Early Parenting Intervention Comparison (EPIC)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01517867 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : January 25, 2012
Results First Posted : April 2, 2018
Last Update Posted : May 3, 2018
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Behavior Problems, Child | Behavioral: Chicago Parent Program Behavioral: Parent-Child Interaction Therapy | Not Applicable |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 161 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | Comparing Two Parenting Programs for At-Risk Families |
Actual Study Start Date : | September 2011 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | February 2017 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | September 2017 |
Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Intervention Chicago Parent Program arm
The Chicago Parent Program is a 12-session group-based parenting skills training program
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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
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Behavioral: Parent-Child Interaction Therapy
Parent-Child Interaction Therapy is an individually-tailored coaching intervention for parents and young children with behavior problems |
- Change in Child Behavior Problems [ Time Frame: baseline, first follow-up (up to 2 years) ]parent-report measure called The Child Behavior Checklist. Raw scores range from 0 to 198 with lower numbers being better for the child.
- Aggregate Cost [ Time Frame: through end of study (up to 2 years) ]Combined provider (based on billing records) and parent cost (based on self-report).

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 2 Years to 5 Years (Child) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Yes |
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

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01517867
United States, Maryland | |
The Family Center at Kennedy Krieger Institute | |
Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21205 |
Principal Investigator: | Deborah Gross, DNSc | Johns Hopkins University, School of Nursing |
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Responsible Party: | Johns Hopkins University |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01517867 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
NA_00039328 R01NR012444 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract ) |
First Posted: | January 25, 2012 Key Record Dates |
Results First Posted: | April 2, 2018 |
Last Update Posted: | May 3, 2018 |
Last Verified: | April 2018 |
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: | |
Plan to Share IPD: | No |
Plan Description: | No data sharing plan was developed. |
preschool children behavior problems child between 2 and 5 years old |
Problem Behavior Behavioral Symptoms |