PRESERVE & CONNECT: Impact Study of the BPC
For patients and families
In plain language
An automatic summary of structured registry data. It is an orientation aid, not a substitute for the official protocol or a physician assessment.
- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: Breakthrough Parenting Curriculum: Transforming trauma across generations.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Child Maltreatment, Trauma. Basic parameters: No limits · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- United States
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Official title
Randomized Control Trial of the Breakthrough Parenting Curriculum: Transforming Trauma Across Generations
Overview
The PRESERVE \& CONNECT project is a multi-site randomized control trial of the Breakthrough Parenting Curriculum: Navigating Trauma Across Generations (BPC) in rural and racially and ethnically diverse communities in Vermont and Connecticut.
Detailed description
The proposed study will determine the efficacy of the BPC at improving the lives of families with a significant history of trauma and establish the evidence base to allow the BPC to be listed on the Title IV-E Clearing House. The specific research questions that will be answered as are as follows:
Question 1: Does the BPC improve Child Safety? Hypothesis 1a: Parents who complete the BPC will have fewer substantiated of child maltreatment as per administrative records.
Hypothesis 1b: Parents who complete the BPC will report less psychologically aggressive and abusive parenting behaviors (Parenting Scale).
Question 2: Does the BPC improve Child Permanency? Hypothesis 2a: Parents who complete the BPC will have fewer out of family placements and placement disruptions as per administrative records.
Hypothesis 2b: Parents who complete the BPC will have stability or permanency with their family of origin as per administrative records.
Question 3: Does the BPC improve Child Well-Being? Hypothesis 3: Parents who complete the BPC will report improved behavioral and emotional functioning of their children (Strength and Difficulties Questionnaire).
Question 4: Does the BPC improve Adult Well-Being? Hypothesis 4a: Parents who complete the BPC will report improved use of parenting practices to improve the functional relationship with their children (Parenting Self-Efficacy Scale; Parent Stress Index, Parent-Child Relationship Scales).
Hypothesis 4b: Parents who complete the BPC will report improved understanding of the influence of trauma on their parenting behaviors and wellness (Trauma-Informed Knowledge and Parenting Skills Survey).
Question 5: Are the improvements of the BPC associated with demographic factors? Exploratory Analysis 5a: Examine the association between measures of child safety, child well-being, child permanency, and adult well-being and measures of acculturation.
Exploratory Analysis 5a: Examine the association between measures of child safety, child well-being, child permanency, and adult well-being and measures of acculturation
Interventions
- Behavioral Breakthrough Parenting Curriculum: Transforming trauma across generations
The BPC (Breakthrough Parent Curriculum): Navigating Trauma Across Generations is a 10 module course adapted from the NCTSN training called Caring for Children Who Have Experienced Trauma: A Workshop for Resource Parents (RPC). The BPC is specifically designed for parents who have been involved with (or are at risk for being involved with)the child welfare system. The course provides information about the impact of trauma on the development, attachment, emotions and behaviors of children while h
Primary outcome measures
- Child Safety [Time frame: up to 6 months]
- Child Permanency [Time frame: up to 6 months]
- Child Well-being [Time frame: 10 weeks]
- Parenting Self-Efficacy Scale [Time frame: 10 weeks]
Secondary outcome measures (2)
- Parental Stress Index [Time frame: 10 weeks]
- Trauma-Informed Knowledge and Parenting Skills Survey [Time frame: 10 weeks]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
\- Parents involved in, or at risk of involvement in, the child welfare system.
Exclusion criteria
- active psychosis without medication stabilization
- ongoing major depressive episodes
- active suicidal ideation
- active homicidal ideation
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: Yes
Study design
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Model
- Parallel assignment
- Masking
- Open label
- Primary purpose
- Prevention
Study locations
United States · 2 centers
- University of Connecticut — Hartford
- University of Vermont — Burlington
Identifiers
NCT: NCT06160050 · 2648