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NCT Number: NCT03146572

Primary Care and Parenting

The objective of this study to evaluate potential impact of a brief, low-cost primary care-based intervention of parenting self-efficacy, knowledge, and behavior.

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Key information

Conditions

Parenting Behavior Development, Child Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice

Age range

6 month–12 month

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Early Phase 1

Primary location

University of Illinois at Chicago

Chicago, Illinois, 60612, United States

About this study

Enriching parenting behaviors in early childhood promotes child development and offers a promising strategy to reduce future educational disparities. However, current interventions are limited by cost and have not been widely disseminated. Recognized as a target for research to improve early childhood development and subsequent school readiness skills among at-risk families, the primary care setting offers an ideal opportunity to reach the millions of children living in poverty. However, what remains unknown is how to more efficiently leverage the primary care setting to deliver a sustainable and effective preventive program to promote positive parenting behaviors and encourage early childhood development in low-income families. Therefore, the investigators designed Sit Down and Play (SDP) a brief parent-directed program delivered in the primary care setting. Modeled after the widely disseminated literacy program Reach Out and Read and grounded in social cognitive theory, SDP is intended to take place during each pediatric well-child visit occurring in a child's first two years with the goal of promoting positive parenting behaviors.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

Parent is 18 years or older Child is present for a 6, 9, or 12 month well-child visit who attends University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) for well-child care Adult present with child at appointment is parent/caregiver of child

Exclusion criteria

Parent is non-English speaking Child is acutely sick

Treatment and study plan

Sit Down and Play

Behavioral

Sit Down and Play (SDP) is designed to be a brief, low-cost intervention that incorporates key theoretical constructs to elicit positive parenting behaviors. It is intended to be delivered by existing clinical staff, nonprofessionals, or volunteers during each of the eight well-child visits between 2-24 months of age while a family waits to be seen by their pediatrician in the examination room

Other names: Handout

Handout

Other

Handout providing written descriptions of strategies to encourage positive parenting behaviors

Primary outcomes

  1. Change in Parental Knowledge

    Time frame: Enrollment and 7 months post-enrollment

    Change in parental knowledge regarding importance of talking with children

  2. Change in participation in cognitively stimulating activities

    Time frame: Enrollment and 7 months post-enrollment

    Change in participation in cognitively stimulating activities such as reading and play as measured by the StimQ

  3. Change in parenting self-efficacy

    Time frame: Enrollment and 7 months post-enrollment

    Change in perceived self-efficacy in parenting activity as measured by The Tool to Measure Parenting Self Efficacy

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Illinois at Chicago

Other

Collaborators

  • Society of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics

Registry information

Official study title

Utilizing the Primary Care Setting to Deliver a Brief Program to Enhance Parenting Behaviors

Important dates

Study start
2017
Primary completion
2018
Study completion
2018
First posted
May 10, 2017
Registry last updated
Feb 13, 2020

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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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