Smart Parents--Safe and Healthy Kids

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Child Sexual Abuse
• Interventions: Behavioral: Smart Parents - Safe and Healthy Kids; Behavioral: Parents as Teachers

• Registration Number: NCT04366687
• Lead Sponsor: Penn State University

Brief Summary

The purpose of the proposed study is to assess the effectiveness of the addition of a single-session child sexual abuse (CSA) prevention module (Smart Parents - Safe and Healthy Kids) on improving parents' knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors regarding CSA prevention for parents already receiving parent-education services. The investigators hypothesize that parents who receive the parenting curriculum and the CSA prevention module will (a) demonstrate significant improvement in CSA-related awareness (i.e., knowledge, attitudes) and protective behaviors from pre-test to post-test, and (b) demonstrate higher scores on CSA-related awareness and protective behaviors as compared to parents who only receive the parenting curriculum.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2018-04-02
• Primary Completion: 2019-11-08
• Study Completion: 2019-11-08
• Status Verified: 2020-04
• Study First Submitted: 2020-04-09
• Study First Submitted QC: 2020-04-24
• Last Update Submitted: 2020-04-24
• Study First Posted: 2020-04-29
• Last Update Posted: 2020-04-29

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 110

Inclusion Criteria

1. Parent or caregiver > 18 years old
2. Parent or caregiver of at least one child under 13
3. Enrolled in PAT

Exclusion Criteria

1. Parent/caregiver does not speak English
2. Parent is mandated (i.e., court-ordered) to attend parent-training program

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
PAT+CSA	Smart Parents - Safe and Healthy Kids	Parents randomized to this arm (i.e., group) receive the added CSA-focused session (Smart Parents - Safe and Healthy Kids) added to typical Parents as Teachers (PAT).
PAT-AU	Parents as Teachers	Parents randomized to this arm (i.e., group) receive Parents as Teachers (PAT) services as usual (AU).

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in SmartParents' Knowledge (ASK): Awareness Factor	through study completion, an average of 14 weeks	This factor measures change in parents' self-reported knowledge of CSA and positive attitudes toward CSA prevention, operationally defined henceforth as 'awareness'
Change in SmartParents' Knowledge (ASK): Protective Behaviors Factor	through study completion, an average of 14 weeks	This factor measures change in parents' self-reported use of protective behaviors to limit risk for CSA.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in Alabama Parenting Questionnaire: Involvement	through study completion, an average of 14 weeks	e.g., "You ask your child about his/her day in school"
Change in Alabama Parenting Questionnaire: Positive Parenting	through study completion, an average of 14 weeks	e.g., "You hug or kiss your child when he/she does something well"
Change in Alabama Parenting Questionnaire: Inconsistent Discipline	through study completion, an average of 14 weeks	e.g., "The punishment you give your child depends on your mood"

Trial Locations

Locations (6)

Guidance Resource Center Bradford; 🇺🇸 Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States

Guidance Resource Center DuBois; 🇺🇸 DuBois, Pennsylvania, United States

Greater Susquehanna Valley United Way; 🇺🇸 Sunbury, Pennsylvania, United States

Wesley Family Services; 🇺🇸 Greensburg, Pennsylvania, United States

Greater Nanticoke Area Family Center; 🇺🇸 Nanticoke, Pennsylvania, United States

Youth Service Bureau; 🇺🇸 State College, Pennsylvania, United States