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ParentCorps: Promoting Healthy Development in Children From Low Income Communities

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Behavior Problems of Childhood and Adolescence
Interventions
Behavioral: PARENTCORPS
Registration Number
NCT01670227
Lead Sponsor
NYU Langone Health
Brief Summary

The purpose of this study was to determine whether ParentCorps promotes academic achievement and prevents mental health problems in children living in disadvantaged urban communities

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
1050
Inclusion Criteria
  • Enrollment in Pre-K
  • At least one English-Speaking caregiver
Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Control ConditionPARENTCORPSNo intervention
PARENTCORPSPARENTCORPSParentCorps is a school-based, family-focused universal intervention designed to attenuate the multiple risks associated with urban poverty, on children's health and development
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change from baseline in Academic achievement through Year 4Assessed twice per year in Years 1 and 2, and then annually through Year 4

Academic achievement test scores assessed via the Kaufman Test of Educational Achievement (KTEA)

Change from baseline in Child behavior at school through Year 4Assessed twice per year in Years 1 and 2, and then annually through Year 6

Masked observations of child behavior at school

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change from baseline Academic performance through Year 4Assessed twice per year in Years 1 and 2, and then annually through Year 6

Teacher and parent ratings of academic performance

Change from baseline Behavior through Year 4Assessed twice per year in Years 1 and 2, and then annually through Year 6

Teacher and parent ratings of behavior

Change from baseline Parent engagement in school through Year 4Assessed twice per year in Years 1 and 2, and then annually through Year 6

Teacher rating of parent engagement in school

Change from baseline Positive behavior support through Year 4Assessed twice per year in Years 1 and 2

Parent report of positive behavior support

Change from baseline Classroom climate and positive behavior support through Year 4Assessed twice per year in Years 1 and 2, and then annually through Year 4

Masked observations of classroom climate and positive behavior support

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

New York University School of Medicine, The Child Study Center

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New York, New York, United States

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