Strong Families Strong Forces: Supporting Active Duty Families With Very Young Children
Supporting Military Families With Young Children Throughout the Deployment Lifecycle
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interventional
300
1 country
1
Brief Summary
The purpose of this research is to evaluate the efficacy of the Strong Families Strong Forces Parenting Program compared to a parental self-care (Strong Parents) condition in a sample of 150 Active Duty Families with children ages birth to 5 years.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P75+ for not_applicable
Started Mar 2016
Typical duration for not_applicable
1 active site
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
March 1, 2016
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
March 31, 2016
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
February 7, 2017
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
March 1, 2019
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
March 1, 2019
CompletedFebruary 7, 2017
March 1, 2016
3 years
March 31, 2016
February 3, 2017
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Parenting Stress Index (PSI)
Assesses parenting stress in three domains: parental distress, parent-child dysfunctional interaction, and difficult child.
Change from baseline to 24 months
Secondary Outcomes (1)
Coparenting Scale
Change from baseline to 24 months
Study Arms (2)
Strong Families
EXPERIMENTALparenting program
Strong Parents
ACTIVE COMPARATORself-care program
Interventions
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Cohabitating couple with at least one child age birth to 5 years old in which one parent is active duty and is scheduled to deploy within the next 6 months
- Anticipated deployment time must be at least six months and excludes separations due to the Service Member attending a school
- Anticipate that non-deploying parent will remain in the area during the deployment
- Both parents are willing to consent to study participation
- DEERS -eligible
- years or older
- English-speaking
- The parent remaining at home to care for the children anticipates remaining within 30 miles of Fort Hood to be seen in home, otherwise will need to be seen in office
- Anticipate that both parents will remain in the area for at least three months after redeployment to complete intervention and follow-up assessment
You may not qualify if:
- Any family member with a significant medical or psychiatric condition requiring a higher level of care than can be provided by the study/comparison protocols
- Active psychosis or mania
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
- Boston Universitylead
- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antoniocollaborator
- RANDcollaborator
Study Sites (1)
STRONG STAR Research Consortium
Fort Hood, Texas, 76544, United States
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Ellen DeVoe, Ph. D. LICSW
Boston University
Central Study Contacts
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- SINGLE
- Who Masked
- OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
- Masking Details
- outcomes assessor blinded to study condition
- Purpose
- PREVENTION
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
March 31, 2016
First Posted
February 7, 2017
Study Start
March 1, 2016
Primary Completion
March 1, 2019
Study Completion
March 1, 2019
Last Updated
February 7, 2017
Record last verified: 2016-03