Clinical trial NCT04366687: Smart Parents--Safe and Healthy Kids
Official title: Smart Parents--Safe and Healthy Kids: Small RCT
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Child Sexual Abuse
Keywords: child sexual abuse
prevention
parenting
intervention science
Lead sponsor: Penn State University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2020-04-29
Enrollment: 110
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: PREVENTION

Brief summary: The purpose of the proposed study is to assess the effectiveness of the addition of a single-session child sexual abuse (CSA) prevention module (Smart Parents - Safe and Healthy Kids) on improving parents' knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors regarding CSA prevention for parents already receiving parent-education services. The investigators hypothesize that parents who receive the parenting curriculum and the CSA prevention module will (a) demonstrate significant improvement in CSA-related awareness (i.e., knowledge, attitudes) and protective behaviors from pre-test to post-test, and (b) demonstrate higher scores on CSA-related awareness and protective behaviors as compared to parents who only receive the parenting curriculum.


Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

1. Parent or caregiver \> 18 years old
2. Parent or caregiver of at least one child under 13
3. Enrolled in PAT

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Parent/caregiver does not speak English
2. Parent is mandated (i.e., court-ordered) to attend parent-training program

Primary outcomes:
measure: Change in SmartParents' Knowledge (ASK): Awareness Factor
timeFrame: through study completion, an average of 14 weeks
measure: Change in SmartParents' Knowledge (ASK): Protective Behaviors Factor
timeFrame: through study completion, an average of 14 weeks
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Change in Alabama Parenting Questionnaire: Involvement
timeFrame: through study completion, an average of 14 weeks
measure: Change in Alabama Parenting Questionnaire: Positive Parenting
timeFrame: through study completion, an average of 14 weeks
measure: Change in Alabama Parenting Questionnaire: Inconsistent Discipline
timeFrame: through study completion, an average of 14 weeks
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Bradford
country: United States
facility: Guidance Resource Center Bradford
state: Pennsylvania
city: DuBois
country: United States
facility: Guidance Resource Center DuBois
state: Pennsylvania
city: Greensburg
country: United States
facility: Wesley Family Services
state: Pennsylvania
city: Nanticoke
country: United States
facility: Greater Nanticoke Area Family Center
state: Pennsylvania
city: State College
country: United States
facility: Youth Service Bureau
state: Pennsylvania
city: Sunbury
country: United States
facility: Greater Susquehanna Valley United Way
state: Pennsylvania
Study officials:
References:
citation: Guastaferro K, Zadzora KM, Reader JM, Shanley J, Noll JG. A Parent-focused Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Program: Development, Acceptability, and Feasibility. J Child Fam Stud. 2019 Jul;28(7):1862-1877. doi: 10.1007/s10826-019-01410-y. Epub 2019 Apr 18.