored by University of Pittsburgh

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

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Must have

Elevated, clinically significant levels of depression (16 or higher on CES-D)

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up from baseline week 1 to final assessment week 5 (week 10 maximum)

Awards & highlights

No Placebo-Only Group

Summary

This trial aims to see if coaching parents to increase their child's positive emotions will also increase the child's brain response to rewards. They will study how a mother's influence on a child's emotions affects

Who is the study for?

This trial is for mother-child pairs where the child is healthy but may need help with positive emotions. The mothers will be trained to encourage happiness in their children. Families must be able to attend three sessions and agree to brain scans for the kids.

What is being tested?

The study tests if coaching moms on how to boost their kids' happiness can affect the children's brain reactions to rewards. Half of the participants get specific parent coaching, while the other half receive general parenting advice.

What are the potential side effects?

There are no direct medical side effects expected from this trial as it involves behavioral interventions rather than medication. However, there might be some discomfort or stress related to attending sessions or undergoing brain scans.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

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I have been diagnosed with significant depression.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ from baseline week 1 to final assessment week 5 (week 10 maximum)

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~from baseline week 1 to final assessment week 5 (week 10 maximum)

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and from baseline week 1 to final assessment week 5 (week 10 maximum) for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

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Primary study objectives

Reward Positivity (RewP)

Secondary study objectives

Behavioral Coding of Parental Encouragement of Child Positive Emotion

Late Positive Potential (LPP)

Parent Responses to Child Positive affect Scale (PRCPS)

Awards & Highlights

No Placebo-Only Group

All patients enrolled in this study will receive some form of active treatment.

Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Active Control

Group I: Parent CoachingExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

Parents will receive 3 sessions based on PCIT-ED aimed at increasing child positive affect.

Group II: Active ControlActive Control1 Intervention

Parents will receive 3 sessions based on traditional PCIT providing more general parenting supporting, including basic psychoeducation and child directed interaction skills.

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