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NCT Number: NCT01405404

Engaging Low-Income Families in Prevention Programs

The purposes of this study are to (1) study the cost-effectiveness of childcare discounts on increasing parent participation rates in a preventive parent training program called the Chicago Parent Program and (2) evaluate the efficacy of the Spanish-translated version of the Chicago Parent Program in childcare centers serving low-income families with young children.

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Key information

Conditions

Parenting

Age range

2 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 2

Primary location

Rush University Medical Center

Chicago, Illinois, 60612, United States

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • parent of 2-4 year old child enrolled in participating day care center

Exclusion criteria

  • parent previously participated in parent training program

Treatment and study plan

Parent Training and childcare discount

Behavioral

12-session parent training intervention called the Chicago Parent Program; Childcare discount given in one arm to examine its effect on attendance rate

Other names: Chicago Parent Program

Parent Training

Other

12-session group on parenting skills and child behavior management

Other names: Chicago Parent Program

Primary outcomes

  1. Change in child behavior problems

    Time frame: baseline, 3-months, 9-months, 15-months

    Change from baseline to 15 months later on three measures of child behavior problems are used: parent-report (CBCL), teacher-report (CTRF), and observer rating (DPICS)

Secondary outcomes

  1. Changing in parenting behavior

    Time frame: baseline, 3-months, 9-months, 15-months

    change from baseline to 15 months later on parent-report measures(parenting self-efficacy, use of corporal punishment) and observer ratings of parent behavior (use of praise, critical statements, commands, physical negative behaviors, physical positive behaviors) are evaluated

  2. Participation rate

    Time frame: baseline and 3 months

    Enrollment rate is measured at baseline, and number of intervention sessions attended and degree to which parents were actively engaged in the intervention sessions are measured 3 months later at post-intervention

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Rush University Medical Center

Other

Collaborators

  • National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2007
Primary completion
2011
Study completion
2012
First posted
Jul 29, 2011
Registry last updated
May 7, 2013

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