Recruiting

Tele-PCIT

Sponsor:

Medical University of South Carolina

Code:

NCT07225010

Conditions

Disruptive Behavior

Pediatrics

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 2 - 7

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

Telehealth Parent Child Interaction Therapy

Telehealth Parent Child Interaction Therapy (Delayed Start)

Study Details

Brief summary:

The study will examine Parent Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) delivered via telehealth (Tele-PCIT) for young children at risk for adverse childhood experiences and/or trauma exposure.

Conditions

Disruptive Behavior

Pediatrics

Study ID

NCT07225010

Start date

Feb 12, 2026

Status verified date

Mar, 2026

Completion date

Aug, 2028

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Aug, 2028

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 2 - 7

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Child participants must:

  • Be between 2:0-6:11 years old
  • Have elevated levels of disruptive behavior problems as defined by the Eyberg Child Behavior Inventory (ECBI)
  • Have receptive language appropriate for PCIT (approximately 2-years old)
  • Medicaid eligible, or be uninsured
  • Score of 1 or greater on an ACEs (adverse childhood experiences) measure (PEARLS)
  • Parent participants must:

  • Be the child's legal guardian
  • Be able to provide consent for themselves (i.e., have decision making capacity and do not need a legally authorized representative themselves).
  • Must be living with the child

Exclusion Criteria:

  • None

Study Design

Enrollment

50 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Randomized

Intervention Model

Parallel Assignment

Primary purpose

Treatment

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: Tele-PCIT

Families in the Tele-PCIT condition will recieve a time limited (10 session) version of PCIT via telehealth.

other: Waitlist Control

Delayed Start of Tele-PCIT

Interventions

Telehealth Parent Child Interaction Therapy

During tele-PCIT, therapists coach parents on parenting strategies while they play with their child during one hour weekly sessions. The first phase of therapy focuses on increasing positive behaviors and the second phase focuses on decreasing negative behaviors with discipline strategies. The therapist and the family will be connected through a video feed on either a phone, tablet, or computer and a Bluetooth headset.

Telehealth Parent Child Interaction Therapy (Delayed Start)

Delayed start of 12-weeks for delivery of Tele-PCIT. During tele-PCIT, therapists coach parents on parenting strategies while they play with their child during one hour weekly sessions. The first phase of therapy focuses on increasing positive behaviors and the second phase focuses on decreasing negative behaviors with discipline strategies. The therapist and the family will be connected through a video feed on either a phone, tablet, or computer and a Bluetooth headset.

Primary outcome measure

  • Parenting Practices [ Time Frame: Assessed at Baseline, 12-weeks post baseline, and at a 3-month follow-up ]
  • Child Behavior [ Time Frame: Assessed at Baseline, 12-weeks post baseline, and at a 3-month follow-up ]
  • Trauma Related Symptoms [ Time Frame: Assessed at Baseline, 12-weeks post baseline, and at a 3-month follow-up ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Locations

Rutledge Tower

Recruiting

Charleston, South Carolina, United States, 29425

Contacts

Rosmary Ros-Demarize, PhD

843-714-1352pcitfamilias@musc.edu

More Information

Sponsor

Medical University of South Carolina

Last update posted

Mar 6, 2026

Last verified

Mar, 2026

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-10. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by Medical University of South Carolina on 2026-03-06.