NCT00875303

Brief Summary

Play Nicely, is a 40 minute, interactive, media-rich, CD ROM that teaches parents, health care professionals, counselors, and child care workers/teachers the basics in aggression management for children ages 1-7. For more information about the program and to review results of previous studies, see www.playnicely.org. The objective of this study is to determine if using this brief intervention during the well child visit can affect parents' plans to discipline their children.

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
258

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started Jun 2008

Shorter than P25 for not_applicable

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
completed

Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.

Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

June 1, 2008

Completed
1 month until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

July 1, 2008

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

July 1, 2008

Completed
9 months until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

April 1, 2009

Completed
2 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

April 3, 2009

Completed
Last Updated

October 28, 2011

Status Verified

October 1, 2011

Enrollment Period

1 month

First QC Date

April 1, 2009

Last Update Submit

October 27, 2011

Conditions

Keywords

Parents' plans to discipline their children

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • As a result of the well child visit, parents' plans to change how they discipline their children.

    Same day as well child visit.

Secondary Outcomes (1)

  • Parents' report of number of minutes of discussion between physician and parent about childhood behavior or discipline.

    Same day

Study Arms (2)

Control

PLACEBO COMPARATOR

Routine primary care.

Behavioral: Control

Multimedia intervention

EXPERIMENTAL
Behavioral: Play Nicely program

Interventions

The intervention was the Play Nicely program, a multimedia educational program. Permission to demonstrate the program to multiple viewers was obtained from the copyright holder. English speaking caregivers viewed the 2nd English language edition and Spanish speaking caregivers viewed the Spanish edition. In the program, there are 16 options (20 options in the Spanish version) to respond to the hypothetical situation of witnessing a young child have hurtful behavior toward another child. Caregivers in the intervention group were instructed to view 4 of the interactive options of their choosing. On average, it takes 1 minute to view one option. Parents in the control group received routine primary care with their pediatrician.

Multimedia intervention
ControlBEHAVIORAL

Routine primary care.

Control

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years - 70 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersYes
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • English or Spanish speaking parents of 1-5 year old children presenting to the Vanderbilt Primary Care Clinic for a well child visit.

You may not qualify if:

  • Caregiver could not speak English or Spanish.

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Vanderbilt Pediatric Primary Care Clinic

Nashville, Tennessee, 37232, United States

Location

Related Publications (8)

  • Scholer SJ, Brokish PA, Mukherjee AB, Gigante J. A violence-prevention program helps teach medical students and pediatric residents about childhood aggression. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2008 Nov;47(9):891-900. doi: 10.1177/0009922808319965. Epub 2008 Jul 14.

    PMID: 18626103BACKGROUND
  • Scholer SJ, Walkowski CA, Bickman L. Voluntary or required viewing of a violence prevention program in pediatric primary care. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2008 Jun;47(5):461-8. doi: 10.1177/0009922807311731. Epub 2008 Jan 23.

    PMID: 18216389BACKGROUND
  • Scholer SJ, Mukherjee AB, Gibbs KI, Memon S, Jongeward KL. Parents view a brief violence prevention program in clinic. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2007 Oct;46(8):724-34. doi: 10.1177/0009922807302508. Epub 2007 Jul 19.

    PMID: 17641130BACKGROUND
  • Scholer SJ, Cherry R, Garrard HG 4th, Gupta AO, Mace R, Greeley N. A multimedia program helps parents manage childhood aggression. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2006 Nov;45(9):835-40. doi: 10.1177/0009922806294217.

    PMID: 17041171BACKGROUND
  • Scholer SJ, Nix RL, Patterson B. Gaps in pediatricians' advice to parents regarding early childhood aggression. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2006 Jan-Feb;45(1):23-8. doi: 10.1177/000992280604500104.

    PMID: 16429212BACKGROUND
  • Scholer SJ, Hudnut-Beumler J, Dietrich MS. A brief primary care intervention helps parents develop plans to discipline. Pediatrics. 2010 Feb;125(2):e242-9. doi: 10.1542/peds.2009-0874. Epub 2010 Jan 18.

  • Scholer SJ, Hudnut-Beumler J, Dietrich MS. The effect of physician--parent discussions and a brief intervention on caregivers' plan to discipline: is it time for a new approach? Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2011 Aug;50(8):712-9. doi: 10.1177/0009922811400730. Epub 2011 Mar 10.

  • Scholer SJ, Hudnut-Beumler J, Dietrich MS. Why parents value a brief required primary care intervention that teaches discipline strategies. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2012 Jun;51(6):538-45. doi: 10.1177/0009922812439241. Epub 2012 Apr 11.

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Purpose
HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
Associate Professor of Pediatrics

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

April 1, 2009

First Posted

April 3, 2009

Study Start

June 1, 2008

Primary Completion

July 1, 2008

Study Completion

July 1, 2008

Last Updated

October 28, 2011

Record last verified: 2011-10

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