Pediatricians Building Resilience Through Early Identification for Toddler Well-Being (Peds-BRITE)

Northwestern University

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Mental Health

Treatments: Behavioral: Behavioral Parent Training

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; NIH

Identifiers

NCT07091240

P50MH122402-PB

P50MH132502 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

Details and patient eligibility

About

In this study, caregivers of toddlers with a high likelihood of developing mental health challenges will participate in a parenting program, Family Check-Up® Online (FCU-O), and complete assessments related to their child's behavior and their caregiving practices. FCU-O is a parenting support program that offers tools and guidance to support children's emotional and behavioral development. The program is delivered through a secure website that can be accessed via computer or phone at participating caregivers' convenience. Caregivers will complete the Developmental Early Childhood Instrument for Deciding Effectively about Mental Health (DECIDE) tool, a risk calculator that screens for early signs of future mental health challenges, at their child's 24- or 30-month well-check visit with their pediatrician. Clinicians will use the DECIDE tool risk calculator score to refer caregivers of at-risk children to FCU-O. Caregivers may use FCU-O independently, or they may work with a trained coach who will facilitate their use of the program. Participation is open to caregivers who are referred to FCU-O based on their DECIDE risk calculator score by their child's pediatrician, and is available in English or Spanish. Participants will also complete assessments via survey and direct observation before beginning FCU-O, and 6- and 12-months after their referral to FCU-O.

Enrollment: 432 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Parents of toddler ages 22 month to 39 months who screen elevate on the Developmental Early Childhood Instrument for Deciding Effectively about Mental Health (DECIDE) tool risk calculator in a participating health center's pediatric practice

Exclusion criteria

• Unable to complete measures and consent process in English or Spanish

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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432 participants in 1 patient group

Family Check-up Online (FCU-O)

Experimental group

Description:

In this study, caregivers of toddlers with a high likelihood of developing mental health challenges will participate in a parenting program, Family Check-Up® Online (FCU-O), and complete assessments related to their child's behavior and their caregiving practices. FCU-O is a parenting support program that offers tools and guidance to support children's emotional and behavioral development. The program is delivered through a secure website that can be accessed via computer or phone at participating caregivers' convenience. Caregivers will complete the Developmental Early Childhood Instrument for Deciding Effectively about Mental Health (DECIDE) tool, a risk calculator that screens for early signs of future mental health challenges, at their child's 24- or 30-month well-check visit with their pediatrician. Clinicians will use the DECIDE tool risk calculator score to refer caregivers of at-risk children to FCU-O. Caregivers may use FCU-O independently, or they may work with a trained coa

Treatment:

Behavioral: Behavioral Parent Training