Stepping Stones Triple P Project: A population trial of a parenting program for parents with children with disabilities

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Developmental disability; Intellectual disability; Autism Spectrum Disorders (including autism, Autistic Disorder, Asperger's Disorder, PDD-NOS); Neurological, motor, or sensory disability; Child behavioural and emotional problems; Parenting practices and self-efficacy; Mental Health - Other mental health disorders; Human Genetics and Inherited Disorders - Other human genetics and inherited disorders; Public Health - Health promotion/education

• Registration Number: ACTRN12613000803796
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Sydney

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2013-07-22
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 2100

Inclusion Criteria

Total target population:

Parents and caregivers who meet the following criteria:
1. Have a child aged 2-12 years
2. Child has a disability (including intellectual impairment/intellectual disability; developmental disability; an autism spectrum disorder; language delay or disorder; motor, sensory, or physical disability)
3. Child’s diagnosis was made by a paediatrician, psychiatrist, psychologist, neurologist, speech pathologist, or occupational therapist
4. Parent lives in a state currently participating in the SSTP roll out
5. Parent has sufficient language skills to participate in a SSTP program and complete assessment measures, or can access language support

Professionals who meet the following criteria:
1. Work individually or as part of an organisation with children with a disability (including intellectual impairment/intellectual disability; developmental disability; an autism spectrum disorder; language delay or disorder; motor, sensory, or physical disability)
2. Work in a state currently participating in the SSTP roll out
3. Have the capacity to offer a pre-determined number of SSTP programs within their work role.

Sub-sample population:

Parents and caregivers who meet the following criteria:
1. Have a child aged 2-10 years
2. Child has an intellectual impairment/intellectual disability (if aged 6+ years) or developmental delay (if aged less than 6 years)
3. Child’s diagnosis is confirmed through provision of reports or standardised assessments to the research team
4. Parent lives in a state currently participating in the SSTP roll out
5. Parent has sufficient language skills to participate in a SSTP program and complete assessment measures, or can access language support.

Exclusion Criteria

Participants will only be excluded if they do not meet the inclusion criteria listed above.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Primary Outcome 1: Child emotional and behavioural problems. <br><br>This will be assessed with multiple measures: Total Behaviour Problem Score and subscale scores on the Developmental Behaviour Checklist - Parent (DBC-P) or Developmental Behaviour Checklist - Parent - Under 4 (DBC-U4) or the associated short forms; total scores on the Behavioural and Emotional Adjustment subscales of the Child Adjustment and Parent Efficacy Scale (CAPES-DD).[For the entire target population (including the sub-sample): Baseline and at 3 months and 15 months after baseline.]