Parent-focused Primary Prevention of Child Sexual Abuse: An Effectiveness-implementation Hybrid Trial
New York University
Summary
The goal of this clinical trial is to test the effectiveness of a parent-focused child sexual abuse prevention program (Smart Parents) delivered to parents enrolled in a parent education program (Parents as Teachers; PAT). The main questions the trial aims to answer are: 1. Does PAT + Smart Parents improve parents' CSA-related awareness and protective behaviors compared to PAT as usual? 2. Are potential gains maintained 12- and 24-months post intervention? 3. What parent-, provider-, and organizational-level factors hold promise for future dissemination and implementation efforts?
Description
To expand the empirical evidence for the effectiveness of Smart Parents and to explore the implementation factors that might promote or hinder adoption, fidelity, and scalability, the proposed study uses a type 2 hybrid effectiveness-implementation design. Designed to efficiently bridge the research to practice gap, the type 2 hybrid design tests the effectiveness of an intervention while concurrently exploring the viability of an explicit implementation strategy in a real world setting. To determine effectiveness (Aims 1 \& 2), the investigators will conduct a pragmatic, quasi-experimental, s…
Eligibility
- Age range
- 15+ years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria: * One parent per household that is currently enrolled in PAT qualified to receive bi-weekly visits; * English or Spanish speaking; * Has at least one child at home over 12-mo; * Only newly enrolled parents (i.e., parents who have not received more than 3 of the PAT foundational sessions). Exclusion Criteria: * Not currently enrolled in PAT; * Not English or Spanish speaking; * Does not have a child over 12-mo old; * Previously enrolled in PAT (i.e., parents who have received more than 3 of the PAT foundational sessions)
Interventions
- BehavioralParents as Teachers (PAT) as usual
Parents as Teachers parent-education program as designed. Delivered in the home to parents of children under 5. Parents begin with the foundational curriculum (mostly taught within the first six sessions) focused on healthy child development, parenting behaviors including parent-child interactions and communication, and creating a safe home environment in terms of avoiding accidents and injuries. After the foundational curriculum, additional sessions are delivered based on the continued needs of the family until the child ages out or the parent discontinues services. PAT uses development-centered parenting, family well-being, and community connections to reinforce this foundational curriculum.
- BehavioralParents as Teachers (PAT) + Smart Parents
Added session to PAT following foundational visit 6. Smart Parents is comprised of 3 CSA specific prevention components: (1) healthy child sexual development, (2) communication about sexual concepts and sexual behaviors, and (3) safety strategies (including online safety. Delivered in one session (\~60 min). Parents return to PAT as usual following this session.
Location
- New York University, School of Global Public HealthNew York, New York