Parent training may ease mental health struggles in kids with rare genetic disorders
NCT ID NCT06125093
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a 22-week online parenting program (Incredible Years) for families of children aged 3-7 with genetic abnormalities and mental health or developmental problems. 53 families were randomly assigned to the program or usual care. The goal was to see if parents would engage with and find the program helpful, potentially improving child behavior and reducing parental stress.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Incredible Years Autism Spectrum and Language Delays Parent Program (IY-ASLD®) - a behavioral parenting intervention
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide an evidence-based parenting program to help manage behavioral and developmental symptoms in children with genetic conditions.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial (53 participants) focused on feasibility, not a large-scale efficacy study. Results may not apply broadly, and the intervention requires significant time commitment from parents.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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53 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Mar 2023
- Finished
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Sep 2024
- 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.
- Ages
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3 to 7 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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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.
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Children aged 3.0 - 7.11 years at recruitment 2. Children with a diagnosis or in diagnostic process for high suspicion of a genetic abnormality 3. For children up to 5.11 years with withdrawn (defined as CBCL/1.5-5 scores above the borderline clinical range, T-score\> 65) AND/OR pervasive developmental problems (defined as CBCL/1.5-5 scores above the borderline clinical range, T-score\> 65) AND/OR socialization difficulties (defined as Vineland-III scores below 1SD in the socialization subdomains). 4. For children over 6 years with social problems (defined as CBCL/6-18 scores above the borderline clinical range, T-score\> 65) AND/OR thought problems (defined as CBCL/6-18 scores above the borderline clinical range, T-score\> 65) AND/OR socialization difficulties (defined as Vineland-III scores below 1SD in the socialization subdomains). 5. Parents/caregivers showing good understanding of the Spanish or Catalan language 6. Parents/caregivers consenting to take part in the study and signing the informed consent Exclusion Criteria: 1. Children diagnosed with an Autism Spectrum Disorder 2. Children scoring above diagnostic cut-off for Autism or Autism Spectrum Disorder in the ADOS-2. 3. Attending another structured parenting program 4. Children in the care of their local authority
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Hospital Universitari Parc Taulí
Sabadell, Spain
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Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron
Barcelona, Spain
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Sant Joan de Deu
Esplugues de Llobregat, Barcelona, 08950, Spain
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