Family‐based preventive intervention for children of parents with severe mental illness: A randomized clinical trial
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Family‐based preventive intervention for children of parents with severe mental illness : A randomized clinical trial. / Müller, Anne Dorothee; Gjøde, Ida Christine Tholstrup; Thams, Nikolaj; Ingversen, Sidsel; Moszkowicz, Mala; Jepsen, Jens Richardt Møllegaard; Mikkelsen, Lisbeth Juhl; Nielsen, Signe Sofie; Hemager, Nicoline; Nordentoft, Merete; Thorup, Anne A. E.
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T1 - Family‐based preventive intervention for children of parents with severe mental illness
T2 - A randomized clinical trial
AU - Müller, Anne Dorothee
AU - Gjøde, Ida Christine Tholstrup
AU - Thams, Nikolaj
AU - Ingversen, Sidsel
AU - Moszkowicz, Mala
AU - Jepsen, Jens Richardt Møllegaard
AU - Mikkelsen, Lisbeth Juhl
AU - Nielsen, Signe Sofie
AU - Hemager, Nicoline
AU - Nordentoft, Merete
AU - Thorup, Anne A. E.
PY - 2024/2/9
Y1 - 2024/2/9
N2 - BackgroundChildren of parents with a severe mental illness have an increased risk of developing a lifetime mental illness. We aimed to compare the effects of a preventive family-based intervention, VIA Family, with treatment as usual (TAU) on these children's global functioning.MethodsBetween 2017 and 2021, we conducted a pragmatic, rater-blinded, two-arm parallel-group superiority trial in Denmark. Families with at least one child aged 6–12 years and at least one biological parent with schizophrenia spectrum disorder, bipolar disorder, or recurrent major or moderate depression were included. We randomly allocated 95 families with their 113 children to VIA Family or TAU (ratio 1:1). VIA Family was individually tailored and based on case management. The intervention included options for psychoeducation, parental support, and treatment for emerging child psychiatric symptoms. Blinded raters assessed children and their families at baseline and after 18 months. The primary outcome was the difference in change between groups at end-of-treatment in daily global functioning measured with the Children's Global Assessment Scale. Secondary outcomes were emotional and behavioral problems and days absent from school. We analyzed data blinded to allocation.ResultsAt post-intervention, differences in mean change from baseline between VIA Family and TAU were non-significant (CGAS: −1.20, 95% CI = −6.61; 4.21, p = 0.66), as were the differences on the secondary and exploratory outcomes.ConclusionContrary to our hypothesis, we did not find a superior effect of VIA Family compared with TAU. The short follow-up period and large sample heterogeneity might explain the null findings. Therefore, a possible long-term, preventive treatment effect has yet to be explored.
AB - BackgroundChildren of parents with a severe mental illness have an increased risk of developing a lifetime mental illness. We aimed to compare the effects of a preventive family-based intervention, VIA Family, with treatment as usual (TAU) on these children's global functioning.MethodsBetween 2017 and 2021, we conducted a pragmatic, rater-blinded, two-arm parallel-group superiority trial in Denmark. Families with at least one child aged 6–12 years and at least one biological parent with schizophrenia spectrum disorder, bipolar disorder, or recurrent major or moderate depression were included. We randomly allocated 95 families with their 113 children to VIA Family or TAU (ratio 1:1). VIA Family was individually tailored and based on case management. The intervention included options for psychoeducation, parental support, and treatment for emerging child psychiatric symptoms. Blinded raters assessed children and their families at baseline and after 18 months. The primary outcome was the difference in change between groups at end-of-treatment in daily global functioning measured with the Children's Global Assessment Scale. Secondary outcomes were emotional and behavioral problems and days absent from school. We analyzed data blinded to allocation.ResultsAt post-intervention, differences in mean change from baseline between VIA Family and TAU were non-significant (CGAS: −1.20, 95% CI = −6.61; 4.21, p = 0.66), as were the differences on the secondary and exploratory outcomes.ConclusionContrary to our hypothesis, we did not find a superior effect of VIA Family compared with TAU. The short follow-up period and large sample heterogeneity might explain the null findings. Therefore, a possible long-term, preventive treatment effect has yet to be explored.
U2 - 10.1002/jcv2.12216
DO - 10.1002/jcv2.12216
M3 - Journal article
JO - JCPP Advances
JF - JCPP Advances
SN - 2692-9384
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