University of Oklahoma Parenting Program Attrition

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention450 enrolled

Overview

The study will examine the extent to which a group motivational intervention (ME) impacts retention, treatment compliance, and long-term outcomes in families with a history of, or high risk for, child maltreatment.

The field of child abuse prevention faces not only the challenge of developing and disseminating effective treatments, but the problem of high attrition rates and treatment noncompliance. This study will compare the effects of a motivational intervention with a "services as usual" orientation group on program retention, treatment compliance, and long-term outcomes in families with histories of child maltreatment.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

450

Conditions

Child Abuse

Interventions

Motivational intervention, parent trainingBEHAVIORAL

Eligibility

Sex: ALLHealthy volunteers:

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Inclusion Criteria: * Families referred to service agency for child maltreatment prevention services * Families with children between 2-1/2 and 12 years of age Exclusion Criteria: * Parents with cognitive, psychiatric, or social conditions that would limit their ability to provide voluntary consent or benefit from the intervention * Parents who have sexually abused their children

Locations (1)

University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Incidents of child maltreatment 1-3 years post-treatment

Secondary Outcomes

Parenting behaviors, attitudes, and functioning assessed during and post-intervention

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