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NCT Number: NCT03329625

Preventing Conduct Disorder in Child Welfare

A mixed methods randomized control trial was conducted to test the effectiveness of Pathways Triple P with child welfare involved families compared to treatment as usual. Outcomes tested included parenting behaviors and attitudes, and child behavior problems. 144 families were recruited into the study. Data was collected at 4 time points (baseline, 4 months, 9 months, and 18 months). Over 70% were retained from baseline to 18 months.

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Key information

Conditions

Behavioral Disorder Child Maltreatment Mental Disorders

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Families with open child protective service case following allegation of child physical abuse or neglect
  • parent of child between the age of 3 and 12
  • Child remained in the home following investigation
  • parent spoke English

Exclusion criteria

  • parent's child could not have chronic medical condition or have a pervasive developmental delay

Treatment and study plan

Pathways Triple P

Behavioral

Pathways Triple was developed by Matt Sanders and is a behavioral parent training intervention designed to treat child behavior problems and prevent child maltreatment.

Services as usual

Behavioral

Families received family centered services and other parenting interventions as deemed appropriate by the child welfare case manager.

Primary outcomes

  1. Eyberg Child Behavior Inventory

    Time frame: 18 months

    Child Behavior Problems

  2. PedsQL

    Time frame: 18 months

    Pediatric Quality of Life Scale

Secondary outcomes

  1. Parenting Stress Inventory

    Time frame: 18 months

    Parent Stress

  2. Parent Anger Inventory

    Time frame: 18 months

    Parent Anger

  3. Parental Sense of Competence

    Time frame: 18 months

    Parent Sense of Competence

  4. Alabama Parenting Questionnaire

    Time frame: 18 months

    Parenting Behavior Inventory

  5. Depression Anxiety Stress Scales

    Time frame: 18 months

    Parental Mental Health

  6. AUDIT

    Time frame: 18 months

    Alcohol Abuse in Parents

  7. The Drug Abuse Screening Test

    Time frame: 18 months

    Parent Substance use

  8. HITS IPV Screening

    Time frame: 18 months

    Domestic Violence history

  9. PQL

    Time frame: 18 months

    Parent Report of Child Quality of Life

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Washington University School of Medicine

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Registry information

Official study title

PREVENTING CONDUCT DISORDER AMONG CHILDREN IN THE CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM

Important dates

Study start
2010
Primary completion
2015
Study completion
2015
First posted
Nov 6, 2017
Registry last updated
Nov 6, 2017

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