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Play Nicely for Parenting

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Led By Catherine A Taylor, PhD
Research Sponsored by Tulane University
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
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Must have
Women
English-speaking
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up 4 years post-intervention
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Study Summary

This trial will test if a parenting education program can prevent corporal punishment and child maltreatment.

Eligible Conditions
  • Parenting
  • Childhood Behavior

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

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Female participants. (Note: More information is needed to accurately summarize this criterion.)
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You must be able to speak English.
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You must be 18 years old or older to participate.
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You are a mom or dad to a child between 2 and 7 years old.
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You are the main person taking care of the child.
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You can come back to the WIC (or recruitment site) for a follow-up 3 months later.
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You need to be available for up to 2 hours on the day you are recruited for an initial visit.
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You are the child that was initially identified as the main participant in the study.
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People of any gender can participate.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~4 years post-intervention
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 4 years post-intervention for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Parent - Change from baseline attitudes toward use of corporal punishment at 3 months and at long-term follow-up
Parent - Change from baseline frequency of corporal punishment use at 3 months and at long-term follow-up
Secondary outcome measures
Child - behavioral and emotional adjustment
Child - cognitive flexibility
Child - delay time
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Trial Design

3Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Placebo Group
Group I: Program 2Experimental Treatment1 Intervention
Play Nicely (PN), multimedia, computer-based parenting education
Group II: Program 1Experimental Treatment1 Intervention
Triple P-Level 2 (TPL2), parenting education and consultation
Group III: ControlPlacebo Group1 Intervention
Our "usual care" control group participants receive a resource and referral list for local social services

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Boston CollegeOTHER
37 Previous Clinical Trials
46,439 Total Patients Enrolled
3 Trials studying Parenting
4,491 Patients Enrolled for Parenting
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)NIH
1,952 Previous Clinical Trials
2,659,974 Total Patients Enrolled
19 Trials studying Parenting
5,514 Patients Enrolled for Parenting
Tulane UniversityLead Sponsor
115 Previous Clinical Trials
225,622 Total Patients Enrolled
1 Trials studying Parenting
1,200 Patients Enrolled for Parenting

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

What is the ultimate objective of this research endeavor?

"This trial is centered around Parental attitude change towards corporal punishment, both immediately after the intervention and at long term follow-up. Secondary objectives revolve around Child behavior, Respiratory sinus arrhythmia (RSA) during a challenge task, as well as Parenting and Family Adjustment Scale (PAFAS)."

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Is there still availability to participate in this clinical trial?

"Data listed on clinicaltrials.gov suggests that this medical trial is not actively seeking patients at the moment. Originally published in July of 2019, with its last update occurring in April 2022, it has yet to begin recruitment; however, there are 122 other trials which currently have open enrollments available."

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~85 spots leftby Mar 2025