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N/A N=408 Randomized Single-blind Treatment

Coaching Alternative Parenting Strategies (CAPS) Study

Child Abuse · Self-control · Parenting

Enrolled (actual)
408
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Nov 2023
Primary outcome: Primary: DPICS-IV Observed Parenting Skills (During Child-Led Play) — 2.32; 2.63; 2.86; 2.11 number of behaviors

Study Design & Population

Study type
Interventional
Phase
N/A
Interventions
Parent Child Interaction Therapy (Behavioral)
Age
Pediatric, Adult, Older Adult · 3+ yrs
Sex
All
Sponsor
University of Oregon
Primary completion
Jun 2020

Outcome Measures

OutcomeResultp-value
PRIMARY
DPICS-IV Observed Parenting Skills (During Child-Led Play)
2.32; 2.63; 2.86; 2.11; 8.01; 10.19
PRIMARY
DPICS-IV Observational Coding During Clean Up Situation Task
0.56; 0.54; 0.53; 0.63; 0.60; 0.59
PRIMARY
Stop Signal Task: Increased Parent Inhibitory Control
252.84; 248.25; 251.44; 255.16; 237.45; 236.28
SECONDARY
Reduced Child Maltreatment (CM) Recidivism

Summary

This is a randomized, controlled trial (RCT) of Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) designed to test the effects of PCIT on self-regulation and behavior in child maltreating (CM) parents and their elementary-school children. Two hundred-fifty (250) maltreating mothers and their children (age 5-8 years) will be drawn from Child Protective Services and randomized to the PCIT intervention or a control condition (services as usual). Key contextual risk factors will be assessed, including cumulative risk, parent mental health, and parent substance use. A multirater, multimethod approach to assessment will include measures of self-regulation, parenting skills and children's behavior outcomes. Families will be followed to 1 year for CM recidivism. Findings from this proposed study are expected to have significant implications for optimizing CM parenting interventions by (a) determining the sensitivity of CM parent and child neurobehavioral self-regulation systems to intervention, and (b) identifying individual differences in self-regulation that mediate and moderate response to intervention and long-term maintenance of gains.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Resident of Lane County
  • Parent is 18 or older
  • Biological or custodial mother of a child between age 3 and 7 years at baseline
  • Resides in the same home setting with the child
  • Must be fluent in English
  • Mom and child must be physically able to complete the assessment
  • Family has an open case with Lane County Dept. Health Services.

Exclusion Criteria

  • Child sexual abuse in the family
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Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT02684903). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.

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