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At a Glance
Age
4 – 99
Sex
Any
Study type
Interventional
Purpose
Basic Science
Participants needed
180 (estimated)
Sponsor
University of Pittsburgh · Other
Who this trial is looking for
This trial is looking for mothers and their children aged 4-6 to participate in a study about improving children's happiness. Participants will either receive coaching on how to support their child's positive feelings or general parenting support. The study will assess changes in the child's emotional response before and after the sessions.
Are You a Good Fit for This Trial?
You may be able to join if
I am the birth mother of the child.
I provide regular care for my child.
I have high levels of depression.
I am at least 18 years old.
My child is aged 4-6.
You may not be able to join if
I have a history of bipolar disorder.
I have a history of a psychotic disorder.
My child has a history of psychiatric illness.
My child has a history of neurodevelopmental disorder.
My child has a history of neurological disorder.
My child has a high score for behavioral problems.
Summarized in plain language from this trial's official eligibility criteria.
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The goal of this mechanistic clinical trial is to examine whether parent-coaching aimed at increasing child positive affect will increase child neural response to reward. The main questions it aims to answer are:
Aim 1. Characterize child neural reward response and its relation to maternal socialization of positive emotions at baseline in healthy young children.
Aim 2. Evaluate how coaching-rela…
The goal of this mechanistic clinical trial is to examine whether parent-coaching aimed at increasing child positive affect will increase child neural response to reward. The main questions it aims to answer are:
Aim 1. Characterize child neural reward response and its relation to maternal socialization of positive emotions at baseline in healthy young children.
Aim 2. Evaluate how coaching-related changes in maternal socialization of positive emotion expression contribute to increases in child neural reward response over time.
Aim 3. Examine how maternal socialization of positive emotion expression contributes to increases in child neural reward response in the moment.
Participating mother-child dyads will be randomized to either 3 sessions of parent coaching of child positive affect or 3 sessions of a general parenting support intervention and neural response to reward and affective behavior will be examined pre and post intervention.
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria for Mothers:
* Birth mother (biologically female, any gender)
* Providing regular care for participating child (i.e., at least 50% of time)
* Elevated, clinically significant levels of depression (16 or higher on CES-D)
* Aged 18+
Exclusion Criteria for Mothers:
* Lifetime hist…
Inclusion Criteria for Mothers:
* Birth mother (biologically female, any gender)
* Providing regular care for participating child (i.e., at least 50% of time)
* Elevated, clinically significant levels of depression (16 or higher on CES-D)
* Aged 18+
Exclusion Criteria for Mothers:
* Lifetime history of a bipolar disorder
* Lifetime history of a psychotic disorder
Inclusion Criteria for Participating Child:
-Aged 4-6 years
Exclusion Criteria for Participating Child:
* T-score greater than 63 on the internalizing or externalizing composites of the CBCL
* Lifetime history of a psychiatric illness
* Lifetime history of neurodevelopmental disorder
* Lifetime history of neurological disorder
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