Family Check-Up Online
- Conditions
- Families of Middle School Students at Title 1 Schools
- Interventions
- Behavioral: Family Check-Up Online
- Registration Number
- NCT06161597
- Lead Sponsor
- Arizona State University
- Brief Summary
The goal of this clinical trial is to test the benefits of the Family Check-Up Online Program for parents of middle school students in Arizona. Participants will complete an online pre-survey, gain access to the online parenting program Family Check-Up, and have the option to meet with a coach to discuss the program. The participants will also complete a post-survey 3 months after enrollment.
- Detailed Description
The lingering impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted families adversely in multiple ways, including economic stressors, mental health-related functioning, and social/familial functioning. Given the scale of the pandemic's impact on families with school-aged children, the implementation of effective family-focused programs that target core mechanisms of change with a broad range of benefits for parents and youth across diverse populations, and that can be brought to scale rapidly and with fidelity, represents critical public health goals.
Toward this end, this project is designed to further examine the efficacy of a web-based version of the universal Family Check-Up prevention program, which is an empirically-supported, parent-focused program designed to promote resilience and improve family functioning among parents of middle school-aged youth (grades 6-8th). A randomized control trial conducted through the University of Oregon found that parents who completed the Family Check-up Online program (FCO) either with or without supplemental support coaching exhibited significant increases in confidence and effortful control related to implementing skills and strategies that promote positive emotional and behavioral health among teens. This suggests that parents who complete the program feel more empowered to help guide their child's positive decision making and more effectively manage family challenges.
This project will examine whether the FCO program produces improvements in positive parenting practices, reductions in parental emotional distress, and reductions in youth emotional/behavioral problems when delivered as a universal prevention program targeting parents of 6-8th grade students attending Title 1 public schools (\>50% students eligible for free/reduced lunch). The investigators will also examine whether the structured parent coaching support component of the program (i.e., Guidance Coaching) helps to improve the program's effectiveness relative to a parent-initiated informational support condition.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 2000
- All parents with a child enrolled in grades 6-8 at participating Title 1 public schools will be invited to take part in the study.
- N/A
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Guidance Coaching Family Check-Up Online Parents will be informed that they have been assigned a guidance coach who will contact them via email to schedule 1-3 check-in meetings over the phone or via Zoom while they complete the online program. These meetings are structured to help establish parental goals for the program, offer emotional support, and help motivate parents to implement new parenting skills. During these contacts, coaches use motivational interviewing techniques to help promote and support behavioral change. These coaching contacts are designed to be brief and focused, and typically last for less than 30 minutes. Coach contacts are scheduled based on the parents' availability and interest, and additional coaching sessions can be requested by the parent at any point during the program. Informational Support Family Check-Up Online Parents will be told that they have the option of contacting an informational support specialist any point while completing the program to address questions and discuss the program. Parents will be informed that their questions can be addressed via e-mail or alternatively they can schedule a time to talk with their coach via phone or Zoom. The informational support specialist will not initiate contact with parents in this condition.
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Child School Performance 3 months Parent report of their child's school performance, range 1-5, higher values = better outcome
Child Depression 3 months Parent report of child's depression with PROMIS scale, range 1-5, higher values = worse outcome
Active Parental Monitoring 3 months Parent self-report of monitoring, range 1-5, higher values = better outcome
Child Anger 3 months Parent report of their child's anger, range 1-5, higher values = worse outcome
Child Oppositional Defiance 3 months Parent report of their child's oppositional defiant behavior, range 1-5, higher values = worse outcome
Positive Parenting 3 months Parent self-report of positive parenting practices, range 1-5, higher values = better outcome
Parental Confidence 3 months Parent self-report of confidence with various parenting strategies, range 1-5, higher values = better outcome
Child Callous-Unemotional Traits 3 months Parent report of their child's callousness, range 1-5, higher values = worse outcome
Family Conflict 3 months Parent report of family conflict including arguing and fighting, range 1-5, higher values = worse outcomes
Harsh Parenting 3 months Parent self-report of harsh parenting, range 1-5, higher values = worse outcome
Child Aggression 3 months Parent report of their child's aggression, range 1-5, higher values = worse outcome
Child Stress 3 months Parent report of child's stress with PROMIS scale, range 1-5, higher values = worse outcome
Child Anxiety 3 months Parent report of child's anxiety with PROMIS scale, range 1-5, higher values = worse outcome
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Parent Anxiety 3 months Parent self-report of anxiety with PROMIS scale, range 1-5, higher values = worse outcome
Parent Depression 3 months Parent self-report of depression with PROMIS scale, range 1-5, higher values = worse outcome
Parent Stress 3 months Parent self-report of stress with PROMIS scale, range 1-5, higher values = worse outcome
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Arizona State University
🇺🇸Phoenix, Arizona, United States