Adaptation and Pilot Testing of a Behavioral Parent Training Program for Parents of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children

NCT03483428 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 17-0460-F6A
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 6
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Despite being more likely than typical hearing children to experience disruptive behavior problems, children who are deaf and hard of hearing (DHH) rarely receive behavioral interventions to prevent the long-term costly outcomes of behavior problems. This pilot project will systematically adapt an evidence-based behavioral parent training (BPT) intervention to increase its acceptability and relevance for parents of young DHH children. Two parents of DHH children will be trained in the adapted BPT for DHH children. They will each deliver the intervention to five families with DHH preschool-aged children.

Conditions

Hearing Loss; Behavior Disorders; Parenting

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Feasibility: Enrollment

  Proportion of parents agreeing to enroll in the intervention out of all parents approached

  2 weeks after final parent-child dyad completes the study

Secondary Outcomes (5)

• Feasibility: Number of sessions completed

  2 weeks after final parent-child dyad completes the study

• Interventionist fidelity

  2 weeks after final parent-child dyad completes the study

• Feasibility: usability of battery of measures

  2 weeks after final parent-child dyad completes the study

• Acceptability: parent satisfaction

  10 weeks after parent baseline

• Acceptability: interventionist satisfaction

  2 weeks after final parent-child dyad completes the study

Study Arms (2)

Parent Coaches

EXPERIMENTAL

Parent coaches will complete interventionist training and supervision in the "Family Check-Up," an evidence-based behavioral parent training (BPT) program, including in the adaptations for families with DHH children. Each parent coach will deliver the intervention to 5 parent-child dyads.

Behavioral: Interventionist training and supervision

Parent-Child Dyads

EXPERIMENTAL

Parents and children will receive the adapted "Family Check-Up" behavioral parent training (BPT) intervention delivered by parent coaches.

Behavioral: Behavioral parent training

Interventions

Interventionist training and supervision BEHAVIORAL

Online and in-person training and weekly supervision with licensed clinical social worker while delivering the "Family Check-Up" to 5 families.

Parent Coaches

Behavioral parent training BEHAVIORAL

Up to 6 sessions of the "Family Check-Up" program, involving discussions, assessments, feedback, and skills training with a parent coach.

Parent-Child Dyads

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 2 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Parent/caregiver is age 18 years or older
• Parent/caregiver is the custodial guardian of a deaf or hard of hearing (DHH) child
• DHH child is 2-5 years old
• DHH child has used hearing aid(s) and/or cochlear implant(s) for \> 6 months
• Parent/caregiver is able to read English and either speak/understand English or use American Sign Language

You may not qualify if:

• Active child protective services case
• DHH child of interest has been diagnosed with a severe developmental delay, severe autism, debilitating neurological condition, etc.
• Parent/caregiver has already accessed behavioral health services for the DHH child
• Parent Coaches/Interventionists:
• Age 18 years or older
• Parent of a DHH child
• Able to speak, understand, and read English
• \- None

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Kentucky: lead

Study Sites (1)

University of Kentuckyi

Lexington, Kentucky, 40506, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Hearing Loss; Mental Disorders

Interventions

Organization and Administration

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Hearing Disorders; Ear Diseases; Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases; Sensation Disorders; Neurologic Manifestations; Nervous System Diseases; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Health Services Administration

Study Officials

• Christina Studts, PhD

  University of Kentucky, Dept of Health, Behavior & Society

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

• Matthew Bush, MD, PhD

  University of Kentucky, Dept of Otolaryngology

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NON RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Assistant Professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: March 23, 2018
• First Posted: March 30, 2018
• Study Start: April 11, 2018
• Primary Completion: December 13, 2018
• Study Completion: December 13, 2018
• Last Updated: April 17, 2019

Record last verified: 2019-04

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)