Family Check-Up Online

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

2000 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2023-10-25

Study Completion Date

2026-05-31

Brief Summary

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The goal of this clinical trial is to test the benefits of the Family Check-Up Online Program for parents of middle school students in Arizona. Participants will complete an online pre-survey, gain access to the online parenting program Family Check-Up, and have the option to meet with a coach to discuss the program. The participants will also complete a post-survey 3 months after enrollment.

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Detailed Description

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The lingering impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted families adversely in multiple ways, including economic stressors, mental health-related functioning, and social/familial functioning. Given the scale of the pandemic's impact on families with school-aged children, the implementation of effective family-focused programs that target core mechanisms of change with a broad range of benefits for parents and youth across diverse populations, and that can be brought to scale rapidly and with fidelity, represents critical public health goals.

Toward this end, this project is designed to further examine the efficacy of a web-based version of the universal Family Check-Up prevention program, which is an empirically-supported, parent-focused program designed to promote resilience and improve family functioning among parents of middle school-aged youth (grades 6-8th). A randomized control trial conducted through the University of Oregon found that parents who completed the Family Check-up Online program (FCO) either with or without supplemental support coaching exhibited significant increases in confidence and effortful control related to implementing skills and strategies that promote positive emotional and behavioral health among teens. This suggests that parents who complete the program feel more empowered to help guide their child's positive decision making and more effectively manage family challenges.

This project will examine whether the FCO program produces improvements in positive parenting practices, reductions in parental emotional distress, and reductions in youth emotional/behavioral problems when delivered as a universal prevention program targeting parents of 6-8th grade students attending Title 1 public schools (\>50% students eligible for free/reduced lunch). The investigators will also examine whether the structured parent coaching support component of the program (i.e., Guidance Coaching) helps to improve the program's effectiveness relative to a parent-initiated informational support condition.

Conditions

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Families of Middle School Students at Title 1 Schools

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

All participants will receive the primary intervention: The Family Check-Up Online. Participants will then be randomly assigned to a specific coaching condition.

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study personnel and participants are informed of what condition participants are assigned to.

Study Groups

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Informational Support

Parents will be told that they have the option of contacting an informational support specialist any point while completing the program to address questions and discuss the program. Parents will be informed that their questions can be addressed via e-mail or alternatively they can schedule a time to talk with their coach via phone or Zoom. The informational support specialist will not initiate contact with parents in this condition.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Family Check-Up Online

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Families will be provided with access to the FCO program, available in English or Spanish. Parents complete a tutorial and five different modules focused on distinct parenting skills. Each module starts with a survey and feedback to help identify relative strengths and challenges with the targeted parenting skills. Parents are then guided through various online activities including videos that model right and wrong ways to handle comm on situations and explanations of parental self-management and problem-solving strategies. Parents are complete activities to practice the parenting skills taught. Parents will have access to the online program for 8 and they are encouraged to practice the program strategies during this time period. At the end of the 8 weeks, parent re-complete the brief questions that they filled out at the beginning of each module and then receive feedback indicating which of the parent's domain scores have improved since they completed each module.

Guidance Coaching

Parents will be informed that they have been assigned a guidance coach who will contact them via email to schedule 1-3 check-in meetings over the phone or via Zoom while they complete the online program. These meetings are structured to help establish parental goals for the program, offer emotional support, and help motivate parents to implement new parenting skills. During these contacts, coaches use motivational interviewing techniques to help promote and support behavioral change. These coaching contacts are designed to be brief and focused, and typically last for less than 30 minutes. Coach contacts are scheduled based on the parents' availability and interest, and additional coaching sessions can be requested by the parent at any point during the program.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Family Check-Up Online

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Families will be provided with access to the FCO program, available in English or Spanish. Parents complete a tutorial and five different modules focused on distinct parenting skills. Each module starts with a survey and feedback to help identify relative strengths and challenges with the targeted parenting skills. Parents are then guided through various online activities including videos that model right and wrong ways to handle comm on situations and explanations of parental self-management and problem-solving strategies. Parents are complete activities to practice the parenting skills taught. Parents will have access to the online program for 8 and they are encouraged to practice the program strategies during this time period. At the end of the 8 weeks, parent re-complete the brief questions that they filled out at the beginning of each module and then receive feedback indicating which of the parent's domain scores have improved since they completed each module.

Interventions

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