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NCT Number: NCT01670227

ParentCorps: Promoting Healthy Development in Children From Low Income Communities

The purpose of this study was to determine whether ParentCorps promotes academic achievement and prevents mental health problems in children living in disadvantaged urban communities

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Key information

Conditions

Behavior Problems of Childhood and Adolescence

Age range

4 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

New York University School of Medicine, The Child Study Center

New York, 10016, United States

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

Enrollment in Pre-K
At least one English-Speaking caregiver

Exclusion criteria

Treatment and study plan

ParentCorps

Behavioral

ParentCorps is a culturally-informed, universal intervention (for all children enrolled in Pre-K within an elementary school) designed to promote positive behavioral supports for children at home and in the classroom. ParentCorps includes two complementary components: 1) parent and child group intervention (13 2-hour sessions after school) for Pre-K students and their families; 2) professional development and individual consultation for early childhood teachers.

Primary outcomes

Change from baseline in Academic achievement through Year 4

Time frame: Assessed twice per year in Years 1 and 2, and then annually through Year 4

Academic achievement test scores assessed via the Kaufman Test of Educational Achievement (KTEA)
Change from baseline in Child behavior at school through Year 4

Time frame: Assessed twice per year in Years 1 and 2, and then annually through Year 6

Masked observations of child behavior at school

Secondary outcomes

Change from baseline Academic performance through Year 4

Time frame: Assessed twice per year in Years 1 and 2, and then annually through Year 6

Teacher and parent ratings of academic performance
Change from baseline Behavior through Year 4

Time frame: Assessed twice per year in Years 1 and 2, and then annually through Year 6

Teacher and parent ratings of behavior
Change from baseline Parent engagement in school through Year 4

Time frame: Assessed twice per year in Years 1 and 2, and then annually through Year 6

Teacher rating of parent engagement in school
Change from baseline Positive behavior support through Year 4

Time frame: Assessed twice per year in Years 1 and 2

Parent report of positive behavior support
Change from baseline Classroom climate and positive behavior support through Year 4

Time frame: Assessed twice per year in Years 1 and 2, and then annually through Year 4

Masked observations of classroom climate and positive behavior support

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

NYU Langone Health

Other

Collaborators

National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
U.S. Department of Education

Registry information

Official study title

Preventing Conduct Problems in Poor Urban Preschoolers

Acronym: ParentCorps

Important dates

Study start: 2005
Primary completion: 2015
Study completion: 2015
First posted: Aug 22, 2012
Registry last updated: Jun 15, 2023

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