Recruiting

ezParent Program

Sponsor:

Klein Buendel, Inc.

Code:

NCT07417930

Conditions

Parenting

Prevention

Program Implementation

Early Childhood

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Interventions

ezParent

Study Details

Brief summary:

The goal of this study is to evaluate the effects of the hybrid ezParent program (e.g., web-based training program plus synchronous group sessions) on parent and child outcomes in a community setting serving parents of children 2-5 years old. Parent participants will complete surveys at baseline, and 10 and 24-weeks post baseline.

Conditions

Parenting

Prevention

Program Implementation

Early Childhood

Study ID

NCT07417930

Start date

Jul 27, 2026

Status verified date

Jul, 2026

Completion date

Sep 30, 2028

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Sep 30, 2028

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Parent or legal guardian of a 2-5-year-old child receiving services at the partnering organization site.
  • Speaks English or Spanish.
  • Has a smartphone, tablet, or computer with Wi-Fi access to receive the ezParent program.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Parents who have previously participated in CPP or ezParent will be excluded.

Study Design

Enrollment

516 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Randomized

Intervention Model

Parallel Assignment

Primary purpose

Prevention

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: Hybrid ezParent Intervention

Hybrid ezParent includes the web-based ezParent program and 4 synchronous group sessions. ezParent is a 6-module digital delivery of the group-based Chicago Parent Program (CPP). The purpose of the program is to strengthen parenting, decrease child behavior problems, and increase child prosocial behavior. Each module includes: a video narrator describing parenting strategies; video vignettes of parents and children as examples of how parenting strategies work; questions following each vignette for parents to reflect upon; interactive activities for parents to complete; knowledge questions to assess parent understanding of the strategies; and practice assignments. Parents are instructed to complete modules independently between synchronous group sessions.

Group sessions are 1-1.5 hours and follow a discussion guide to reinforce key content, build community, and support parents in using ezParent. Trained facilitators lead groups of about 10 parents either in-person or virtual.

no intervention: Control

Participants receive usual services for parents and families at their agency during the study period.

Interventions

ezParent

Hybrid ezParent includes the web-based ezParent program and 4 synchronous group sessions. ezParent is a 6-module digital delivery of the group-based Chicago Parent Program (CPP). The purpose of the program is to strengthen parenting, decrease child behavior problems, and increase child prosocial behavior. Each module includes: a video narrator describing parenting strategies; video vignettes of parents and children as examples of how parenting strategies work; questions following each vignette for parents to reflect upon; interactive activities for parents to complete; knowledge questions to assess parent understanding of the strategies; and practice assignments. Parents are instructed to complete modules independently between synchronous group sessions. Group sessions are 1-1.5 hours and follow a discussion guide to reinforce key content, build community, and support parents in using ezParent. Trained facilitators lead groups of about 10 parents either in-person or virtual.

Primary outcome measure

  • Multidimensional Assessment of Parenting Scale (MAPS) Parent-form - Version 2.0 [ Time Frame: Baseline, 10- and 24-weeks post-baseline ]
  • Child-Parent Relationship Scale-Short Form (CPRS-SF) [ Time Frame: Baseline, 10- and 24-weeks post-baseline ]
  • Parenting Sense of Competence Scale (PSOC) [ Time Frame: Baseline, 10- and 24-weeks post-baseline ]
  • Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) [ Time Frame: Baseline, 10- and 24-weeks post-baseline ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Susan M Breitenstein, PhD

614-688-4614breitenstein.5@osu.edu

Locations

The Ohio State University

Recruiting

Columbus, Ohio, United States, 43210

Contacts

Susan M Breitenstein, PhD

614-688-4614breitenstein.5@osu.edu

More Information

Sponsor

Klein Buendel, Inc.

Last update posted

Aug 3, 2026

Last verified

Jul, 2026

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-10. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by Klein Buendel, Inc. on 2026-08-03.