Prevention program for Externalising Problem behaviour

ISRCTN ISRCTN12686222
DOI https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN12686222
Secondary identifying numbers N/A
Submission date
21/07/2009
Registration date
26/01/2010
Last edited
29/12/2020
Recruitment status
No longer recruiting
Overall study status
Completed
Condition category
Mental and Behavioural Disorders
Prospectively registered
Protocol
Statistical analysis plan
Results
Individual participant data

Plain English summary of protocol

Not provided at time of registration

Contact information

Prof Manfred Doepfner
Scientific

Robert Koch Str. 10
Cologne
50931
Germany

Phone +49 (0)221 4786105
Email Manfred.Doepfner@t-online.de

Study information

Study designCluster-randomised indicated prevention trial
Primary study designInterventional
Secondary study designRandomised controlled trial
Study setting(s)Other
Study typeTreatment
Participant information sheet Not available in web format, please use the contact details below to request a patient information sheet
Scientific titleEfficacy or indicated prevention in children with deviant externalising behaviour aged 3 to 6: a cluster-randomised indicated prevention trial
Study acronymPEP
Study objectives1. Reduction of externalising symptoms assessed by parents and kindergarten teachers
2. Improvement of parents' and teachers' educational behaviour
3. Reduction of parental stress
4. Long-term stability of these effects
Ethics approval(s)Ethics Committee of the German Research Foundation approved on the 7th November 2000
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studiedExternalising behaviour (symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder [ADHD], oppositional defiant disorder [ODD], aggression)
InterventionPEP consists of 10 sessions (90 to 120 minutes each) and a constituting session. Minimum time between two sessions was 1 week. Therefore after the pre-test period (4 months, including home visits at each family) the training period took 3 to 4 months depending on holidays and external reasons for each groups' schedule. Appointments for post test in both arms were planned just after the last session of PEP within the intervention group. Follow ups were carried out via questionnaires only and via mail 1 year after pre-test. Therefore the interval between the timepoints was about six months for each family. The trial was carried out in 2 waves.
Intervention typeOther
Primary outcome measureADHD and ODD Symptom Checklist (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fourth edition [DSM IV]) rated by parents and teachers, measured at pre- and post-test.
Secondary outcome measuresDimensions of educational behaviour, burden and stress, measured at pre- and post-test.
Overall study start date15/07/2001
Completion date14/09/2009

Eligibility

Participant type(s)Patient
Age groupAdult
SexBoth
Target number of participants2500 for screening, 150 indicated individuals for randomisation
Total final enrolment155
Key inclusion criteria1. Children enrolled in public kindergarten
2. Aged 3 to 6 years, either sex
3. At risk for developing externalising behaviour problems
4. Increased scores in a screening questionnaire rated by parents and teachers
Key exclusion criteriaDoes not meet inclusion criteria
Date of first enrolment15/07/2001
Date of final enrolment14/09/2009

Locations

Countries of recruitment

  • Germany

Study participating centre

Robert Koch Str. 10
Cologne
50931
Germany

Sponsor information

University Hospital of Cologne (Uniklinik Köln) (Germany)
Hospital/treatment centre

c/o Prof Dr Manfred Doepfner
Klinik und Poliklinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie des Kindes- und Jugendalters
Robert-Koch-Str. 10
Köln
D-50931
Germany

Phone +49 (0)221 478 6105
Email manfred.doepfner@uk-koeln.de
Website http://www.medizin.uni-koeln.de/index.e.shtml
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Funders

Funder type

Research council

German Research Council (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft [DFG]) (Germany)

No information available

Results and Publications

Intention to publish date
Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to shareNo
IPD sharing plan summaryNot provided at time of registration
Publication and dissemination planNot provided at time of registration
IPD sharing plan

Study outputs

Output type Details Date created Date added Peer reviewed? Patient-facing?
Other publications participation rate analysis 28/05/2010 29/12/2020 Yes No
Results article results 23/12/2013 29/12/2020 Yes No

Editorial Notes

29/12/2020: The following changes have been made:
1. Publication references added.
2. The final enrolment number has been added from the reference.