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Can family counseling shield kids from parental mental illness?

NCT ID NCT04369625

Disease control Sponsor: Silke Wiegand-Grefe, Prof. Dr. Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Aug 03, 2026 · Last updated Aug 04, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This trial tests four family-oriented counseling programs designed to support children and adolescents (ages 3-18) who have a parent with a mental illness or addiction. The programs range from brief therapy for children showing signs of distress to preventive sessions for those without symptoms. The goal is to see if these tailored approaches can reduce psychological symptoms in children and improve their long-term mental health.

What this could mean

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Active substance
Family-oriented counseling programs (CHIMPS-T, CHIMPS-P, CHIMPS-MFT-group, iCHIMPS)
What this could lead to
If successful, this could establish effective counseling approaches to prevent mental health issues in children of mentally ill parents, improving their long-term well-being.
What could go wrong
The trial is complex with multiple intervention types and sites, which may make it hard to show clear benefits. Results may vary across families and settings.

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Study facts

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Phase

Not a phased trial

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Participants

406 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Jan 2020

Finished

Dec 2023

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

3 to 18 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: 1. Familiy with at least one psychiatrically ill parent (all F-diagnoses in ICD-10) and at least one child between the age of 3 and 18 years. 2. Consent to participate in the study. 3. Sufficient knowledge of the German language of parents and children. 4. Consent to data processing of the insurance companies, if insured with one of the participating insurance companies. 5. Consent to participation in special care (in case of interventions). Exclusion Criteria: Severe psychiatric disorders and impairments of parents or children with acute symptoms such as suicidal tendencies, severe depression, addictions, acute psychotic symptoms etc., which will not be sufficiently supplied by these new lowfrequency interventions.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

psychiatric disorder

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Mental health issue

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • University Medical Center Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Klinik für Kinder- und Jugendmedizin

    Hamburg, Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, 20246, Germany

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