Adolescent Mental Health Parenting Program for Child-Adult Relationship Enhancement

NCT07303062 | Not Yet Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: 20-3652
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 60
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 2

Brief Summary

The purpose of this research study is to learn if a parenting program called Adolescent Mental Health Parenting Program for Child Adult Relationship Enhancement (AMP-CARE) can help parents have more confidence in parenting their teen and improve their knowledge about normal teen development and teen mental health. The main questions it aims to answer are:

• Does the AMP-CARE parenting program improve confidence in teen parenting and positive parenting?
• Does the AMP-CARE parenting program improve parent knowledge about mental health? Researchers will compare participants who complete the parenting program to those who do not. Participants will:
• Complete 2 surveys, one at the start of the study and one 6 -12 weeks later
• Half of the participants will be randomly picked to attend the 6 virtual AMP-CARE sessions right away.
• The other half will have the opportunity to attend AMP-CARE after they complete the second survey.

Conditions

Adolescent Behavior

Keywords

teen parenting program; teen mental health; mental health stigma; positive parenting; parenting self-efficacy

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Parent Mental Health Literacy

  Parent Mental Health Literacy was assessed with 23-item self-report measure, the Parental Child Mental Health Literacy Questionnaire. Using a 5-pt scale with endpoints of "0=strongly disagree" and "4=strongly agree," parents were asked to indicate their level of agreement with statements related to 5 constructs: mental health recognition, beliefs, knowledge, help-seeking confidence, and fear of stigma. Scores ranged from 0 to 4. Higher scores indicate greater literacy.

  From enrollment to completion of AMP-CARE program or 6-12 weeks after enrollment.

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• Parent Self Efficacy

  From enrollment to completion of AMP-CARE program or 6-12 weeks after enrollment.

• Promotive Parenting Practices

  From enrollment to completion of AMP-CARE program or 6-12 weeks after enrollment.

Study Arms (2)

AMP-CARE

EXPERIMENTAL

Parents will attend the 6 virtual sessions with a group of about 5-10 parents and 2 facilitators. The AMP-CARE group sessions are held for about 90 minutes once per week. Sessions include didactics, role playing, vignettes, and weekly home practice to build positive parenting techniques.

Behavioral: Adolescent Mental Health Parenting Program for Child-Adult Relationship Enhancement (AMP-CARE)

Waitlist Control

NO INTERVENTION

Parents in the control group will be offered the intervention after completing the second study questionnaire.

Interventions

Adolescent Mental Health Parenting Program for Child-Adult Relationship Enhancement (AMP-CARE) BEHAVIORAL

The goals of AMP-CARE are to teach parents how to form a positive relationship with their teen and to teach about typical adolescent development and mental health. Each AMP-CARE session will be led by 1 or 2 trainers. About 4 to 13 parents will attend each virtual session lasting approximately 1.5 hours. Sessions will be weekly for 6 weeks. Participants are encouraged to practice the skills learned at AMP-CARE between the sessions.

AMP-CARE

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

• Parent or guardian of teen age 11-14 years
• Receiving primary care at selected study sites
• English speaking

You may not qualify if:

• Parents of children with severe mental illness (indicated by psychiatric hospitalization in the last 12 months or previous diagnosis of psychosis)
• Parents of children with severe developmental delay (indicated by prior diagnosis of severe neurodevelopmental impairment, global developmental delay, severe expressive language delay)
• Not available at time group is scheduled

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill: lead

Study Sites (2)

UNC Pediatrics at Panther Creek

Cary, North Carolina, 27519, United States

Location

UNC Children's Primary and Specialty Care at Carolina Pointe II

Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27517, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Adolescent Behavior

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavior

Study Officials

• Samantha Schilling, MD MSHP

  University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

  STUDY DIRECTOR

• Yasamin Sanii, MD

  University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: DOUBLE
• Who Masked: INVESTIGATOR, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Model Details: Participants will be randomized to either intervention (AMP-CARE) or waitlist control

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: December 11, 2025
• First Posted: December 24, 2025
• Study Start: March 1, 2026
• Primary Completion (Estimated): March 1, 2027
• Study Completion (Estimated): March 1, 2027
• Last Updated: December 24, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-12

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (2)