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Prevention and Behaviour for Hyperactive child behaviour, sponsored by University of Auckland
Get in touch This trial recruits from February 2013 for 85 weeks
Ms Nike Franke
Phone: 64 (0)9 623 8899 Ext. 48788
Email: n.franke@auckland.ac.nz
Address:
Faculty of Education, University of Auckland
Private Bag 92601, Symonds Street
Auckland 1150
Inclusion Criteria
Age: From 19 years
Gender: Both males and females
- Parent has a child of 3- or 4-year old.
- The target child has an elevated level of hyperactivity and/ or inattention according to following measures: 'Werry-Weiss-Peters questionnaire' (score of 14 or higher) and the preschool version of the clinical interview 'Parental Account of Child Symptoms (PACS)' (score of 16 or higher), and parental concern over impairment based on a score of 1 or more on the PACS perceived severity scale or impact scale
- Parent has access to a computer and broadband internet.
Exclusion Criteria
Parent who is currently seeing a professional for the childs behaviour difficulties (rationale: if the target child is receiving support from another service, then it will be difficult to disentangle potential benefits gained from the provided programme from those gained by this external support).
Parent/s is currently seeing a health professional for emotional or psychological problems (rationale: if parents are receiving support from another service, then it will be difficult to disentangle potential benefits gained from the provided programme from those gained by this external support).
Parents with a child suffering from a developmental disability, i.e., autism, intellectual disability, or chronic illness (rationale: the self-help version of Triple P is designed for children with behavioural problems that are otherwise normally developing. A modified version of Triple P, Stepping Stones Triple P, has been specifically designed to meet the unique needs of parents who have children with a developmental or health disability.
Parents who are not able to read an English newspaper without assistance (rationale: the written online materials of this programme are not suitable for parents who cannot read a newspaper without assistance).
ACTRNACTRN12613000480785
A randomized controlled trial evaluating the efficacy of Triple P Online with parents of preschool children with hyperactive/ inattentive behaviour difficulties.
Evaluation of an online parenting programme for parents of 3-4 year-old children.