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ParentCorps: Promoting Healthy Development in Children From Low Income Communities (ParentCorps)

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01670227
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : August 22, 2012
Last Update Posted : March 3, 2016
Sponsor:
Collaborators:
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
U.S. Department of Education
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
NYU Langone Health

Study Description
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Brief Summary:
The purpose of this study was to determine whether ParentCorps promotes academic achievement and prevents mental health problems in children living in disadvantaged urban communities

Condition or disease Intervention/treatment Phase
Behavior Problems of Childhood and Adolescence Behavioral: PARENTCORPS Not Applicable

Study Design
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Study Type : Interventional  (Clinical Trial)
Actual Enrollment : 1050 participants
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Single (Participant)
Primary Purpose: Prevention
Official Title: Preventing Conduct Problems in Poor Urban Preschoolers
Study Start Date : September 2005
Actual Primary Completion Date : December 2015
Actual Study Completion Date : December 2015
Arms and Interventions
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Arm Intervention/treatment
Experimental: PARENTCORPS
ParentCorps is a school-based, family-focused universal intervention designed to attenuate the multiple risks associated with urban poverty, on children's health and development
 Behavioral: PARENTCORPS
ParentCorps is a culturally-informed, universal intervention (for all children enrolled in Pre-K within an elementary school) designed to promote positive behavioral supports for children at home and in the classroom. ParentCorps includes two complementary components: 1) parent and child group intervention (13 2-hour sessions after school) for Pre-K students and their families; 2) professional development and individual consultation for early childhood teachers.
Control Condition
No intervention
 Behavioral: PARENTCORPS
ParentCorps is a culturally-informed, universal intervention (for all children enrolled in Pre-K within an elementary school) designed to promote positive behavioral supports for children at home and in the classroom. ParentCorps includes two complementary components: 1) parent and child group intervention (13 2-hour sessions after school) for Pre-K students and their families; 2) professional development and individual consultation for early childhood teachers.


Outcome Measures
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Primary Outcome Measures :
  1. Change from baseline in Academic achievement through Year 4 [ Time Frame: Assessed twice per year in Years 1 and 2, and then annually through Year 4 ]
    Academic achievement test scores assessed via the Kaufman Test of Educational Achievement (KTEA)

  2. Change from baseline in Child behavior at school through Year 4 [ Time Frame: Assessed twice per year in Years 1 and 2, and then annually through Year 6 ]
    Masked observations of child behavior at school


Secondary Outcome Measures :
  1. Change from baseline Academic performance through Year 4 [ Time Frame: Assessed twice per year in Years 1 and 2, and then annually through Year 6 ]
    Teacher and parent ratings of academic performance

  2. Change from baseline Behavior through Year 4 [ Time Frame: Assessed twice per year in Years 1 and 2, and then annually through Year 6 ]
    Teacher and parent ratings of behavior

  3. Change from baseline Parent engagement in school through Year 4 [ Time Frame: Assessed twice per year in Years 1 and 2, and then annually through Year 6 ]
    Teacher rating of parent engagement in school

  4. Change from baseline Positive behavior support through Year 4 [ Time Frame: Assessed twice per year in Years 1 and 2 ]
    Parent report of positive behavior support

  5. Change from baseline Classroom climate and positive behavior support through Year 4 [ Time Frame: Assessed twice per year in Years 1 and 2, and then annually through Year 4 ]
    Masked observations of classroom climate and positive behavior support


Eligibility Criteria
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Ages Eligible for Study:   4 Years and older   (Child, Adult, Older Adult)
Sexes Eligible for Study:   All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Enrollment in Pre-K
  • At least one English-Speaking caregiver

Exclusion Criteria:

Contacts and Locations
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Locations
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United States, New York
New York University School of Medicine, The Child Study Center
New York, New York, United States, 10016
Sponsors and Collaborators
NYU Langone Health
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
U.S. Department of Education
Investigators
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Principal Investigator: Laurie Brotman, PhD NYU Langone Health
More Information
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Publications of Results:

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Responsible Party: NYU Langone Health
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01670227    
Other Study ID Numbers: 5R01MH77331-2
R01MH077331 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract )
R305F050245 ( Other Grant/Funding Number: U.S. Department of Education )
First Posted: August 22, 2012    Key Record Dates
Last Update Posted: March 3, 2016
Last Verified: March 2016
Keywords provided by NYU Langone Health:
EARLY CHILDHOOD
UNIVERSAL PREVENTION
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
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Problem Behavior
Behavioral Symptoms