Primary Care-based Program to Enhance Positive Parenting Practices

NCT02871973 | Completed

• 2 other identifiers: 2014-0337_1UL1TR000050
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 40
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The objective of this research is to conduct a small randomized pilot study to evaluate the feasibility of Sit Down and Play (SDP), a brief, low-cost program delivered in the primary care setting to enhance parent-child interactions and explore potential impacts on parenting behaviors.

Conditions

Parenting; Development; Language; Children

Keywords

parenting; child development; language

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Caregiver's participation in cognitively stimulating activities such as reading and playing using self-report measure StimQ

  3-4 months post-enrollment

• Parental Self-Efficacy as measured by Parenting Sense of Competence Scale

  3-4 months post-enrollment

Study Arms (2)

SDP

EXPERIMENTAL

Families randomized to intervention group will receive Sit Down and Play while they wait in the waiting room to be seen by their primary care provider at current and subsequent well-child visit.

Behavioral: Sit Down and Play

CDC Handout

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Families in the control group will receive the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Handout at enrollment.

Behavioral: Handout

Interventions

Sit Down and Play BEHAVIORAL

Sit Down and Play (SDP) is designed to be a brief, low-cost intervention that incorporates key theoretical constructs to elicit positive parenting behaviors. It is intended to be delivered by existing clinical staff, nonprofessionals, or volunteers during each of the eight well-child visits between 2-24 months of age while a family waits to be seen by their pediatrician in the examination room.

SDP

Handout BEHAVIORAL

Handouts developed by Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to provide information regarding age-specific early childhood milestones

CDC Handout

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Parent is 18 years or older
• Child is present for a 2, 4, or 6 month well-child visit
• Adult present with child at appointment is parent/caregiver of child

You may not qualify if:

• Parent is non-English speaking
• Child is acutely sick

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Illinois at Chicago: lead

Study Sites (1)

University of Illinois at Chicago

Chicago, Illinois, 60612, United States

Location

Related Publications (2)

• Shah R, Kennedy S, Clark MD, Bauer SC, Schwartz A. Primary Care-Based Interventions to Promote Positive Parenting Behaviors: A Meta-analysis. Pediatrics. 2016 May;137(5):e20153393. doi: 10.1542/peds.2015-3393. Epub 2016 Apr 19.

  PMID: 27244800 BACKGROUND

• Shah R, Sobotka SA, Chen YF, Msall ME. Positive Parenting Practices, Health Disparities, and Developmental Progress. Pediatrics. 2015 Aug;136(2):318-26. doi: 10.1542/peds.2014-3390.

  PMID: 26216325 BACKGROUND

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Language

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Communication; Behavior

Study Officials

• Reshma Shah, MD

  University of Illinois at Chicago

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: August 10, 2016
• First Posted: August 18, 2016
• Study Start: July 1, 2016
• Primary Completion: July 1, 2018
• Study Completion: September 1, 2018
• Last Updated: February 13, 2020

Record last verified: 2020-02

Locations

US (1)