480 Participants NeededMy employer runs this trial

Parent-Education Programming for Parenting and Child Wellbeing

DF
RP
Overseen ByRyan P Chesnut, PhD
Age: 18+
Sex: Any
Trial Phase: Academic
Sponsor: Penn State University
No Placebo GroupAll trial participants will receive the active study treatment (no placebo)

What You Need to Know Before You Apply

What is the purpose of this trial?

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of the Thrive Initiative's parent-education program delivery methods by comparing hybrid (i.e., a combination of online and group components) program delivery to online-only program delivery. The Thrive Initiative consists of four, universal parent-education programs that correpsond to specific child developmental periods. These programs inlcude: Take Root for parents/caregivers of 0-3-year-old children; Sprout for parents/caregivers of 3-5-year-old children; Grow for parents/caregivres of 5-10-year-old children; and Branch Out for parents/caregivers of 10-18-year-old children. The effectiveness of delivery method will be examined for each program. Eligible participants for this study will be United States Air Force service members or dependents who are caregivers of a child 0-18 years old. The study will involve randomization to condition meaning that participants will be assigned to the online-only or hybrid program delivery condition by chance.

Who Is on the Research Team?

DF

Daniel F Perkins, PhD

Principal Investigator

The Pennsylvania State University

RP

Ryan P Chesnut, PhD

Principal Investigator

The Pennsylvania State University

Are You a Good Fit for This Trial?

Inclusion Criteria

United States Air Force service member or dependent
I am 18 years old or older.
Willing to participate in the research study
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Exclusion Criteria

Not a United States Air Force service member or dependent
I do not want to take part in this research study.
Does not have access to technology that will enable them to receive and respond to various technological aspects of the Thrive Initiative programs and research study
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What Are the Treatments Tested in This Trial?

Interventions

  • Thrive Initiative Parent-Education Programming

How Is the Trial Designed?

2

Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Group I: Online-Only Thrive Inititaive Parent-Education Programming ConditionExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Group II: Hybrid Thrive Initiative Parent-Education Programming ConditionExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

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Who Is Running the Clinical Trial?

Penn State University

Lead Sponsor

Trials
380
Recruited
131,000+

United States Air Force

Collaborator

Trials
21
Recruited
52,700+