Integrating a Parenting Intervention Into Substance Use Treatment: A Feasibility Study
- Conditions
- Parenting
- Registration Number
- NCT04784858
- Lead Sponsor
- Toronto Metropolitan University
- Brief Summary
While motherhood is central to the design of maternal integrated substance use treatment programs, "evidence-based" parenting interventions tailored to the needs of the population are rare. Stakeholder engagement has revealed that the evidence-base is not reflective of the needs of client population. With 34 ECD programs in Ontario, ECD programs are unique position to pilot Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch Up (ABC) and see if it is a good fit for their clients and if it is effective and feasible. ABC is 10-week evidence-based parenting intervention for parents who live in the context of complex risk, including mental health, addictions, child welfare involvement, and poverty. Investigators of this project will complete a open label mixed method feasibility pilot study involving active implementation of ABC that will involve: 1. exploration facilitators and barriers of the year-long implementation and training process and 2. exploration of changes in maternal mental health, substance use and parenting outcomes from beginning to end of treatment. Results of this mixed method pilot study will inform a larger trial with a control group and support a funding application to support its completion.
- Detailed Description
While motherhood is central to the design of maternal integrated substance use treatment programs, there are few "evidence-based" parenting interventions tailored to the needs of the population. This study will address this limitation in current parenting intervention research by exploring if Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch Up (ABC) is well suited and feasible to implement within integrated maternal substance use outpatient treatment. ABC is 10-week evidence-based parenting intervention for parents who live in the context of complex risk, including mental health, addictions, child welfare involvement, and poverty. Investigators of this project will complete a open label mixed method feasibility pilot study involving active implementation of ABC that will involve: 1. exploration facilitators and barriers of the year-long implementation and training process and 2. exploration of changes in maternal mental health, substance use and parenting outcomes from beginning to end of treatment. Results of this mixed method pilot study will inform a larger trial with a control group and support a funding application to support its completion.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- UNKNOWN
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 34
- Women pregnant/parenting children ages 6-24 months
- Women that are clients of participating ECD agencies
Study & Design
- Study Type
- OBSERVATIONAL
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Maternal Sensitivity 9 minutes play session Coded from observed parent-child interactions
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Reflective Functioning 5 minutes Reflective Function (RF) 18-item questionnaire
Parenting Stress 10 minutes Parental Stress Index (PSI) - Short Form, 36 item questionnaire
Perceived Social Support 5 minutes Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPS), 12 item questionnaire
Difficulties in Emotion Regulation 5 minutes Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale-SF (DERS-SF), 18-item questionnaire
Interpersonal Emotion Regulation 8 minutes Interpersonal Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (IERQ), 20-item
Parental Reflective Functioning 5 minutes Reflective Function Questionnaire (PRF-Q) 8-item questionnaire
Depression, Anxiety, and Stress 8 minutes Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS21) - 21 item questionnaire
Substance use screener 2 minutes Global Appraisal of Individual Needs (Substance Use) (GAIN), 5-item questionnaire
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Ryerson University
🇨🇦Toronto, Ontario, Canada