Parent Engagement Package: Comparing Strategies for Engaging Parents Into Parenting Programs

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

854 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2013-10-31

Study Completion Date

2017-06-30

Brief Summary

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This study tests the effectiveness of different strategies for engaging parents into an evidence-based parenting skills intervention, the Triple P Positive Parenting Program, offered universally to parents of children attending one of six public elementary schools.

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Detailed Description

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Parenting skills programs have been shown to help prevent youth substance use and mental health disorders. Unfortunately, few parents participate in parenting programs when given the opportunity. Thus, developing effective strategies to increase engagement in effective preventive parenting interventions is essential for these programs to have a significant public health impact. The purpose of this study is to identify parent engagement strategies that increase participation in effective parenting programs and consequently improve parenting practices and children's well-being.

Conditions

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Patient Compliance

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Participants are randomly assigned to one of five conditions: 1) enrollment flyer only; 2) enrollment flyer + testimonial booklet; 3) enrollment flyer + teacher endorsement; 4) enrollment flyer + provider engagement call; or 5) all four engagement strategies.

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Participants

single-blind masking

Study Groups

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Enrollment Flyer

Participants in this condition received one of the strategies in the Parent Engagement Package: an enrollment flyer that provided information about the Triple P Positive Parenting Program being offered at their child's school, including the location of meetings, free childcare, topics covered, choice of days/times and English or Spanish groups, and an enrollment form. Parents who returned the enrollment form received automated text, email and/or phone reminders and a confirmation letter prior to each parenting program session.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Enrollment Flyer

Intervention Type OTHER

Enrollment flyer that provided information about the Triple P Positive Parenting Program and an enrollment form.

Enrollment Flyer & Testimonial Booklet

Participants in this condition received two of the strategies in the Parent Engagement Package: the enrollment flyer plus a two-page, testimonial booklet that included photos and quotes from parents and children describing benefits other parents reported after participating in the Triple P Positive Parenting Program and fun activities children reported about the childcare. The booklet also contained the location of meetings, free childcare, choice of days/times and English or Spanish groups, and an enrollment form.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Enrollment Flyer

Intervention Type OTHER

Enrollment flyer that provided information about the Triple P Positive Parenting Program and an enrollment form.

Testimonial Booklet

Intervention Type OTHER

Booklet that included quotes and photos from parents who had previously participated in the Triple P Positive Parenting Program and/or their children who participated in the free childcare, as well as an enrollment form.

Enrollment Flyer & Teacher Endorsement

Participants in this condition received two of the strategies in the Parent Engagement Package: the enrollment flyer plus a teacher endorsement of the Triple P Positive Parenting Program. The teacher also gave the participant a colorful brochure that included information about the location of meetings, free childcare, topics covered, choice of days/times and English or Spanish groups, and an enrollment form.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Teacher Endorsement

Intervention Type OTHER

Brief conversation between the parent and their child's teacher in which the teacher told the parent about the benefits of participating in the Triple P Positive Parenting Program and recommended that the parent attend. The teacher also gave the parent a brochure that gave information about the Triple P program and an enrollment form.

Enrollment Flyer

Intervention Type OTHER

Enrollment flyer that provided information about the Triple P Positive Parenting Program and an enrollment form.

Enrollment Flyer & Engagement Call

Participants in this condition received two of the strategies in the Parent Engagement Package: the enrollment flyer plus an engagement call from a Triple P provider. Providers followed a manualized protocol for implementing the engagement call, which included strategies to increase parental motivation to participate in Triple P and reduce barriers to participation.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Provider Engagement Call

Intervention Type OTHER

This was a manualized, 15-minute call from the Triple P Positive Parenting Program provider to a parent in which the provider elicited the parent's child-focused goals and showed how the parent's goals could be addressed by Triple P. The provider also helped the parent anticipate and problem solve possible barriers to attendance.

Enrollment Flyer

Intervention Type OTHER

Enrollment flyer that provided information about the Triple P Positive Parenting Program and an enrollment form.

All Engagement Strategies

Participants in this condition received all engagement strategies in the Parent Engagement Package: enrollment flyer, testimonial booklet, teacher endorsement, and provider engagement call.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Teacher Endorsement

Intervention Type OTHER

Brief conversation between the parent and their child's teacher in which the teacher told the parent about the benefits of participating in the Triple P Positive Parenting Program and recommended that the parent attend. The teacher also gave the parent a brochure that gave information about the Triple P program and an enrollment form.

Provider Engagement Call

Intervention Type OTHER

This was a manualized, 15-minute call from the Triple P Positive Parenting Program provider to a parent in which the provider elicited the parent's child-focused goals and showed how the parent's goals could be addressed by Triple P. The provider also helped the parent anticipate and problem solve possible barriers to attendance.

Enrollment Flyer

Intervention Type OTHER

Enrollment flyer that provided information about the Triple P Positive Parenting Program and an enrollment form.

Testimonial Booklet

Intervention Type OTHER

Booklet that included quotes and photos from parents who had previously participated in the Triple P Positive Parenting Program and/or their children who participated in the free childcare, as well as an enrollment form.

Interventions

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Teacher Endorsement

Brief conversation between the parent and their child's teacher in which the teacher told the parent about the benefits of participating in the Triple P Positive Parenting Program and recommended that the parent attend. The teacher also gave the parent a brochure that gave information about the Triple P program and an enrollment form.

Intervention Type OTHER

Provider Engagement Call

This was a manualized, 15-minute call from the Triple P Positive Parenting Program provider to a parent in which the provider elicited the parent's child-focused goals and showed how the parent's goals could be addressed by Triple P. The provider also helped the parent anticipate and problem solve possible barriers to attendance.

Intervention Type OTHER

Enrollment Flyer

Enrollment flyer that provided information about the Triple P Positive Parenting Program and an enrollment form.

Intervention Type OTHER

Testimonial Booklet

Booklet that included quotes and photos from parents who had previously participated in the Triple P Positive Parenting Program and/or their children who participated in the free childcare, as well as an enrollment form.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Is a caregiver of a child in kindergarten, 1st, 2nd or 3rd grade at a participating school (i.e.,"target child");
* The target child lives with the caregiver at least half of the time;
* The caregiver speaks English or Spanish;
* The caregiver is listed as one of the target child's parents/guardians in the school's records.

Exclusion Criteria

* The target child is in a self-contained classroom due to cognitive or emotional disabilities;
* The caregiver is a kindergarten, 1st, 2nd or 3rd grade teacher at a participating school;
* The target child attended one of the participating schools during a previous cohort of the study;
* The caregiver is participating in a competing parenting program at the school, the "Intensive Family Literacy program".

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes