New course aims to ease parent-teen tension
NCT ID NCT06966323
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests a group course called 'Hold me Tight / Let me Go' for parents of teens aged 12 to 18. The course includes four group sessions and three family meetings to improve communication and reduce negative patterns. Researchers will track changes in relationship satisfaction and conflict over time using surveys and interviews.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Hold me Tight / Let me Go group course
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this course could give families a practical way to improve communication and reduce conflict at home.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study with 150 families. Results may not apply to all families, and the course requires time and commitment.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 150 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2025
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Families with adolescents aged 12 to 18 years will be recruited via participating clinical practices (mental health organizations) in the Netherlands. Recruitment will focus on families experiencing difficulties in the parent-adolescent relationship that are believed to contribute to the adolescent's emotional or behavioral problems. The population includes single-parent families, two-parent families, and blended families. The intervention is offered in the context of regular care.
- Ages
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12 to 18 years
- Sex
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Anyone
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
We will include: 1. Families with one or both parents/primary caretaker (single parent or blended families are allowed) with one adolescent of 12 to 18 years of age; 2. Adolescent problems are deemed to be exacerbated by a stressful parent-adolescent relationship. We will exclude: 1. Participants in command of the Dutch language. 2. Parents/primary caretakers and adolescents with severe psychopathology (e.g., psychosis, acute suicidality, severe depression) that will interfere with participation in the program. 3. Parents/primary caretakers already attending systemic therapy or intensive parental guidance during the waiting period and during HmT/LmG. Other individual therapy will be registered during intake, and afterwards by the therapists. During follow-up systemic interventions are allowed but have to be registered.
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How to take part
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The places running it
3 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Connected Together
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGAlmere Stad, Netherlands
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Molemann Mental Health
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGAlmere Stad, Netherlands
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Molemann Mental Health
RECRUITINGHilversum, Netherlands
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Twig Clinics B.V.
RECRUITINGBilthoven, Netherlands
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Twig Clinics B.V.
RECRUITINGWoerden, Netherlands
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