Mobile Health Solutions for Behavioral Skill Implementation Through Homework

NYU Langone Health

Overview

The primary purpose of this study is to develop a mobile health (mHealth) application that will both advance theory in and clinical practice of homework (HW) implementation. The mobile health application will enhance the existing evidence informed curriculum of a Multiple Family Group model (called 4 Rs and 2 Ss for Strengthening Families Model) for families with children who have disruptive behavior disorders. This mobile application consists of two primary components that will support engagement and integration of the model's core concepts in family life. The first component focuses on delivering homework via a highly engaging, multiplayer, interactive, cooperative, and skill-building game platform aimed at improving the "Design" and "Do" process of homework.The second component focuses on targeting factors putatively related to poor HW implementation within the "Do" process.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

NONE

Conditions

Oppositional Defiant Conduct Disorder

Interventions

Mobile Health ApplictaionBEHAVIORAL

Component 1: Delivering homework via a highly engaging, multiplayer, interactive, cooperative, and skill-building game platform aimed at improving the "Design" and "Do" process of HW. Component 2: Focuses on targeting factors putative related to poor HW implementation within the "Do" process

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 7 YearsMax age: 11 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * youth between the ages of 7 to 11 years and an accompanying adult primary caregiver available to participate in the research and intervention activities * English speaking youth and adult caregiver and * the child should meet criteria for a primary diagnosis of Oppositional Defiant or Conduct Disorder. Exclusion Criteria: * a significant cognitive impairment or emergent psychiatric needs of the caregiver or child that interferes with understanding of program content or informed consent process or requires a higher level of care.

Locations (1)

New York University School of Medicine

New York, New York, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Demographics

Demographics Interview

Time frame: 4 Months

Measure of Disruptive Behavior Disorder (DBD) Symptoms using DBD Rating Scale

Time frame: 4 Months

Measure of Child's Impairment using the Impairment Rating Scale

Time frame: 4 Months

Change in quantity and quality of homework measured using the Homework Rating Scale -II

Time frame: 4 Months

Change in Homework Adherence and Competence Scales

Time frame: 4 Months

Change in Attendance to sessions

Time frame: 4 Months

Change in Consumer Satisfaction and Feedback Measured by Weekly Interviews

Time frame: 4 Months

Change in behavior measured by the IOWA Conners Oppositional/Defiant Scale

Time frame: 4 Months

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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