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Behavioral Intervention

Positive Parenting Program for Child Behavioral Disorders in Foster Care

N/A

Waitlist Available

Led By Joanne N Wood, MD, MSHP

Research Sponsored by Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

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Must have

Be older than 18 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up follow-up (4-10 wks post-intervention)

Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial evaluates a program to help foster caregivers positively parent and feel more empathy.

Who is the study for?

This trial is for foster caregivers over 18 years old who speak English and are parenting a foster child aged between 2 to 10. They must be willing to give informed consent to participate in the study.Check my eligibility

What is being tested?

The trial is testing PriCARE, a program aimed at improving parenting skills and empathy among foster parents dealing with children's disruptive behaviors and mental health issues.See study design

What are the potential side effects?

Since PriCARE is a positive parenting program rather than a medical intervention, it does not have physical side effects. However, participants may experience emotional or psychological responses as they learn new strategies.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ baseline (pre-intervention)

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~baseline (pre-intervention)

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and baseline (pre-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

Number of participants enrolled in PriCARE intervention

Rate of participant attendance to PriCARE training sessions

Retention rate of participants in PriCARE

Secondary outcome measures

Change in Adult-Adolescent Parenting Inventory-2 (AAPI-2) score between baseline and follow-up visit

Change in Parenting Scale score between baseline and follow-up visit

The change in Parenting Sense of Competence score between baseline and follow-up visit

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Other outcome measures

Description of study groups

Trial Design

1Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Group I: InterventionExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

All participants who enroll in the study will be assigned to a PriCARE group program that will adhere to the approximately 9 hour PriCARE curriculum.The trainings are administered to groups of approximately 4-12 caregivers at a time and are led by 2 mental health providers trained in the PriCARE curriculum. The curriculum will be delivered in 2-6 sessions over a 2-20 week period.

Treatment

First Studied

Drug Approval Stage

How many patients have taken this drug

PriCARE

2016

N/A

~440

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Ray E. Helfer SocietyUNKNOWN

Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaLead Sponsor

708 Previous Clinical Trials

8,581,243 Total Patients Enrolled

5 Trials studying Parenting

424 Patients Enrolled for Parenting

Joanne N Wood, MD, MSHPPrincipal InvestigatorChildren's Hospital of Philadelphia

2 Previous Clinical Trials

439 Total Patients Enrolled

Media Library

PriCARE (Behavioral Intervention) Clinical Trial Eligibility Overview. Trial Name: NCT03910491 — N/A

Parenting Research Study Groups: Intervention

Parenting Clinical Trial 2023: PriCARE Highlights & Side Effects. Trial Name: NCT03910491 — N/A

PriCARE (Behavioral Intervention) 2023 Treatment Timeline for Medical Study. Trial Name: NCT03910491 — N/A

Frequently Asked Questions

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

What is the objective of this clinical trial?

"This medical study, which will be evaluated following the intervention period of 6 weeks, aims to verify the effectiveness of PriCARE by assessing participant numbers. Secondary objectives include evaluating how effective PriCARE is at decreasing harsh parenting with a Parenting Scale survey (30 questions on a likert scale that indicate poor parenting strategies), improving parental satisfaction and efficacy with The Parenting Sense of Competence survey (17-items self-report questionnaire using a six point scale indicating higher levels of parent esteem) and measuring maltreatment risk with Adult–Adolescent Parenting Inventory 2 Survey (AAPI-2; 40-item self reporting measure via five point"

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Has recruitment for this research study begun?

"This research initiative, which was first posted on April 16th of 2019 and last updated on March 8th 2022, is not actively searching for patients. Nevertheless, there are currently 518 other clinical trials that are recruiting individuals to participate in their studies."

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Recent research and studies

Academic PediatricsJournal

Child–adult Relationship Enhancement in Primary Care (pricare): A Randomized Trial of a Parent Training for Child Behavior Problems

Schilling, Samantha, Benjamin French, Steven J. Berkowitz, Susan L. Dougherty, Philip V. Scribano, and Joanne N. Wood. 2017. “Child–adult Relationship Enhancement in Primary Care (pricare): A Randomized Trial of a Parent Training for Child Behavior Problems”. Academic Pediatrics. Elsevier BV. doi:10.1016/j.acap.2016.06.009.

Child Abuse & NeglectJournal

Child–adult Relationship Enhancement (CARE): An Evidence-informed Program for Children with a History of Trauma and Other Behavioral Challenges

Gurwitch, Robin H., Erica Pearl Messer, Joshua Masse, Erna Olafson, Barbara W. Boat, and Frank W. Putnam. 2016. “Child–adult Relationship Enhancement (CARE): An Evidence-informed Program for Children with a History of Trauma and Other Behavioral Challenges”. Child Abuse & Neglect. Elsevier BV. doi:10.1016/j.chiabu.2015.10.016.

Child Abuse & NeglectJournal

Measuring the Potential for Child Maltreatment: The Reliability and Validity of the Adult Adolescent Parenting Inventory—2

Conners, Nicola A., Leanne Whiteside-Mansell, David Deere, Toni Ledet, and Mark C. Edwards. 2006. “Measuring the Potential for Child Maltreatment: The Reliability and Validity of the Adult Adolescent Parenting Inventory—2”. Child Abuse & Neglect. Elsevier BV. doi:10.1016/j.chiabu.2005.08.011.

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