Engaging Low-Income Families in Prevention Programs

Phase 2

Completed

• Conditions: Parenting
• Interventions: Behavioral: Parent Training and childcare discount; Other: Parent Training

• Registration Number: NCT01405404
• Lead Sponsor: Rush University Medical Center

Brief Summary

The purposes of this study are to (1) study the cost-effectiveness of childcare discounts on increasing parent participation rates in a preventive parent training program called the Chicago Parent Program and (2) evaluate the efficacy of the Spanish-translated version of the Chicago Parent Program in childcare centers serving low-income families with young children.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2007-01
• Primary Completion: 2011-06
• Study First Submitted: 2011-07-21
• Study First Submitted QC: 2011-07-28
• Study First Posted: 2011-07-29
• Study Completion: 2012-06
• Status Verified: 2013-05
• Last Update Submitted: 2013-05-06
• Last Update Posted: 2013-05-07

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 323

Inclusion Criteria

• parent of 2-4 year old child enrolled in participating day care center

Exclusion Criteria

• parent previously participated in parent training program

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
parent training but no discount	Parent Training and childcare discount	parent enrolled in the parent training intervention but do not receive childcare discounts for attending
Parent training with discount	Parent Training	parents receive parent training and a childcare discount for attending

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in child behavior problems	baseline, 3-months, 9-months, 15-months	Change from baseline to 15 months later on three measures of child behavior problems are used: parent-report (CBCL), teacher-report (CTRF), and observer rating (DPICS)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Changing in parenting behavior	baseline, 3-months, 9-months, 15-months	change from baseline to 15 months later on parent-report measures(parenting self-efficacy, use of corporal punishment) and observer ratings of parent behavior (use of praise, critical statements, commands, physical negative behaviors, physical positive behaviors) are evaluated
Participation rate	baseline and 3 months	Enrollment rate is measured at baseline, and number of intervention sessions attended and degree to which parents were actively engaged in the intervention sessions are measured 3 months later at post-intervention

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Rush University Medical Center; 🇺🇸 Chicago, Illinois, United States