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NCT Number: NCT04366687

Smart Parents--Safe and Healthy Kids

The purpose of the proposed study is to assess the effectiveness of the addition of a single-session child sexual abuse (CSA) prevention module (Smart Parents - Safe and Healthy Kids) on improving parents' knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors regarding CSA prevention for parents already receiving parent-education services. The investigators hypothesize that parents who receive the parenting curriculum and the CSA prevention module will (a) demonstrate significant improvement in CSA-related awareness (i.e., knowledge, attitudes) and protective behaviors from pre-test to post-test, and (b) demonstrate higher scores on CSA-related awareness and protective behaviors as compared to parents who only receive the parenting curriculum.

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Key information

Conditions

Child Sexual Abuse

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Guidance Resource Center Bradford, Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States

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Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Parent or caregiver > 18 years old
  • Parent or caregiver of at least one child under 13
  • Enrolled in PAT

Exclusion criteria

  • Parent/caregiver does not speak English
  • Parent is mandated (i.e., court-ordered) to attend parent-training program

Treatment and study plan

Smart Parents - Safe and Healthy Kids

Behavioral

Smart Parents - Safe and Healthy Kids (SPHSK) is a module designed to be added to existing evidence-based parent education programs. Because the module builds off of the core parenting skills developed in existing parent education programs, the module can be delivered in one session. SPSHK is comprised of three key CSA-prevention components: healthy child sexual development, parent-child communication about sex and sexual behaviors, and CSA-specific safety strategies such as vetting a babysitter and monitoring one-on-one time with adults. Behaviorally based, the module presents developmentally comprehensive information to parents of children 0-13 and utilizes role-playing scenarios and activities to maximize parents' use of learned skills.

Parents as Teachers

Behavioral

Parents as Teachers (PAT) is a parent-support program delivered to parents of children under five and focuses on improving parenting skills through parent-child interactions, development centered parenting, and general well-being. PAT has demonstrated positive effects on child and parent outcomes related to school readiness.

Primary outcomes

  1. Change in SmartParents' Knowledge (ASK): Awareness Factor

    Time frame: through study completion, an average of 14 weeks

    This factor measures change in parents' self-reported knowledge of CSA and positive attitudes toward CSA prevention, operationally defined henceforth as 'awareness'

  2. Change in SmartParents' Knowledge (ASK): Protective Behaviors Factor

    Time frame: through study completion, an average of 14 weeks

    This factor measures change in parents' self-reported use of protective behaviors to limit risk for CSA.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Change in Alabama Parenting Questionnaire: Involvement

    Time frame: through study completion, an average of 14 weeks

    e.g., "You ask your child about his/her day in school"

  2. Change in Alabama Parenting Questionnaire: Positive Parenting

    Time frame: through study completion, an average of 14 weeks

    e.g., "You hug or kiss your child when he/she does something well"

  3. Change in Alabama Parenting Questionnaire: Inconsistent Discipline

    Time frame: through study completion, an average of 14 weeks

    e.g., "The punishment you give your child depends on your mood"

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Penn State University

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Smart Parents--Safe and Healthy Kids: Small RCT

Acronym: SPSHK

Important dates

Study start
2018
Primary completion
2019
Study completion
2019
First posted
Apr 29, 2020
Registry last updated
Apr 29, 2020

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