Early Parenting Intervention Comparison (EPIC)

This study is currently recruiting participants. (see Contacts and Locations)

Verified January 2012 by Johns Hopkins University

Sponsor:

Collaborators:

The Family Center at Kennedy Krieger Institute

University of Iowa

Information provided by (Responsible Party):

Deborah Gross, Johns Hopkins University

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:

NCT01517867

First received: January 23, 2012

Last updated: January 24, 2012

Last verified: January 2012

History of Changes

Purpose

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.

Condition	Intervention	Phase
Behavior Problems, Child	Behavioral: Chicago Parent Program Behavioral: Parent-Child Interaction Therapy	Phase 1 Phase 2


Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Allocation: Randomized Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment Masking: Open Label Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title:	Comparing Two Parenting Programs for At-Risk Families

Resource links provided by NLM:

MedlinePlus related topics: Drug Reactions Parenting

Genetic and Rare Diseases Information Center resources: Children's Interstitial Lung Disease

U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by Johns Hopkins University:

Primary Outcome Measures:

change in child behavior [ Time Frame: 4 months to 8 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
parent-report measure called The Child Behavior Checklist


Estimated Enrollment:	264
Study Start Date:	September 2011
Estimated Study Completion Date:	June 2016
Estimated Primary Completion Date:	October 2015 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Arms	Assigned Interventions
Experimental: Intervention Chicago Parent Program arm The Chicago Parent Program is a 12-session group-based parenting skills training program	Behavioral: Chicago Parent Program The Chicago Parent Program is a 12-session group-based parenting skills intervention for parents of young children with behavior problems
Active Comparator: Parent-Child Interaction Therapy Parent-Child Interaction Therapy is an individually tailored treatment for parents and children with behavior problems	Behavioral: Parent-Child Interaction Therapy Parent-Child Interaction Therapy is an individually-tailored coaching intervention for parents and young children with behavior problems

Eligibility


Ages Eligible for Study:	2 Years to 5 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	Yes

Criteria

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

Contacts and Locations

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01517867

Contacts


Contact: Deborah Gross, DNSc	410-614-5311	debgross@jhu.edu

Locations


United States, Maryland
The Family Center at Kennedy Krieger Institute	Recruiting
Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21205
Contact: Mirian Ofonedu, PhD 443-923-5900 ofonedu@kennedykrieger.org
Contact: Harolyn Belcher, MD 443-923-5875 belcher@kennedykrieger.org
Principal Investigator: Harolyn Belcher, MD

Sponsors and Collaborators

Johns Hopkins University

The Family Center at Kennedy Krieger Institute

University of Iowa

More Information

No publications provided by Johns Hopkins University

Additional publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):

Gross DA, Belcher HM, Ofonedu ME, Breitenstein S, Frick KD, Chakra B. Study protocol for a comparative effectiveness trial of two parent training programs in a fee-for-service mental health clinic: can we improve mental health services to low-income families? Trials. 2014 Mar 1;15:70. doi: 10.1186/1745-6215-15-70.


Responsible Party:	Deborah Gross, Professor, Johns Hopkins University
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT01517867 History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers:	R01NR012444
Study First Received:	January 23, 2012
Last Updated:	January 24, 2012
Health Authority:	United States: Institutional Review Board

Keywords provided by Johns Hopkins University:


preschool children behavior problems child between 2 and 5 years old

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on March 01, 2015

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