The Happy Families Project: Testing the Effectiveness of a Conflict Resolution Program for Families

NCT04980794 | Recruiting DMC

• 1 other identifier: 20-0852
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 1,800
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 3

Brief Summary

This study is designed to test the effectiveness of a psychoeducation-based program to address communication and conflict resolution in families, thereby supporting mental health in children and their caregivers.

Conditions

Mental Health; Conflict

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (12)

• Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ)

  Youth Adjustment

  1 year

• Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale (CESD)

  Youth Adjustment

  1 year

• Revised Children's Manifest Anxiety Scale (RCMAS)

  Youth Adjustment

  1 year

• Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL)

  Youth Adjustment

  1 year

• O'Leary Porter Scale (OPS)

  Interadult Conflict

  1 year

• Family Interactions Coding Scale

  Observational measures of interadult and family conflict

  1 year

• Security in the Marital System Questionnaire (SIMS-PR)

  Youth Emotional Security: Testing process models associated with youth emotional security as the mechanism of effect for program effectiveness

  1 year

• Security in the Subsystem (SIS)

  Youth Emotional Security: Testing process models associated with youth emotional security as the mechanism of effect for program effectiveness

  1 year

• Security in the Family System (SIFS)

  Youth Emotional Security: Testing process models associated with youth emotional security as the mechanism of effect for program effectiveness

  1 year

• Organizational Characteristics Measure (purpose created measure of organizational characteristics)

  Testing organizational factors associated with program effectiveness

  4 years

• Leadership Perspective Measure (purpose created measure of organizational leaderships' perspective on program, implementation and sustainability)

  Testing organizational factors associated with program effectiveness

  4 years

• Facilitator Perspective Measure (purpose created measure of community facilitators' perspective on program implementation and training)

  Testing organizational factors associated with program effectiveness

  4 years

Study Arms (2)

Parent-Child Intervention

EXPERIMENTAL

This is a four-dose intervention that includes psychoeducational modules and communication coaching administered through community organizations over the course of four weeks. Both participating adults and the participating child receive materials to review each week, paired with weekly contact from a family coach.

Behavioral: Parent-child intervention

Self-study intervention

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

This is a four-dose intervention that include written self-study materials to review, paired with weekly contact with a family coach. Both participating adults receive self-study materials; the participating child does not receive separate materials.

Behavioral: Self-study Intervention

Interventions

Parent-child intervention BEHAVIORAL

Families (two adult caregivers, child between 4 and 17) receive four interactive, asynchronous psychoeducation modules to review on their own paired with weekly contact with a communication coach and two live sessions with a communication coach to discuss psychoeducation, receive feedback on their interactions, and practice a communication technique.

Parent-Child Intervention

Self-study Intervention BEHAVIORAL

Families (two adult caregivers) receive information in a newsletter format to review on their own, paired with weekly contact from a communication coach to answer questions and direct their attention toward specific topics in the newsletter.

Self-study intervention

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 4 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Two parents or primary caregivers
• Child between 4 and 17 years old
• English literate
• Able/willing to participate through the 12-month follow up assessment.

You may not qualify if:

• Families who cannot communicate in English
• Single parent families

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Notre Dame: lead

Study Sites (3)

Fort Wayne Center for Children and Families

Fort Wayne, Indiana, 46814, United States

RECRUITING

Indianapolis Virtual Site

Indianapolis, Indiana, 46260, United States

RECRUITING

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, Indiana, 46556, United States

RECRUITING

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Psychological Well-Being

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Personal Satisfaction; Behavior

Central Study Contacts

Katie N Bergman, PhD

CONTACT

574-631-0956; kbergman@nd.edu

E. Mark Cummings, PhD

CONTACT

574-631-4947; ecumming@nd.edu

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Masking Details: Participants are blind to condition assignments during their involvement in the program.
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Model Details: Participants are randomly assigned to one of two conditions.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: July 13, 2021
• First Posted: July 28, 2021
• Study Start: March 1, 2021
• Primary Completion: December 30, 2025
• Study Completion: December 30, 2025
• Last Updated: November 15, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-11

Locations

US (3)