PRESERVE & CONNECT: Impact Study of the BPC

Last updated: April 14, 2025
Sponsor: University of Vermont
Overall Status: Active - Recruiting

Phase

N/A

Condition

Hyponatremia

Treatment

Breakthrough Parenting Curriculum: Transforming trauma across generations

Clinical Study ID

NCT06160050
2648
  • All Genders
  • Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Summary

The PRESERVE & CONNECT project is a multi-site randomized control trial of the Breakthrough Parenting Curriculum: Navigating Trauma Across Generations (BPC) in rural and racially and ethnically diverse communities in Vermont and Connecticut.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Parents involved in, or at risk of involvement in, the child welfare system.

Exclusion

Exclusion Criteria:

  • active psychosis without medication stabilization

  • ongoing major depressive episodes

  • active suicidal ideation

  • active homicidal ideation

Study Design

Total Participants: 240
Treatment Group(s): 1
Primary Treatment: Breakthrough Parenting Curriculum: Transforming trauma across generations
Phase:
Study Start date:
February 01, 2024
Estimated Completion Date:
September 20, 2027

Study Description

The proposed study will determine the efficacy of the BPC at improving the lives of families with a significant history of trauma and establish the evidence base to allow the BPC to be listed on the Title IV-E Clearing House. The specific research questions that will be answered as are as follows:

Question 1: Does the BPC improve Child Safety? Hypothesis 1a: Parents who complete the BPC will have fewer substantiated of child maltreatment as per administrative records.

Hypothesis 1b: Parents who complete the BPC will report less psychologically aggressive and abusive parenting behaviors (Parenting Scale).

Question 2: Does the BPC improve Child Permanency? Hypothesis 2a: Parents who complete the BPC will have fewer out of family placements and placement disruptions as per administrative records.

Hypothesis 2b: Parents who complete the BPC will have stability or permanency with their family of origin as per administrative records.

Question 3: Does the BPC improve Child Well-Being? Hypothesis 3: Parents who complete the BPC will report improved behavioral and emotional functioning of their children (Strength and Difficulties Questionnaire).

Question 4: Does the BPC improve Adult Well-Being? Hypothesis 4a: Parents who complete the BPC will report improved use of parenting practices to improve the functional relationship with their children (Parenting Self-Efficacy Scale; Parent Stress Index, Parent-Child Relationship Scales).

Hypothesis 4b: Parents who complete the BPC will report improved understanding of the influence of trauma on their parenting behaviors and wellness (Trauma-Informed Knowledge and Parenting Skills Survey).

Question 5: Are the improvements of the BPC associated with demographic factors? Exploratory Analysis 5a: Examine the association between measures of child safety, child well-being, child permanency, and adult well-being and measures of acculturation.

Exploratory Analysis 5a: Examine the association between measures of child safety, child well-being, child permanency, and adult well-being and measures of acculturation

Connect with a study center

  • University of Connecticut

    Hartford, Connecticut 06103
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • University of Vermont

    Burlington, Vermont 05401
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

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