N/A N=98 Prevention

Evaluation Study of Talk Parenting Skills

Parenting Practices · Self Efficacy · Stress · Child Behavior · Emotional Adjustment

Bottom Line

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Enrolled (actual)

Serious AEs

0.0%

Results posted

Oct 2024

Primary outcome: Primary: Parenting and Family Adjustment Scales (PAFAS): Positive Encouragement Subscale — 2.53; 2.76 units on a scale — p=.690

Study Design & Population

Study type: Interventional
Phase: N/A
Interventions: The Talk Parenting Skill for Alexa (Behavioral)
Age: Pediatric, Adult, Older Adult · 3+ yrs
Sex: All
Sponsor: Oregon Research Behavioral Intervention Strategies, Inc.
Primary completion: Feb 2024

Outcome Measures

Outcome	Result	p-value
PRIMARY Parenting and Family Adjustment Scales (PAFAS): Positive Encouragement Subscale	2.53; 2.76	.690
PRIMARY Parenting and Family Adjustment Scales (PAFAS) - Coercive Parenting Subscale	3.53; 2.88	.052
PRIMARY Child Adjustment and Parent Self-Efficacy Scale (CAPES) - Emotional Adjustment Subscale	2.06; 1.41	.135
PRIMARY Child Adjustment and Parent Self-Efficacy Scale (CAPES) - Behavior Problems Subscale	31.24; 27.00	.026 sig
PRIMARY Short-Form Children's Sleep Habits Questionnaire (SF-CSHQ)	2.78; 2.30	<.001 sig
PRIMARY Program-Targeted Parenting Practices - Frequency of Engagement Subscale	3.40; 4.05	<.001 sig
PRIMARY Program-Targeted Parenting Practices - Self-Efficacy of Practice Subscale	7.24; 8.35	.057
PRIMARY Program-Targeted Parenting Practices - Satisfaction Handling Bedtime Subscale	4.18; 7.62	<.001 sig
PRIMARY Child-Parent Relationship Scale - Short Form (CPRS) - Closeness Subscale	4.74; 4.83	.352
PRIMARY Child-Parent Relationship Scale - Short Form (CPRS) - Parent-Child Conflict Subscale	2.69; 2.46	.104
PRIMARY System Usability Scale (SUS)	78.8	—
PRIMARY Program Acceptability	5.30	—
SECONDARY Self-Efficacy for Parenting Tasks Index (SEPTI) - Toddler Scale - Discipline Subscale	3.30; 3.64	.106
SECONDARY Self-Efficacy for Parenting Tasks Index (SEPTI) - Toddler Scale - Routine Subscale	4.18; 4.81	.005 sig
SECONDARY Parental Stress Scale (PSS)	39.35; 35.82	.082
SECONDARY Families' Usage of the Talk Parenting (TP) Skill - Number of Families That Activated the Skill	20	—
SECONDARY Families' Usage of the Talk Parenting (TP) Skill - Number of Times Skill Was Used	15	—
SECONDARY Families' Usage of the Talk Parenting (TP) Skill - Number of Steps Used	10.4	—
SECONDARY Families' Usage of the Talk Parenting (TP) Skill - Length of Bedtime Routine	35.0	—
SECONDARY Families' Usage of the Talk Parenting (TP) Skill - Listened to a Podcast	12	—

Summary

After development of the prototype Bedtime Routine module of the Talk Parenting program, the investigators will evaluate its feasibility and initial efficacy in a within-subjects pre-post design study. Through recruitment partner agencies, the investigators will recruit a sample of 49 at-risk families (49 primary parents, 49 target children). Primary parents will be assessed at enrollment via online an questionnaire, then provided an Amazon Echo Dot and asked to use the Bedtime Routine module for 4 weeks. They will then be re-assessed with the online questionnaire at 4 weeks (at treatment completion). Although children were considered enrolled participants that actively participate in the intervention, we obtained no assessment data from the children themselves.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion:

Parent learned about the study through a participating agency
Child 3-5 years old who lives with the parent at least half time
Parent puts the child to bed at least 2 nights per week
Able to read and understand English
Has access to the internet at home.

Exclusion:

Families of target-age children with a developmental disability severe enough that the child cannot speak or follow simple directions will be excluded; their needs are beyond the scope of Talk Parenting.

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Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT04633434). 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.