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Study protocol: evaluation of a parenting and stress management programme: a randomised controlled trial of Triple P discussion groups and stress control
<br>Background: Children displaying psychosocial problems are at an increased risk of negative developmental outcomes. Parenting practices are closely linked with child development and behaviour, and parenting programmes have been recommended in the treatment of child psychosocial problems. However, parental mental health also needs to be addressed when delivering parenting programmes as it is linked with parenting practices, child outcomes, and treatment outcomes of parenting programmes. This paper describes the protocol of a study examining the effects of a combined intervention of a parenting programme and a cognitive behavioural intervention for mental health problems.</br>
<br>Methods: The effects of a combined intervention of Triple P Discussion Groups and Stress Control will be examined using a randomised controlled trial design. Parents with a child aged 3?8?years will be recruited to take part in the study. After obtaining informed consent and pre-intervention measures, participants will be randomly assigned to either an intervention or a waitlist condition. The two primary outcomes for this study are change in dysfunctional/ineffective parenting practices and change in symptoms of depression, anxiety, and stress. Secondary outcomes are child behaviour problems, parenting experiences, parental self-efficacy, family relationships, and positive parental mental health. Demographic information, participant satisfaction with the intervention, and treatment fidelity data will also be collected. Data will be collected at pre-intervention, mid-intervention, post-intervention, and 3-month follow-up.</br>
<br>Discussion: The aim of this paper is to describe the study protocol of a randomised controlled trial evaluating the effects of a combined intervention of Triple P Discussion Groups and Stress Control in comparison to a waitlist condition. This study is important because it will provide evidence about the effects of this combined intervention for parents with 3?8?year old children. The results of the study could be used to inform policy about parenting support and support for parents with mental health problems. Trial registration ClinicalTrial.gov: NCT01777724, UTN: U1111-1137-1053.</br>
Training NHS staff to work with people with trauma induced emotional regulation and interpersonal relational difficulties (TIERI)/borderline personality disorder
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Brief intervention to prevent hazardous drinking in young people aged 14–15 in a high school setting (SIPS JR-HIGH): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
Background: Whilst the overall proportion of young people drinking alcohol in the United Kingdom has decreased
in recent years, those who do drink appear to drink a larger amount, and more frequently. Early and heavy drinking
by younger adolescents is a significant public health problem linked to intellectual impairment, increased risk of
injuries, mental health issues, unprotected or regretted sexual experience, violence, and sometimes accidental
death, which leads to high social and economic costs. This feasibility pilot trial aims to explore the feasibility of
delivering brief alcohol intervention in a school setting with adolescents aged 14 and 15 and to examine the
acceptability of study measures to school staff, young people and parents.
Methods and design: Seven schools across one geographical area in the North East of England will be recruited.
Schools will be randomly allocated to one of three conditions: provision of an advice leaflet (control condition,
n= 2 schools); a 30-minute brief interactive session, which combines structured advice and motivational
interviewing techniques delivered by the school learning mentor (level 1 condition, n= 2 schools); and a 60-minute
session involving family members delivered by the school learning mentor (level 2 condition, n= 3 schools).
Participants will be year 10 school pupils (aged 14 and 15) who screen positively on a single alcohol screening
question and who consent to take part in the trial. Year 10 pupils in all seven schools will be followed up at 6 and
12 months. Secondary outcome measures include the ten-question Alcohol-Use Disorders Identification Test. The
EQ-5D-Y and a modified short service use questionnaire will inform the health and social resource costs for any
future economic evaluation.
Young people recruited into the trial will also complete a 28-day timeline follow back questionnaire at 12-month
follow-up. A qualitative evaluation (with young people, school staff, learning mentors, and parents) will examine
facilitators and barriers to the use of screening and brief intervention approaches in the school setting in this age
group