Behavior ProblemCPP-FCNCT05856435
Tailoring CPP for the Foster Care Setting
A study testing Chicago Parent Program for Foster Care in people with Behavior Problem, run by Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati at 1 site in United States.
Trial summary
The primary objective of this study is to tailor the Chicago Parent Program, an evidence-based parent training program, for the foster care setting and pilot the content in two cohorts of foster and kinship caregivers (Gross et al., 2009). Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 years and olderHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Behavior Problem
- What is being tested?
- Chicago Parent Program for Foster Care
- Type of treatment
- Lifestyle or therapy programme
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 16 participants
- Where
- 1 siteUnited States
- Study dates
- 16 May 2023to 30 Aug 2027
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- Yes, posted in the registrySummary in the doctors' view
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 18 years and older
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Must be a licensed foster caregiver or kinship caregiver to a child ages 2 years to 8 years
- Must be in good standing with the foster care agency
- Must be English-speaking
Who cannot join
- Not having a foster child ages 2 - 8 years in the home
- Caregiver is unable to commit to participating in CPP-FC
- This foster child age 2 - 8 years was placed in the home more than 45 days prior to enrollment
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
United States1 site
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Cincinnati, Ohio, 45229
About this study
Official title: Tailoring the Chicago Parent Program for the Foster Care Setting
The primary objective of this study is to tailor the Chicago Parent Program, an evidence-based parent training program, for the foster care setting and pilot the content in two cohorts of foster and kinship caregivers (Gross et al., 2009).
Read the detailed description
This study involves the administration of an evidence-based prevention program to prevent and reduce behavior problems in young children (the Chicago Parent Program; CPP). CPP will be tailored by creating additional handouts, discussion questions, and topics that contextualize CPP material to foster care, to meet the needs and social norms of foster and kinship caregivers. The CPP-FC 12-session curriculum will be delivered to two cohorts of foster and kinship caregivers virtually. Data for this study will come from multiple sources, including caregiver participant report and a review of existing electronic databases at CCHMC.
- Conditions
- Behavior Problem
- Being tested
- Chicago Parent Program for Foster Care
- Keywords
- foster care, child behavior, parenting skills, behavioral health
- Medical subject headings
- Mental Disorders, Child Behavior
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Chicago Parent Program for Foster CareBehavioural
The Chicago Parent Program for Foster Care FC consists of a 12-session parent training program that focuses on building caregiver-child relationships, behavioral management strategies, managing caregiver stress, and skill maintenance.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Chicago Parent Program for Foster Care | Other | Caregiver parent training sessions. Receives: Behavioral: Chicago Parent Program for Foster Care |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Change in Perceived Stress Scale
The Perceived Stress Scale is a 14-item self-report measure of how unpredictable, uncontrollable, and overloaded individuals find their life circumstances. All items are rated on a 5-point scale, ranging from 0 ("Never") to 4 ("very often"). Some items are reverse-scored. Responses are summed to yield a total score (range 0 - 56), with higher scores indicating greater perceived stress.
Measured: Pre Intervention and 18 weeks
Change in Child Adjustment & Parent Efficacy Scale
The Child Adjustment \& Parent Efficacy Scale, Total Intensity subscale is a 27-item measure of child behavior and emotional problems. Item responses are rated on a 4-point scale, ranging from 0 ("Not true of my child at all") to 3 ("True of my child very much"/"Most of the time"). Twenty-four items are summed to yield a Behavior Problems score (range 0-72), and three items are summed to yield an Emotional Problems score (range 0-9). Behavioral and Emotional Problems scores can be summed for a Total Intensity score (range 0-81). Higher scores indicate a higher level of problems.
Measured: Pre Intervention and 18 weeks
Change in Parenting Sense of Competence Scale
The Parenting Sense of Competence Scale is a 17-item questionnaire that measures overall parenting satisfaction and competence. Items are measured on a 6-point scale, with responses ranging from 1 ("Strongly disagree") to 6 ("Strongly agree"). Some items are reverse-scored. Items are summed to yield a total scale (range 17-102) and two subscales: parental self-efficacy (range 8-48) and parental satisfaction (range 9-54). Higher scores indicate higher levels of parental self-efficacy and parental satisfaction.
Measured: Pre Intervention and 18 weeks
Change in Eyberg Child Behavior Inventory
The Eyberg Child Behavior Inventory, a 36-item measure that assesses child behavior problems. Each item has 2 parts that make up 2 subscales: Intensity and Problem. Intensity items are rated on a 7-point scale, from 1 (Never) to 7 (Always), and Problem items are Yes/No responses. Items from each scale are summed to yield raw scores and converted to T-scores (M=50, SD=10). Higher Intensity scores indicate more frequent displays of the child behaviors, and higher Problem scores indicate the parent perceives the behaviors as more problematic. T-scores above 60 indicate elevated behavior problems.
Measured: Pre Intervention and 18 weeks
Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire
The Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) is a 25-item questionnaire that assesses child behavior. Items are rated on a 3-point scale and responses range from 0 ("Not true") to 2 ("Certainly true"). Some items are reverse-scored. Items are summed to yield 5 subscales: Emotional Problems, Conduct Problems, Hyperactivity, Peer Problems, and Prosocial (ranges 0 -10). A total score (range 0-40) is calculated using the sum of all the subscales, except Prosocial. Higher scores in each subscale and the total score indicate more child behavior problems.
Measured: Pre Intervention and 18 weeks
Change in Parental Stress Scale
The Parental Stress Scale is an 18-item questionnaire that assesses parental stress relating to parental sensitivity to the child, child behavior, and quality of the parent-child relationship. Items are rated on a 5-point scale, ranging from 1 ("Strongly disagree") to 5 ("Strongly agree"). Some items are reverse-scored. Items are summed to yield a total score (range 18-90), with higher scores indicating higher levels of parental stress.
Measured: Pre Intervention and 18 weeks
Change in Group Environment Scale
The Group Environment Scale is a 25-item measure that assesses the dimensions of intervention group environments. Items are rated on a 5-point scale, with responses ranging from 1 ("Strongly disagree") to 5 ("Strongly agree"). Items are averaged to yield three subscales: Cohesiveness, Implementation and Preparedness, and Counterproductive Activity. Higher scores on the Cohesiveness Scale (range 1-5) indicate more group cohesiveness. Higher scores on the Implementation and Preparedness Scale (range 1-5) indicate greater group implementation quality. Higher scores on the Counterproductive Activity Scale (range 1-5) indicate more counterproductive group activities.
Measured: Week 7, Week 11, Week 19
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted12 May 2023
- Study start16 May 2023
- Primary completion7 Dec 2023
- Study completion30 Aug 2027 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Posted resultsParticipant flow, outcome measures and adverse events reported by the sponsor.
- Publications (8)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for Behavior ProblemStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Prevention
- Allocation
- Not applicable
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 16 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Johns Hopkins University, Ohio State University
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
- Investigators
- Sarah J Beal, PhD, Principal investigator, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center Cincinnati, OH USA
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT05856435
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 2022-0228
- Acronym
- CPP-FC
- Status last verified
- Feb 2025
- First submitted
- 17 Apr 2023
- Last updated
- 21 Feb 2025
- Results posted
- Yes, on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No
Publications
Lee EH. Review of the psychometric evidence of the perceived stress scale. Asian Nurs Res (Korean Soc Nurs Sci). 2012 Dec;6(4):121-7. doi: 10.1016/j.anr.2012.08.004. Epub 2012 Sep 18.
PubMed 25031113Guo M, Morawska A, Filus A. Initial Validation of the Parent-Report Child Adjustment and Parent Efficacy Scale (CAPES) in a Chinese Cultural Context. Assessment. 2018 Dec;25(8):1056-1073. doi: 10.1177/1073191116681493. Epub 2016 Dec 20.
PubMed 30392414Heerman WJ, Taylor JL, Wallston KA, Barkin SL. Parenting Self-Efficacy, Parent Depression, and Healthy Childhood Behaviors in a Low-Income Minority Population: A Cross-Sectional Analysis. Matern Child Health J. 2017 May;21(5):1156-1165. doi: 10.1007/s10995-016-2214-7.
PubMed 28092060Gross D, Fogg L, Young M, Ridge A, Cowell J, Sivan A, Richardson R. Reliability and validity of the Eyberg Child Behavior Inventory with African-American and Latino parents of young children. Res Nurs Health. 2007 Apr;30(2):213-23. doi: 10.1002/nur.20181.
PubMed 17380522Goodman R. Psychometric properties of the strengths and difficulties questionnaire. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2001 Nov;40(11):1337-45. doi: 10.1097/00004583-200111000-00015.
PubMed 11699809Agazio JB, Buckley KM. Revision of a Parental Stress Scale for use on a pediatric general care unit. Pediatr Nurs. 2012 Mar-Apr;38(2):82-7.
PubMed 22685867Wilson PA, Hansen NB, Tarakeshwar N, Neufeld S, Kochman A, Sikkema KJ. SCALE DEVELOPMENT OF A MEASURE TO ASSESS COMMUNITY-BASED AND CLINICAL INTERVENTION GROUP ENVIRONMENTS. J Community Psychol. 2008 Apr;36(3):271-288. doi: 10.1002/jcop.20193.
PubMed 19018295Gross D, Garvey C, Julion W, Fogg L, Tucker S, Mokros H. Efficacy of the Chicago parent program with low-income African American and Latino parents of young children. Prev Sci. 2009 Mar;10(1):54-65. doi: 10.1007/s11121-008-0116-7.
PubMed 19067166
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 21 Feb 2025. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Tailoring the Chicago Parent Program for the Foster Care Setting
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT05856435
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- CPP-FC / 2022-0228
- Conditions
- Behavior Problem
- Keywords
- foster care, child behavior, parenting skills, behavioral health
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Active, not recruiting
- Enrolment
- 16 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, CincinnatiUniversity, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Johns Hopkins University, Ohio State University
- Study start
- 16 May 2023 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 7 Dec 2023 (actual)
- Study completion
- 30 Aug 2027 (estimated)
- First posted
- 12 May 2023 (actual)
- Results
- Posted 21 Feb 2025
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
The primary objective of this study is to tailor the Chicago Parent Program, an evidence-based parent training program, for the foster care setting and pilot the content in two cohorts of foster and kinship caregivers (Gross et al., 2009).
Detailed description
This study involves the administration of an evidence-based prevention program to prevent and reduce behavior problems in young children (the Chicago Parent Program; CPP). CPP will be tailored by creating additional handouts, discussion questions, and topics that contextualize CPP material to foster care, to meet the needs and social norms of foster and kinship caregivers. The CPP-FC 12-session curriculum will be delivered to two cohorts of foster and kinship caregivers virtually. Data for this study will come from multiple sources, including caregiver participant report and a review of existing electronic databases at CCHMC.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Prevention
- Allocation
- Not applicable
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 1
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Chicago Parent Program for Foster Care | Other | Behavioral: Chicago Parent Program for Foster CareCaregiver parent training sessions. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (3 listed)
- Must be a licensed foster caregiver or kinship caregiver to a child ages 2 years to 8 years
- Must be in good standing with the foster care agency
- Must be English-speaking
Key exclusion criteria (3 listed)
- Not having a foster child ages 2 - 8 years in the home
- Caregiver is unable to commit to participating in CPP-FC
- This foster child age 2 - 8 years was placed in the home more than 45 days prior to enrollment
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Chicago Parent Program for Foster CareThe Chicago Parent Program for Foster Care FC consists of a 12-session parent training program that focuses on building caregiver-child relationships, behavioral management strategies, managing caregiver stress, and skill maintenance. | Behavioural | Chicago Parent Program for Foster Care |
Primary outcome
Change in Perceived Stress Scale
Time frame: Pre Intervention and 18 weeks
The Perceived Stress Scale is a 14-item self-report measure of how unpredictable, uncontrollable, and overloaded individuals find their life circumstances. All items are rated on a 5-point scale, ranging from 0 ("Never") to 4 ("very often"). Some items are reverse-scored. Responses are summed to yield a total score (range 0 - 56), with higher scores indicating greater perceived stress.
Change in Child Adjustment & Parent Efficacy Scale
Time frame: Pre Intervention and 18 weeks
The Child Adjustment \& Parent Efficacy Scale, Total Intensity subscale is a 27-item measure of child behavior and emotional problems. Item responses are rated on a 4-point scale, ranging from 0 ("Not true of my child at all") to 3 ("True of my child very much"/"Most of the time"). Twenty-four items are summed to yield a Behavior Problems score (range 0-72), and three items are summed to yield an Emotional Problems score (range 0-9). Behavioral and Emotional Problems scores can be summed for a Total Intensity score (range 0-81). Higher scores indicate a higher level of problems.
Change in Parenting Sense of Competence Scale
Time frame: Pre Intervention and 18 weeks
The Parenting Sense of Competence Scale is a 17-item questionnaire that measures overall parenting satisfaction and competence. Items are measured on a 6-point scale, with responses ranging from 1 ("Strongly disagree") to 6 ("Strongly agree"). Some items are reverse-scored. Items are summed to yield a total scale (range 17-102) and two subscales: parental self-efficacy (range 8-48) and parental satisfaction (range 9-54). Higher scores indicate higher levels of parental self-efficacy and parental satisfaction.
Change in Eyberg Child Behavior Inventory
Time frame: Pre Intervention and 18 weeks
The Eyberg Child Behavior Inventory, a 36-item measure that assesses child behavior problems. Each item has 2 parts that make up 2 subscales: Intensity and Problem. Intensity items are rated on a 7-point scale, from 1 (Never) to 7 (Always), and Problem items are Yes/No responses. Items from each scale are summed to yield raw scores and converted to T-scores (M=50, SD=10). Higher Intensity scores indicate more frequent displays of the child behaviors, and higher Problem scores indicate the parent perceives the behaviors as more problematic. T-scores above 60 indicate elevated behavior problems.
Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire
Time frame: Pre Intervention and 18 weeks
The Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) is a 25-item questionnaire that assesses child behavior. Items are rated on a 3-point scale and responses range from 0 ("Not true") to 2 ("Certainly true"). Some items are reverse-scored. Items are summed to yield 5 subscales: Emotional Problems, Conduct Problems, Hyperactivity, Peer Problems, and Prosocial (ranges 0 -10). A total score (range 0-40) is calculated using the sum of all the subscales, except Prosocial. Higher scores in each subscale and the total score indicate more child behavior problems.
Change in Parental Stress Scale
Time frame: Pre Intervention and 18 weeks
The Parental Stress Scale is an 18-item questionnaire that assesses parental stress relating to parental sensitivity to the child, child behavior, and quality of the parent-child relationship. Items are rated on a 5-point scale, ranging from 1 ("Strongly disagree") to 5 ("Strongly agree"). Some items are reverse-scored. Items are summed to yield a total score (range 18-90), with higher scores indicating higher levels of parental stress.
Change in Group Environment Scale
Time frame: Week 7, Week 11, Week 19
The Group Environment Scale is a 25-item measure that assesses the dimensions of intervention group environments. Items are rated on a 5-point scale, with responses ranging from 1 ("Strongly disagree") to 5 ("Strongly agree"). Items are averaged to yield three subscales: Cohesiveness, Implementation and Preparedness, and Counterproductive Activity. Higher scores on the Cohesiveness Scale (range 1-5) indicate more group cohesiveness. Higher scores on the Implementation and Preparedness Scale (range 1-5) indicate greater group implementation quality. Higher scores on the Counterproductive Activity Scale (range 1-5) indicate more counterproductive group activities.
Results and safety
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Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 21 Feb 2025.
- Posted resultsParticipant flow, baseline, all outcome measures and adverse events.
- Background: PubMed 25031113Lee EH. Review of the psychometric evidence of the perceived stress scale. Asian Nurs Res (Korean Soc Nurs Sci). 2012 Dec;6(4):121-7. doi: 10.1016/j.anr.2012.08.004. Epub 2012 Sep 18.
- Background: PubMed 30392414Guo M, Morawska A, Filus A. Initial Validation of the Parent-Report Child Adjustment and Parent Efficacy Scale (CAPES) in a Chinese Cultural Context. Assessment. 2018 Dec;25(8):1056-1073. doi: 10.1177/1073191116681493. Epub 2016 Dec 20.
- Background: PubMed 28092060Heerman WJ, Taylor JL, Wallston KA, Barkin SL. Parenting Self-Efficacy, Parent Depression, and Healthy Childhood Behaviors in a Low-Income Minority Population: A Cross-Sectional Analysis. Matern Child Health J. 2017 May;21(5):1156-1165. doi: 10.1007/s10995-016-2214-7.
- Background: PubMed 17380522Gross D, Fogg L, Young M, Ridge A, Cowell J, Sivan A, Richardson R. Reliability and validity of the Eyberg Child Behavior Inventory with African-American and Latino parents of young children. Res Nurs Health. 2007 Apr;30(2):213-23. doi: 10.1002/nur.20181.
- Background: PubMed 11699809Goodman R. Psychometric properties of the strengths and difficulties questionnaire. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2001 Nov;40(11):1337-45. doi: 10.1097/00004583-200111000-00015.
- Background: PubMed 22685867Agazio JB, Buckley KM. Revision of a Parental Stress Scale for use on a pediatric general care unit. Pediatr Nurs. 2012 Mar-Apr;38(2):82-7.
- Background: PubMed 19018295Wilson PA, Hansen NB, Tarakeshwar N, Neufeld S, Kochman A, Sikkema KJ. SCALE DEVELOPMENT OF A MEASURE TO ASSESS COMMUNITY-BASED AND CLINICAL INTERVENTION GROUP ENVIRONMENTS. J Community Psychol. 2008 Apr;36(3):271-288. doi: 10.1002/jcop.20193.
- Background: PubMed 19067166Gross D, Garvey C, Julion W, Fogg L, Tucker S, Mokros H. Efficacy of the Chicago parent program with low-income African American and Latino parents of young children. Prev Sci. 2009 Mar;10(1):54-65. doi: 10.1007/s11121-008-0116-7.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Sarah J Beal, PhD principal investigator
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center Cincinnati, OH USA
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Chicago Parent Program for Foster Care in people with Behavior Problem, run by Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati at 1 site in United States.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 3 inclusion and 3 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: under way, not looking for participants, as of the sponsor's last update on 21 Feb 2025. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
Yes. Results are posted in the registry (first posted 21 Feb 2025). A summary is in the For doctors view, and the full results are on ClinicalTrials.gov.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Change in Perceived Stress Scale (time frame: Pre Intervention and 18 weeks). The study lists 7 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT05856435, which also lists 8 linked publications.
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 21 Feb 2025.