Thrive Initiative Parent-Education Programming Study

NCT ID: NCT06823518

Last Updated: 2025-10-08

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

480 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2026-02-15

Study Completion Date

2028-12-31

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of the Thrive Initiative's parent-education program delivery methods by comparing hybrid (i.e., a combination of online and group components) program delivery to online-only program delivery. The Thrive Initiative consists of four, universal parent-education programs that correpsond to specific child developmental periods. These programs inlcude: Take Root for parents/caregivers of 0-3-year-old children; Sprout for parents/caregivers of 3-5-year-old children; Grow for parents/caregivres of 5-10-year-old children; and Branch Out for parents/caregivers of 10-18-year-old children. The effectiveness of delivery method will be examined for each program. Eligible participants for this study will be United States Air Force service members or dependents who are caregivers of a child 0-18 years old. The study will involve randomization to condition meaning that participants will be assigned to the online-only or hybrid program delivery condition by chance.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Child Maltreatment Parenting Child Wellbeing

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Online-Only Thrive Inititaive Parent-Education Programming Condition

This arm involves the online-only versions of the Thrive Initiative parent-education programs.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Thrive Initiative Parent-Education Programming

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

The Thrive Initiative Parent-Education programs are universal prevention programs designed to support parents as they raise their children. There are four programs that correspond to specific child developmental periods. The programs include: Take Root for parents/caregivers of 0-3-year-old children; Sprout for parents/caregivers of 3-5-year-old children; Grow for parents/caregivers of 5-10-year-old children; and Branch Out for parents/caregivers of 10-18-year-old children. Each program focuses, in developmentally appropriate ways, on three primary dimensions: positive parenting, stress management, and healthy lifestyles. Each program is available in either an online-only format or a hybrid format, which includes group meetings in addition to the online program components.

Hybrid Thrive Initiative Parent-Education Programming Condition

This arm involves the hybrid version of the Thrive Initiative parent-education programs. The hybrid version includes the online version and weekly group meetings that can occur in-person or virtually.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Thrive Initiative Parent-Education Programming

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

The Thrive Initiative Parent-Education programs are universal prevention programs designed to support parents as they raise their children. There are four programs that correspond to specific child developmental periods. The programs include: Take Root for parents/caregivers of 0-3-year-old children; Sprout for parents/caregivers of 3-5-year-old children; Grow for parents/caregivers of 5-10-year-old children; and Branch Out for parents/caregivers of 10-18-year-old children. Each program focuses, in developmentally appropriate ways, on three primary dimensions: positive parenting, stress management, and healthy lifestyles. Each program is available in either an online-only format or a hybrid format, which includes group meetings in addition to the online program components.

Interventions

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Thrive Initiative Parent-Education Programming

The Thrive Initiative Parent-Education programs are universal prevention programs designed to support parents as they raise their children. There are four programs that correspond to specific child developmental periods. The programs include: Take Root for parents/caregivers of 0-3-year-old children; Sprout for parents/caregivers of 3-5-year-old children; Grow for parents/caregivers of 5-10-year-old children; and Branch Out for parents/caregivers of 10-18-year-old children. Each program focuses, in developmentally appropriate ways, on three primary dimensions: positive parenting, stress management, and healthy lifestyles. Each program is available in either an online-only format or a hybrid format, which includes group meetings in addition to the online program components.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* United States Air Force service member or dependent
* Parent/caregiver of a child 0-18 years old
* 18 years of age or older
* Willing to participate in the research study
* Has access to technology that will enable them to receive and respond to various technological aspects of the Thrive Initiative programs and research study
* Able to speak and understand English proficiently
* Able to understand and give consent

Exclusion Criteria

* Not an United States Air Force service member or dependent
* Not a parent/caregiver of a child 0-18 years old
* 17 years of age or younger
* Unwilling to participate in the research study
* Does not have access to technology that will enable them to receive and respond to various technological aspects of the Thrive Initiative programs and research study
* Unable to speak and understand English proficiently
* Unable to understand and give consent
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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United States Air Force

FED

Sponsor Role collaborator

Penn State University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Ryan Chesnut

Assistant Research Professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Daniel F Perkins, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

The Pennsylvania State University

Ryan P Chesnut, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

The Pennsylvania State University

Central Contacts

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Daniel F Perkins, PhD

Role: CONTACT

8148674182

Ryan P Chesnut, PhD

Role: CONTACT

8148659637

Other Identifiers

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FA701425C0004

Identifier Type: OTHER_GRANT

Identifier Source: secondary_id

STUDY00026099

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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