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Child Development and Primary Care in Low Income Families

Not Applicable
Active, not recruiting
Conditions
Parenting
Development, Child
Interventions
Other: Child Safety Handout
Behavioral: Sit Down and Play
Registration Number
NCT03126292
Lead Sponsor
University of Illinois at Chicago
Brief Summary

The objective of this study is to conduct a 12-month pilot longitudinal study of a parent-directed program delivered in a primary care setting serving primarily low-income families. The parent-direction program will be evaluated in a randomized controlled design to determine the feasibility of protocol implementation and to investigate the potential impact on parental outcomes. Process outcomes will include success with recruitment, participant retention, and ability to collect outcome measures. Clinical outcomes will incorporate measures of parental self-efficacy and parenting behaviors, including observational assessments of parent-child interactions.

Detailed Description

Enriching parenting behaviors in early childhood promotes child development and offers a promising strategy to reduce future educational disparities. However, current interventions are limited by cost and have not been widely disseminated. Recognized as a target for research to improve early childhood development and subsequent school readiness skills among at-risk families, the primary care setting offers an ideal opportunity to reach the millions of children living in poverty. However, what remains unknown is how to more efficiently leverage the primary care setting to deliver a sustainable and effective preventive program to promote positive parenting behaviors and encourage early childhood development in low-income families. Therefore, the investigators designed Sit Down and Play (SDP) a brief parent-directed program delivered in the primary care setting. Modeled after the widely disseminated literacy program Reach Out and Read and grounded in social cognitive theory, SDP is intended to take place during each pediatric well-child visit occurring in a child's first two years with the goal of promoting positive parenting behaviors.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
60
Inclusion Criteria
  • Parent is 18 years or older
  • Child is present for a 2 month well-child visit
  • Adult present with child at appointment is parent/caregiver of child
Exclusion Criteria
  • Parent is non-English speaking
  • Child is acutely sick

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
HandoutChild Safety HandoutFamilies in the control group will receive handouts regarding child safety
Sit Down and PlaySit Down and PlayFamilies randomized to intervention group will receive Sit Down and Play while they wait in the waiting room to be seen by their primary care provider at current and subsequent well-child visits.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change in parental knowledge regarding importance of verbal interactions6 and 12 months post-enrollment

Change in knowledge regarding importance of talking with children less then 2 years of age as measured by the Thirty Million Word Questionnaire

Participation in cognitively stimulating activities12 months post enrollment

Participation in cognitively stimulating activities such as reading and play as measured by the StimQ

Parent-child interactions12 months post enrollment

Observational assessment to assess parental sensitivity, involvement in child activities, and engagement in language experiences utilizing the Parenting Interactions with Children: Checklist of Observations Linked to Outcomes (PICCOLO)

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University of Illinois at Chicago

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Chicago, Illinois, United States

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