Early Parenting Intervention Comparison (EPIC)

Johns Hopkins University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Behavior Problems, Child

Treatments: Behavioral: Parent-Child Interaction Therapy; Behavioral: Chicago Parent Program

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; NIH

Identifiers

NCT01517867

NA_00039328

R01NR012444 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to compare the effectiveness of two parenting programs in a mental health clinic serving young children with behavior problems.

Enrollment: 161 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 2 to 5 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• child 2 to 5 years old
• parent reports reason for referral is child behavior problems
• parent is a biological or adoptive parent, or legal guardian of child

Exclusion criteria

• parent is psychotic or actively abusing substances
• child is autistic or severely developmentally delayed

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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161 participants in 2 patient groups

Intervention Chicago Parent Program arm

Experimental group

Description:

The Chicago Parent Program is a 12-session group-based parenting skills training program

Treatment:

Behavioral: Chicago Parent Program

Parent-Child Interaction Therapy

Active Comparator group

Description:

Parent-Child Interaction Therapy is an individually tailored treatment for parents and children with behavior problems

Treatment:

Behavioral: Parent-Child Interaction Therapy