Preventing Conduct Disorder in Child Welfare

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Child Maltreatment; Behavioral Disorder
• Interventions: Behavioral: Services as Usual; Behavioral: Pathways Triple P

• Registration Number: NCT03329625
• Lead Sponsor: Washington University School of Medicine

Brief Summary

A mixed methods randomized control trial was conducted to test the effectiveness of Pathways Triple P with child welfare involved families compared to treatment as usual. Outcomes tested included parenting behaviors and attitudes, and child behavior problems. 144 families were recruited into the study. Data was collected at 4 time points (baseline, 4 months, 9 months, and 18 months). Over 70% were retained from baseline to 18 months.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2010-07-05
• Primary Completion: 2015-07
• Study Completion: 2015-07
• Status Verified: 2017-10
• Study First Submitted: 2017-10-30
• Study First Submitted QC: 2017-10-30
• Last Update Submitted: 2017-10-30
• Study First Posted: 2017-11-06
• Last Update Posted: 2017-11-06

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 144

Inclusion Criteria

• Families with open child protective service case following allegation of child physical abuse or neglect
• parent of child between the age of 3 and 12
• Child remained in the home following investigation
• parent spoke English

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Exclusion Criteria

• parent's child could not have chronic medical condition or have a pervasive developmental delay

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Services as Usual	Services as Usual	Families randomized to the services as usual condition received services as usual through the Missouri Children's Division
Pathways Triple P	Pathways Triple P	Families randomized to the Pathways Triple P received a 14 week home based intervention.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Eyberg Child Behavior Inventory	18 months	Child Behavior Problems
PedsQL	18 months	Pediatric Quality of Life Scale

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Parenting Stress Inventory	18 months	Parent Stress
Parent Anger Inventory	18 months	Parent Anger
Parental Sense of Competence	18 months	Parent Sense of Competence
Alabama Parenting Questionnaire	18 months	Parenting Behavior Inventory
Depression Anxiety Stress Scales	18 months	Parental Mental Health
AUDIT	18 months	Alcohol Abuse in Parents
The Drug Abuse Screening Test	18 months	Parent Substance use
HITS IPV Screening	18 months	Domestic Violence history
PQL	18 months	Parent Report of Child Quality of Life