Engaging Low-Income Families in Prevention Programs

Status

Completed

Phases

Phase 2

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01405404

Enrollment

323

Registered

2011-07-29

Start date

2007-01-31

Completion date

2012-06-30

Last updated

2013-05-07

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Conditions

Parenting

Keywords

parenting childcare discounts child behavior, No Intervention Control, Intervention no childcare discount, Intervention with childcare discount

Brief summary

The purposes of this study are to (1) study the cost-effectiveness of childcare discounts on increasing parent participation rates in a preventive parent training program called the Chicago Parent Program and (2) evaluate the efficacy of the Spanish-translated version of the Chicago Parent Program in childcare centers serving low-income families with young children.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALParent Training and childcare discount

12-session parent training intervention called the Chicago Parent Program; Childcare discount given in one arm to examine its effect on attendance rate

OTHERParent Training

12-session group on parenting skills and child behavior management

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

2 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* parent of 2-4 year old child enrolled in participating day care center

Exclusion criteria

* parent previously participated in parent training program

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Change in child behavior problems	baseline, 3-months, 9-months, 15-months	Change from baseline to 15 months later on three measures of child behavior problems are used: parent-report (CBCL), teacher-report (CTRF), and observer rating (DPICS)

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Changing in parenting behavior	baseline, 3-months, 9-months, 15-months	change from baseline to 15 months later on parent-report measures(parenting self-efficacy, use of corporal punishment) and observer ratings of parent behavior (use of praise, critical statements, commands, physical negative behaviors, physical positive behaviors) are evaluated
Participation rate	baseline and 3 months	Enrollment rate is measured at baseline, and number of intervention sessions attended and degree to which parents were actively engaged in the intervention sessions are measured 3 months later at post-intervention

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026