PRESERVE & CONNECT: Impact Study of the BPC
- Conditions
- TraumaChild Maltreatment
- Registration Number
- NCT06160050
- Lead Sponsor
- University of Vermont
- Brief Summary
The PRESERVE \& CONNECT project is a multi-site randomized control trial of the Breakthrough Parenting Curriculum: Navigating Trauma Across Generations (BPC) in rural and racially and ethnically diverse communities in Vermont and Connecticut.
- Detailed Description
The proposed study will determine the efficacy of the BPC at improving the lives of families with a significant history of trauma and establish the evidence base to allow the BPC to be listed on the Title IV-E Clearing House. The specific research questions that will be answered as are as follows:
Question 1: Does the BPC improve Child Safety? Hypothesis 1a: Parents who complete the BPC will have fewer substantiated of child maltreatment as per administrative records.
Hypothesis 1b: Parents who complete the BPC will report less psychologically aggressive and abusive parenting behaviors (Parenting Scale).
Question 2: Does the BPC improve Child Permanency? Hypothesis 2a: Parents who complete the BPC will have fewer out of family placements and placement disruptions as per administrative records.
Hypothesis 2b: Parents who complete the BPC will have stability or permanency with their family of origin as per administrative records.
Question 3: Does the BPC improve Child Well-Being? Hypothesis 3: Parents who complete the BPC will report improved behavioral and emotional functioning of their children (Strength and Difficulties Questionnaire).
Question 4: Does the BPC improve Adult Well-Being? Hypothesis 4a: Parents who complete the BPC will report improved use of parenting practices to improve the functional relationship with their children (Parenting Self-Efficacy Scale; Parent Stress Index, Parent-Child Relationship Scales).
Hypothesis 4b: Parents who complete the BPC will report improved understanding of the influence of trauma on their parenting behaviors and wellness (Trauma-Informed Knowledge and Parenting Skills Survey).
Question 5: Are the improvements of the BPC associated with demographic factors? Exploratory Analysis 5a: Examine the association between measures of child safety, child well-being, child permanency, and adult well-being and measures of acculturation.
Exploratory Analysis 5a: Examine the association between measures of child safety, child well-being, child permanency, and adult well-being and measures of acculturation
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- NOT_YET_RECRUITING
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 240
- Parents involved in, or at risk of involvement in, the child welfare system.
- active psychosis without medication stabilization
- ongoing major depressive episodes
- active suicidal ideation
- active homicidal ideation
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Child Safety up to 6 months substantiated reports of child maltreatment as per administrative records
Child Permanency up to 6 months out of family placements and placement disruptions as per administrative records. Total amount of each type of placement.
Child Well-being 10 weeks behavioral and emotional functioning of their children (Strength and Difficulties Questionnaire).
Parenting Self-Efficacy Scale 10 weeks Scores range from 0-160. Higher scores indicate more self efficacy
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Parental Stress Index 10 weeks Parent Stress Index Self-Report Measure
Trauma-Informed Knowledge and Parenting Skills Survey 10 weeks understanding of the influence of trauma on their parenting behaviors and wellness
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
University of Vermont
🇺🇸Burlington, Vermont, United States