University of Oklahoma Parenting Program Attrition
Phase 1
Completed
- Conditions
- Child Abuse
- Registration Number
- NCT00153465
- Lead Sponsor
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Brief Summary
The study will examine the extent to which a group motivational intervention (ME) impacts retention, treatment compliance, and long-term outcomes in families with a history of, or high risk for, child maltreatment.
- Detailed Description
The field of child abuse prevention faces not only the challenge of developing and disseminating effective treatments, but the problem of high attrition rates and treatment noncompliance. This study will compare the effects of a motivational intervention with a "services as usual" orientation group on program retention, treatment compliance, and long-term outcomes in families with histories of child maltreatment.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 450
Inclusion Criteria
- Families referred to service agency for child maltreatment prevention services
- Families with children between 2-1/2 and 12 years of age
Exclusion Criteria
- Parents with cognitive, psychiatric, or social conditions that would limit their ability to provide voluntary consent or benefit from the intervention
- Parents who have sexually abused their children
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- CROSSOVER
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Incidents of child maltreatment 1-3 years post-treatment
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Parenting behaviors, attitudes, and functioning assessed during and post-intervention
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
🇺🇸Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States