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NCT Number: NCT02234661

Expanding the Cycle of Opportunity: Simultaneously Educating Parents and Children in Head Start

The CAP Family Advancement Study (CAP FAST) is a randomized control trial of CareerAdvance®, a dual-generation program providing education, career coaching, and soft-skills training for parents while their children attend CAP Tulsa's Head Start programs.

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Key information

Conditions

Children Parents

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, United States

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About this study

Randomization will take place with all applicants who have agreed to the study and are selected to participate in CareerAdvance®. Two-thirds of participants will be selected for the treatment group and will be able to enroll in CareerAdvance® immediately. The other one-third of the participants will be assigned to the control group and will not be able to enroll in CareerAdvance® for two years. Those who are selected for the control group will have access to CAP Tulsa's rich array of service outside of CareerAdvance®, including high quality early childhood education. The randomization process is introduced to parents during CareerAdvance® information sessions, and consent for the randomization process is required in order to apply to CareerAdvance®.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Families whose children attend CAP Tulsa's Early Head Start and Head Start programs, and whose parents have applied to CareerAdvance®.

Exclusion criteria

  • Participants who have not applied to CareerAdvance®..

Treatment and study plan

CareerAdvance®

Behavioral

CareerAdvance® is a dual-generation program providing education, career coaching, and soft-skills training for parents while their children attend CAP Tulsa's Head Start programs.

Primary outcomes

  1. Parent's educational achievement

    Time frame: 16 months

    Defined education course credit attainment

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Northwestern University

Other

Collaborators

  • Department of Health and Human Services

Registry information

Acronym: CAPFAST

Important dates

Study start
2014
Primary completion
2020
Study completion
2020
First posted
Sep 9, 2014
Registry last updated
Mar 1, 2021

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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