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Positive Parenting SkillsNCT06865183

Investigating a Brief Virtual Seminar Series for Parents of Children Ages 2-12

A study testing Positive Parenting Seminar Series in people with Positive Parenting Skills, run by Texas Tech University at 1 site in United States.

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Trial summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to determine whether a brief positive parenting seminar series delivered virtually helps teach parents additional tools and strategies to support healthy child development, encourage good behavior, and manage misbehavior, while improving parenting practices and child outcomes for… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Any ageHealthy volunteers can take part
Conditions the study is for
Positive Parenting Skills
What is being tested?
Positive Parenting Seminar Series
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
123 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
23 Feb 2024to 14 Jul 2026
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
Not yet: the study is under way

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 Any age
  • All sexes
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Child, Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Parent must reside in the State of Texas
  • Parent had to have at least one child ages 2-12 years
  • Child had to live with parent at least one night every 2 weeks

Who cannot join

  • Parent did not have sufficient English proficiency to understand seminar content and complete study-related surveys
  • Parent did not have access to the internet and/or could not attend seminars using the Zoom platform
  • Child was currently participating in mental health services
  • Child began taking psychiatric medication within 1 month of the study
  • Parent was currently participating in mental health services

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • Texas Tech University

    Lubbock, Texas, 79409

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About this study

Official title: Further Evaluation of Selected Child Triple P as a Universal Intervention Delivered Through Telehealth

The goal of this clinical trial is to determine whether a brief positive parenting seminar series delivered virtually helps teach parents additional tools and strategies to support healthy child development, encourage good behavior, and manage misbehavior, while improving parenting practices and child outcomes for parents of children ages 2-12.

The main questions it aims to answer are whether parents are satisfied with the intervention and find the strategies helpful and acceptable, whether the intervention leads to changes in parenting behaviors (e.g., positive parenting) and child outcomes (e.g., emotional and behavioral problems), and how removing the active discussion from the seminars impacts parents' ability to improve their parenting skills and their child's outcomes.

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Researchers will compare three groups: parents receiving the seminars with a group discussion, parents receiving the seminars without a group discussion, and parents on a waitlist. This will help determine if group discussions lead to greater improvements in parenting practices and child outcomes.

Participants attended three online parenting seminars via telehealth (if assigned to a seminar group). They completed surveys before, during, and after the seminars to share their experiences and provide feedback. Participants in the waitlist group completed surveys at the beginning and end of the study, and will participate in the seminars after the study period.

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Despite the effectiveness of parenting interventions in promoting adaptive child-rearing behaviors and preventing youth internalizing and externalizing problems, our current model for mental health treatment that involves a highly trained mental health professional providing services in a one-on-one format at a clinic, private office, or health-care facility is not sustainable. As such, there is an urgent need to identify ways to increase the accessibility and scalability of mental health services to reduce the well-documented gap between children and families who need mental health services and those who are able to access them. Therefore, the goal of the current randomized controlled trial is to investigate the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of a brief (i.e., 3 session) seminar series for parents with children between the ages of 2 and 12, which was offered via telehealth to increase accessibility. Additionally, this project will evaluate whether the ability for parents to ask questions and discuss skill implementation with a mental health provider is necessary for treatment effectiveness, given that programs that do not require a provider for implementation have the potential for greater scalability.

After completing the baseline survey, eligible parents were randomly assigned to condition using block randomization. For parents assigned to the intervention-as-usual condition (i.e., 90-minute condition), seminars were delivered live by two masters-level therapists who were fully accredited in Selected Child Triple P. The seminars consisted of 60-minutes of seminar content (i.e., discussion of various parenting strategies), followed by a 30-minute question-and-answer period. Participation was encouraged by co-leaders throughout the seminars and the question-and-answer period.

For parents assigned to the intervention without an active discussion component (i.e., 60-minute condition), seminar content was pre-recorded by the same two co-leaders who led the seminars live to ensure standardization of the material and to create an environment focused on receiving information rather than active participation. During these meetings, participants were not allowed to unmute and were only able to message the hosts of the meeting (i.e., the leader).

The same seminar content was covered in both intervention conditions. The seminars included the Power of Positive Parenting, Raising Confident, Competent Children, and Raising Resilient Children.

Approximately 2-months and 4-months after attending the final seminar, parents were contacted to complete a 30-minute follow-up survey for which they were compensated. The dates that parents attended each seminar were recorded and parents were contacted approximately 2-months and 4-months after their last attended seminar (or their last opportunity to attend a seminar if they did not attend all three seminars). Parents in the waitlist control condition were contacted approximately 2-months and 4-months after the last seminar was offered to those assigned to the intervention conditions in their enrollment cohort.

Being tested
Positive Parenting Seminar Series
Keywords
Selected Child Triple P, Parenting Intervention, Telehealth, Positive Parenting

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Positive Parenting Seminar SeriesBehavioural

    Also called Selected Child Triple P

    Selected Child Triple P Positive Parenting Seminar Series Delivered Through Telehealth

Study groups in NCT06865183
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Intervention-as-usualExperimental90-minute positive parenting seminars with active discussion component
Receives: Behavioral: Positive Parenting Seminar Series
Intervention without an active discussion componentExperimental60-minute positive parenting seminars without an active discussion component
Receives: Behavioral: Positive Parenting Seminar Series
Waitlist ControlNo interventionAssessment-only waitlist control condition

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Parent Satisfaction

    Parents assigned to an intervention condition completed a modified 8-item version of the Parent Satisfaction Survey after each seminar. Response options ranged from 1 (Poor, No definitely not, or Not at all) to 7 (Excellent, Yes, definitely, or Very much).

    Measured: Weekly, through intervention completion, average of 3 weeks.

  2. Acceptability

    Parents assigned to an intervention condition completed a modified 9-item version of the Treatment Acceptability Rating Form. Response options ranged from 1 (Not at all) to 7 (Very much).

    Measured: Weekly, through intervention completion, average of 3 weeks.

  3. Positive Parenting

    All parents completed the 16-item positive parenting composite measure of the Multidimensional Assessment of Parenting Scale, which was comprised of proactive parenting (6-items), positive reinforcement (4-items), warmth (3-items), and supportiveness (3-items) sub-scales. Response options ranged from 1 (Never) to 5 (Always) reflecting the frequency with which parents engaged in different parenting behaviors.

    Measured: Baseline, 2-month, and 4-month follow-up assessments.

  4. Negative Parenting

    All parents completed the 18-item negative parenting composite measure of the Multidimensional Assessment of Parenting Scale, which was comprised of hostility (7-items), physical control (4-items), and lax control (7-items) sub-scales. Response options ranged from 1 (Never) to 5 (Always) reflecting the frequency with which parents engaged in different parenting behaviors.

    Measured: Baseline, 2-month, and 4-month follow-up assessments.

  5. Parental Psychological Control

    All parents completed the 8-item Parent Psychological Control Measure, that is based off the Psychological Control Scale - Youth Self-Report. Response options ranged from 1 (Never) to 5 (Always) reflecting the frequency with which parents engaged in different parenting behaviors.

    Measured: Baseline, 2-month, and 4-month follow-up assessments.

  6. Parental Knowledge of Effective Parenting Strategies

    All parents completed the 16-item Brief Version of the Knowledge of Parenting Strategies Scale. Parents selected one response that would reflect the most effective action for a parent to take in a situation described in the question.

    Measured: Baseline, 2-month, and 4-month follow-up assessments.

  7. Parental Hope

    All parents completed the 5-item Hope for Parenting Scale. Response options ranged from 1 (Definitely False) to 8 (Definitely True) indicating how much they agree or disagree with each item.

    Measured: Baseline, weekly, through intervention completion (average of 3 weeks), 2-month, and 4-month follow-up assessments.

  8. Parental Self-Efficacy

    All parents completed the 5-item Brief Parental Self-Efficacy Scale. Response options ranged from 1 (Strongly Disagree) to 5 (Strongly Agree), indicating how much they agreed with each statement.

    Measured: Baseline, weekly, through intervention completion (average of 3 weeks), 2-month, and 4-month follow-up assessments.

  9. Global Satisfaction

    Parents assigned to an intervention condition also completed the 8-item Client Satisfaction Questionnaire. Response options ranged from 1 (None of my needs have been met, Quite dissatisfied) to 4 (Almost all of my needs have been met, Very satisfied).

    Measured: 2-months

Secondary outcomes (3)
  1. Child Emotional and Behavioral Difficulties

    All parents completed the 25-item Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire. This measure consists of emotional problems (5-items), conduct problems (5-items), hyperactivity (5-items), peer problems (5-items), and prosocial behavior (5-items) sub-scales. Each sub-scale will be examined as an outcome, along with the total difficulties scale, which is a composite of all five sub-scales and reflects overall emotional and behavioral difficulties. Response options ranged from 0 (Not true) to 2 (Certainly True) and reflects how often children experience various difficulties.

    Measured: Baseline, 2-month, and 4-month follow-up assessments.

  2. Child Emotion Dysregulation

    All parents completed the 24-item Emotion Dysregulation Inventory. Response options ranged from 0 (Not at all) to 4 (Very severe) reflecting the severity of various emotions and behaviors displayed by children.

    Measured: Baseline, 2-month, and 4-month follow-up assessments.

  3. Child Emotion Regulation

    All parents completed the 8-item emotion regulation sub-scale of the Emotion Regulation Checklist. Response options ranged from 0 (Never) to 3 (Almost always) reflecting the frequency with which children displayed various emotions and behaviors.

    Measured: Baseline, 2-month, and 4-month follow-up assessments.

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted7 Mar 2025
  2. Study start23 Feb 2024
  3. Primary completion14 Jul 2026 (estimated)
  4. Study completion14 Jul 2026 (estimated)

Resources

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
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Model description
Three study conditions compared: intervention-as-usual, intervention without an active discussion component, and waitlist control
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
123 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT06865183
Sponsor's protocol ID
2023-1035c
Status last verified
Mar 2026
First submitted
6 Feb 2025
Last updated
27 Mar 2026
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
Undecided

Publications

  • Sumargi A, Sofronoff K, Morawska A. A Randomized-Controlled Trial of the Triple P-Positive Parenting Program Seminar Series with Indonesian Parents. Child Psychiatry Hum Dev. 2015 Oct;46(5):749-61. doi: 10.1007/s10578-014-0517-8.

    PubMed 25335876
  • Sanders, M., Prior, J., & Ralph, A. (2009). An evaluation of a brief universal seminar series on positive parenting: A feasibility study. Journal of Children's Services, 4(1), 4-20. https://doi.org/10.1108/17466660200900002

  • Foskolos, K., Gardner, F., & Montgomery, P. (2023). Brief parenting seminars for preventing child behavioral and emotional difficulties: A pilot randomized controlled trial. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 32(10), 3063-3075. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-023-02653-6

  • Ricker BT, Cooley JL, Dennis VE, Streicher BE, Mitchell TB, Cummings C, Singer J. Evaluating A Brief Telehealth Positive Parenting Intervention: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Prev Sci. 2026 Mar;27(3):390-405. doi: 10.1007/s11121-026-01894-3. Epub 2026 Mar 21.

    PubMed 41863587

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Positive Parenting Seminar Series in people with Positive Parenting Skills, run by Texas Tech University 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 5 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 27 Mar 2026. 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?

This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.

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?

Parent Satisfaction (time frame: Weekly, through intervention completion, average of 3 weeks.). The study lists 9 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 NCT06865183, which also lists 4 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 27 Mar 2026.

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