Randomized Clinical Trial of Parent Training for Veterans With PTSD Symptoms (Strength at Home - Parents RCT)
Overview
- Phase
- N/A
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Parent-Child Relations
- Sponsor
- VISN 17 Center of Excellence
- Enrollment
- 200
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Parenting Stress Index total score
- Status
- Enrolling by Invitation
- Last Updated
- 2 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
The goal of this clinical trial is to compare the effect of the Strength at Home Parents intervention to treatment as usual in veterans enrolled for care at VA facilities in VISN 17 on parenting stress and parenting behaviors. The participant population will have elevated PTSD symptoms and parent-child functioning difficulties with an index child between the ages of 3-12. The main question[s]it aims to answer are: • Does Strength at Home Parents improve parenting stress and parenting behaviors in comparison to a no-treatment control condition? • Are gains maintained over time and is there a gender difference in efficacy? Participants will complete 4 online assessments, and if randomized to the intervention group they will complete an 8 week tele-health group program. If randomized to the control group participants will receive a link to the VA parenting resources website and any referrals they would like to have. Researchers will compare Strength at Home Parents to VA treatment as usual see if the group intervention improves parenting stress and behaviors above and beyond the existing resources.
Investigators
Suzannah Creech
Psychologist
VISN 17 Center of Excellence
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Eligible participants are veterans enrolled in any VA VISN 17 facility who meet the following inclusion criteria: Current parent to a child between the ages of 3 and 12 (the index child), who resides with the participant or spends at least two days per week with the participant, elevated PTSD symptoms and Parent-child functioning problems.
Exclusion Criteria
- •Major neurocognitive disorder likely to impact comprehension of material, including severe TBI .
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Parenting Stress Index total score
Time Frame: Time 4: 24-32 weeks
The Parenting Stress Index, 4th edition (PSI) has 120 items scored on a 5-point scale, yielding a parent and child domain scale measuring stress related to parent and child characteristics. These scale scores are combined to yield a total stress score.
Secondary Outcomes
- Laxness subscale on the Parenting Scale(Time 4: 24-32 weeks)
- Over reactivity subscale on the Parenting scale(Time 4: 24-32 weeks)