Evaluation of Parenting Interventions to Decrease Family Risk for Child Maltreatment

Duke University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Child Abuse

Treatments: Behavioral: Health and Safety; Behavioral: Early Relationships; Behavioral: Parent-Child Interaction Therapy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00586677

7194 (Other Identifier)

Pro00016431

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this research is to evaluate specific parenting programs that aim to improve the family's ability to keep children physically safe and emotionally secure. We would like to learn more about how the treatments actually help families and to find out how an intervention that focuses on child health and safety compares with one that focuses on the parent and child relationship. We also want to determine whether participating in one program type versus the other results in further reports for child maltreatment.

Enrollment: 123 patients

Sex: All

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• resident of Durham, NC
• a child between the ages of 0-7 was the focus of the Department of Social Services report
• child's caregiver was the focus of the report
• Child Protective Services report occurred on or after June 1, 2004
• family is English speaking
• Sexual abuse was not "confirmed" or "highly suspicious" during an evaluation

Exclusion criteria

• Child Protective Services report of sexual abuse that was "confirmed" or "highly suspicious"

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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123 participants in 2 patient groups

RF

Active Comparator group

Description:

Relationship focused where the primary goals are to strengthen the relationship between the parent and the child and to give the parent additional skills that can be used to manage the behavior of the child.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Parent-Child Interaction Therapy

Behavioral: Early Relationships

HS

Active Comparator group

Description:

The physical health and safety are the primary components of this parenting program where the parent is taught about basic healthcare and safety in the home.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Health and Safety