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

NCT ID: NCT04980794

Last Updated: 2024-11-15

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

1800 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2021-03-01

Study Completion Date

2025-12-30

Brief Summary

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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.

Detailed Description

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The goal of the study is to evaluate the effectiveness of a program to improve mental health in families by reducing stress and supporting effective communication and conflict resolution.

Families will be randomly assigned to one of two conditions: in the self-study condition, families will receive information to review on their own, paired with regular (weekly) contact from a family coach; in the second condition, families will receive information to review on their own, regular contact from a coach, and will participate in video sessions with a family coach who will provide feedback on their interactions and coaching on their use of a communication technique. Data collection, management and analysis will be conducted by researchers at the University of Notre Dame, but the intervention will occur through community organizations in three cities in Indiana, allowing for tests of the effectiveness of the program when it is implemented in community settings. Families will participate in a pre-test assessment, a four-week intervention, a post-test assessment, and a one-year follow up assessment. Also evaluated will be organizational factors and factors that impact ultimate implementation and scalability of the program in community settings.

Conditions

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Mental Health Conflict

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Participants are randomly assigned to one of two conditions.
Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Participants
Participants are blind to condition assignments during their involvement in the program.

Study Groups

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Parent-Child Intervention

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.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Parent-child intervention

Intervention Type 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.

Self-study intervention

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.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Self-study Intervention

Intervention Type 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.

Interventions

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Parent-child intervention

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.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Self-study Intervention

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.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* 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.

Exclusion Criteria

* Families who cannot communicate in English
* Single parent families
Minimum Eligible Age

4 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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University of Notre Dame

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Locations

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Fort Wayne Center for Children and Families

Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Indianapolis Virtual Site

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, Indiana, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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United States

Central Contacts

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Katie N Bergman, PhD

Role: CONTACT

574-631-0956

E. Mark Cummings, PhD

Role: CONTACT

574-631-4947

Facility Contacts

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Katie Bergman, PhD

Role: primary

574-631-0956

Katie Bergman, PhD

Role: primary

574-631-0956

John G Borkowski, PhD

Role: backup

Katie Bergman, PhD

Role: primary

574-631-0956

E. Mark Cummings, PhD

Role: backup

574-631-0956

Other Identifiers

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20-0852

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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