Thrive Initiative Parent-Education Programming Study
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorPenn State University
About 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.
Eligibility criteria
This trial accepts healthy volunteersQualifiers
United States Air Force service member or dependent
Parent/caregiver of a child 0-18 years old
18 years of age or older
Willing to participate in the research study
Disqualifiers
Not an United States Air Force service member or dependent
Not a parent/caregiver of a child 0-18 years old
17 years of age or younger
Unwilling to participate in the research study
Trial design
Design model
Parallel
Treatments tested in this trial
Thrive Initiative Parent-Education Programming
BehavioralThe Thrive Initiative Parent-Education programs are universal prevention programs designed to support parents as they raise their children. There are four programs that correspond to specific child developmental periods. The programs include: Take Root for parents/caregivers of 0-3-year-old children; Sprout for parents/caregivers of 3-5-year-old children; Grow for parents/caregivers of 5-10-year-old children; and Branch Out for parents/caregivers of 10-18-year-old children. Each program focuses, in developmentally appropriate ways, on three primary dimensions: positive parenting, stress management, and healthy lifestyles. Each program is available in either an online-only format or a hybrid format, which includes group meetings in addition to the online program components.
Treatment groups
480 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsGroup A: Online-Only Thrive Inititaive Parent-Education Programming ConditionExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Group B: Hybrid Thrive Initiative Parent-Education Programming ConditionExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
1
Ages & Stages Questionnaire: Social-Emotional (2nd Edition)
This measure of child social-emotional development is administered for the Take Root and Sprout programs. The measure includes five domains (communication, gross motor, fine motor, problem-solving, and personal-social). Scores within each domain range from 0 to 60 with higher scores reflecting typical development.
Time frame
Baseline (2 weeks before intervention start), up to 6 weeks after intervention start, and 6 months after intervention end2
Mindful Self-Care Scale
This measure of participants' self-care strategies, in the domains of physical care, mindful relaxation, and supportive living and work enivronments and schedules, is administered for the Take Root program. Domain scores range from 1 to 4 with higher scores indicating greater engagement in self-care.
Time frame
Baseline (2 weeks before intervention start), up to 6 weeks after intervention start, and 6 months after intervention end3
National Survey of Early Childhood Health - Discipline Items
This measure of participants discipline practices is administered for the Take Root and Sprout programs. Item scores range from 1 to 4 with higher scores reflecting more frequent use of the stated discipline practice.
Time frame
Baseline (2 weeks before intervention start), up to 6 weeks after intervention start, and 6 months after intervention end4
Parental Stress Scale
This measure of parenting stress is administered for the Take Root, Sprout, Grow, and Branch Out programs. Scores range from 7 to 35 with higher scores indicating greater stress.
Time frame
Baseline (2 weeks before intervention start), up to 6 weeks after intervention start, and 6 months after intervention endSecondary outcomes
1
Client Satisfaction Questionnaire-8
This measure of participant satisfaction is adminstered for the Take Root, Sprout, Grow, and Branch Out programs. Scores range from 8 to 32 with higher scores reflecting greater satisfaction.
Time frame
Up to 6 weeks after intervention start2
Program Noncompletion Reason(s) Survey
This measure of program participation barriers is administered for Take Root, Sprout, Grow, and Branch Out. Participants select the most appropriate barriers from the list provided, and they are given the option to write in additional barriers not listed.
Time frame
Up to 6 weeks after intervention startOther outcomes
1
Demographic Survey
This measure of participants' demographic and contextual characteristics is administered for Take Root, Sprout, Grow, and Branch Out.
Time frame
Baseline (2 weeks before intervention start)Sponsors and contacts
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Penn State University
Lead sponsor
United States Air Force
Collaborator
Source ClinicalTrials.gov