Recruiting

Parenting Intervention

Sponsor:

Johns Hopkins University

Code:

NCT06197997

Conditions

Parenting

Parenting Intervention

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Interventions

Chicago Parent Program (CPP)

Study Details

Brief summary:

Purpose of this study is to test the effectiveness and implementation of an evidence-based parenting intervention for improving parenting and school outcomes in a sample of 4-5-year-old children enrolled in public prekindergarten (PreK) programs in Maryland.

Conditions

Parenting

Parenting Intervention

Study ID

NCT06197997

Start date

Sep 1, 2024

Status verified date

Mar, 2026

Completion date

Jun 30, 2028

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Jun 30, 2028

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

Public school or Community School in Baltimore City, Cecil County, or Harford County serving at least 40% of students meeting eligibility for low-income or located in a community designated as high need by the Maryland State Department of Education based on a score of 0.6 on the Center for Disease Control Social Vulnerability Index:

  • has at least 1 full-day public PreK classroom with 20+ students;
  • school has not offered CPP in the prior 3 years;
  • principal consents to being randomized and participate for 2 years;
  • principal consents to study team recruiting parents, teachers, and staff to participate in the study.

PreK Parents:

  • Parent (biological, step, adoptive, foster), grandparent, or legal guardian of 4-5 year old student enrolled in participating PreK program;
  • 18+ yrs;
  • speaks English or Spanish;
  • consents to allowing access child's school identification.

Teachers:

  • PreK or K teacher in classroom of student of participating parent;
  • consents to completing study surveys.

CPP Group Leaders:

  • completes CPP group leader training
  • agrees to lead CPP groups
  • speaks English or Spanish
  • at least a High School diploma/General Equivalency Diploma (GED)
  • consents to completing surveys and submitting audio recorded CPP sessions for fidelity assessment

School-based personnel inclusion criteria:

  • Principal, teacher, or other school-based staff involved in CPP implementation
  • consents to interview on perspectives about CPP in the school

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Principal cannot commit staff to offering CPP groups
  • school previously offered CPP in prior 3 years
  • school located in a geographic area with less than 80% connectivity
  • PreK Parents previously participated in CPP
  • Teachers: teacher also a participating parent or CPP group leader
  • School-based personnel: Principal, teacher, or other school-based staff is a study parent

Study Design

Enrollment

840 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Randomized

Intervention Model

Parallel Assignment

Primary purpose

Prevention

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: Title 1 schools receive the Chicago Parent Program intervention

The experimental group from Title 1 or Community Schools across two Maryland school districts (Baltimore City Public Schools and Cecil County Public Schools) will receive the Chicago Parent Program intervention.

no intervention: Title 1 schools receive the usual school practice

The control group from Title 1 or Community Schools across two Maryland school districts (Baltimore City Public Schools and Cecil County Public Schools) will receive the usual school practice.

Interventions

Chicago Parent Program (CPP)

The Chicago Parent Program (CPP) is a 12-session group-based parenting intervention designed to strengthen parenting skills and parent engagement in children's learning and improve children's social-emotional and behavioral competence.

Primary outcome measure

  • Social-behavioral readiness as assessed by the social-behavioral domain of the Kindergarten Readiness Assessment (KRA). [ Time Frame: 1-year follow-up ]
  • Percentage of children who reported chronic absence [ Time Frame: 1 year ]
  • Percentage of children who retained in grade [ Time Frame: 1 year ]
  • Social Competence and Behavior Evaluation (SCBE-30) score (Teacher Version) [ Time Frame: Baseline, post-intervention up to 4 months, post-intervention up to 8 months, 1-year follow-up ]
  • Social Competence and Behavior Evaluation (SCBE-30) score (Parent Version) [ Time Frame: Baseline, post-intervention up to 4 months, post-intervention up to 8 months, 1-year follow-up ]
  • Eyberg Child Behavior Inventory (ECBI) score [ Time Frame: Baseline, post-intervention up to 4 months, post-intervention up to 8 months, 1-year follow-up ]
  • Parent engagement as assessed by the Parent-Teacher Involvement Questionnaire [ Time Frame: Baseline, post-intervention up to 4 months, post-intervention up to 8 months, 1-year follow-up ]
  • Parent engagement as assessed by the Parent Engagement in Early Childhood Education (PEECE) Survey [ Time Frame: Baseline, post-intervention up to 4 months, post-intervention up to 8 months, 1-year follow-up ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Deborah Gross, DNSc

410-614-5311debgross@jhu.edu

Amie F Bettencourt, PhD

410-955-8021abetten3@jhu.edu

Locations

Johns Hopkins School of Nursing

Recruiting

Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21205

Contacts

Deborah Gross, DNSc

410-614-5311debgross@jhu.edu

Amie Bettencourt, PhD

410-955-8021abetten3@jhu.edu

Principal Investigator:

Deborah Gross, DNSc

More Information

Sponsor

Johns Hopkins University

Last update posted

Mar 9, 2026

Last verified

Mar, 2026

Keywords

  • Parenting
  • Chicago Parent Program
  • CPP

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-10. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by Johns Hopkins University on 2026-03-09.