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NCT Number: NCT07750054

Testing the Impact of the Parenting Young Children Check-up

The proposed project aims to evaluate the Parenting Young Children Check-up (PYCC) through a randomized clinical trial in a pediatric primary care practice in Detroit that primarily serves low-income families. Fifty parents will be randomized to intervention (n = 25) or control (n = 25) conditions. We will follow up with parents 1 month and 3-months later to test the impact of the program on children's behavioral health/disruptive behavior problems, parenting, and parenting stress and to examine how much parents in the intervention group make use of and report satisfaction with the PYCC program.

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Key information

Conditions

Behavioral Health Behavior Behavioral Symptoms Child Behavior Disruptive Behaviors Parenting Behavior Parenting Stress Problem Behavior

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Early Phase 1

Primary location

Wayne Pediatrics

Detroit, Michigan, 48202, United States

Location status: Recruiting

Location contact

Lucy McGoron

CONTACT

[email protected]

3138064414

About this study

This study will test three hypotheses. First, we hypothesize that randomization to the PYCC intervention group, as compared to the control group, will be related to reduced child behavioral health challenges and disruptive behavior problems. Second, we hypothesize that randomization to the PYCC intervention group, as compared to control, will be related to improved positive parenting and reduced parenting stress. Third, for parents in the intervention group, we hypothesize there will be high rates of module use on the PYCC website (i.e., >50%). Finally, for parents in the intervention group, we also hypothesize that there will be high rates of satisfaction with the PYCC overall and with each PYCC module.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Parent of child ages 2-5 years old
  • Report a score of 9 or higher on the Preschool Pediatric Symptoms Checklist

Exclusion criteria

  • Does not speak/read English

Treatment and study plan

Parenting Young Children Check-up

Behavioral

The Parenting Young Children Check-up (PYCC) is a technology-based program for parents of young children with challenging behavior. The PYCC has three components: 1) the initial check-up, 2) text messages, and 3) the parenting program website.

Primary outcomes

  1. Disruptive Behavior Problems

    Time frame: From enrollment (baseline) to follow-up at 1-month and 3-months post baseline

    Measured with the Eyberg Behavior Checklist

  2. Children's Behavioral Health Challenges

    Time frame: From enrollment (baseline) to follow-up at 1-month and 3-months post baseline

    Measured with the Preschool Pediatric Symptoms Checklist

Secondary outcomes

  1. Parenting Stress

    Time frame: From enrollment (baseline) to follow-up at 1-month and 3-months post baseline

    Measured with the Parenting Stress Index

  2. Parenting

    Time frame: From enrollment (baseline) to follow-up at 1-month and 3-months post baseline

    Measured with the Preschool Version of the Alabama Parenting Questionnaire

Other outcomes

  1. Use of Modules on the PYCC Website

    Time frame: From enrollment (baseline) to follow-up at 1-month and 3-months post baseline

    Number of modules used

  2. Satisfaction with the Parenting Young Children Check-up

    Time frame: From enrollment (baseline) to follow-up at 3-months post baseline

Study contacts

Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.

Lucy McGoron

CONTACT

[email protected]

313-664-2500

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Wayne State University

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Randomized Clinical Trial of the Parenting Young Children Check-up in Pediatric Primary Care

Important dates

Study start
2025
Primary completion
2026
Study completion
2026
First posted
Aug 6, 2026
Registry last updated
Aug 6, 2026

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