Evaluation of Parenting Interventions to Decrease Family Risk for Child Maltreatment

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Child Abuse
• Interventions: Behavioral: Health and Safety; Behavioral: Parent-Child Interaction Therapy; Behavioral: Early Relationships

• Registration Number: NCT00586677
• Lead Sponsor: Duke University

Brief Summary

The purpose of this research is to evaluate specific parenting programs that aim to improve the family's ability to keep children physically safe and emotionally secure. We would like to learn more about how the treatments actually help families and to find out how an intervention that focuses on child health and safety compares with one that focuses on the parent and child relationship. We also want to determine whether participating in one program type versus the other results in further reports for child maltreatment.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2005-05
• Study First Submitted: 2007-12-21
• Study First Submitted QC: 2007-12-21
• Study First Posted: 2008-01-04
• Primary Completion: 2011-12
• Study Completion: 2011-12
• Status Verified: 2014-09
• Last Update Submitted: 2014-09-19
• Last Update Posted: 2014-09-22

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 123

Inclusion Criteria

• resident of Durham, NC
• a child between the ages of 0-7 was the focus of the Department of Social Services report
• child's caregiver was the focus of the report
• Child Protective Services report occurred on or after June 1, 2004
• family is English speaking
• Sexual abuse was not "confirmed" or "highly suspicious" during an evaluation

Exclusion Criteria

• Child Protective Services report of sexual abuse that was "confirmed" or "highly suspicious"

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
HS	Health and Safety	The physical health and safety are the primary components of this parenting program where the parent is taught about basic healthcare and safety in the home.
RF	Early Relationships	Relationship focused where the primary goals are to strengthen the relationship between the parent and the child and to give the parent additional skills that can be used to manage the behavior of the child.
RF	Parent-Child Interaction Therapy	Relationship focused where the primary goals are to strengthen the relationship between the parent and the child and to give the parent additional skills that can be used to manage the behavior of the child.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Durham County, North Carolina Department of Social Services accepted reports of child maltreatment	2011

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Center for Child and Family Health; 🇺🇸 Durham, North Carolina, United States