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CompletedNCT01670227ParentCorpsUpdated Jun 15, 2023

ParentCorps: Promoting Healthy Development in Children From Low Income Communities

An interventional study of PARENTCORPS in Behavior Problems of Childhood and Adolescence, sponsored by NYU Langone Health. Completed at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 4 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2023-06-15.

Sponsored by NYU Langone Health · Not applicable, Interventional, and Prevention

Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
1,050
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
4 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

The purpose of this study was to determine whether ParentCorps promotes academic achievement and prevents mental health problems in children living in disadvantaged urban communities

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Conditions studied

  • Behavior Problems of Childhood and Adolescence

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Keywords

  • EARLY CHILDHOOD
  • UNIVERSAL PREVENTION
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In context

Problem Behavior

517 studies on the registry are indexed under Problem Behavior; 92 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 1,050 is above the median of 90 across 391 interventional studies indexed under Problem Behavior.

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Lead sponsor

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
4 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • Enrollment in Pre-K
  • At least one English-Speaking caregiver

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Prevention
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Single (Participant)
Enrollment
1,050 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    PARENTCORPS

    ParentCorps is a school-based, family-focused universal intervention designed to attenuate the multiple risks associated with urban poverty, on children's health and development

    Behavioral: PARENTCORPS

  • Other
    Control Condition

    No intervention

    Behavioral: PARENTCORPS

Interventions

  • BehavioralPARENTCORPS

    ParentCorps is a culturally-informed, universal intervention (for all children enrolled in Pre-K within an elementary school) designed to promote positive behavioral supports for children at home and in the classroom. ParentCorps includes two complementary components: 1) parent and child group intervention (13 2-hour sessions after school) for Pre-K students and their families; 2) professional development and individual consultation for early childhood teachers.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Change from baseline in Academic achievement through Year 4

    Academic achievement test scores assessed via the Kaufman Test of Educational Achievement (KTEA)

    Time frame: Assessed twice per year in Years 1 and 2, and then annually through Year 4

  2. Change from baseline in Child behavior at school through Year 4

    Masked observations of child behavior at school

    Time frame: Assessed twice per year in Years 1 and 2, and then annually through Year 6

Secondary outcomes

  1. Change from baseline Academic performance through Year 4

    Teacher and parent ratings of academic performance

    Time frame: Assessed twice per year in Years 1 and 2, and then annually through Year 6

  2. Change from baseline Behavior through Year 4

    Teacher and parent ratings of behavior

    Time frame: Assessed twice per year in Years 1 and 2, and then annually through Year 6

  3. Change from baseline Parent engagement in school through Year 4

    Teacher rating of parent engagement in school

    Time frame: Assessed twice per year in Years 1 and 2, and then annually through Year 6

  4. Change from baseline Positive behavior support through Year 4

    Parent report of positive behavior support

    Time frame: Assessed twice per year in Years 1 and 2

  5. Change from baseline Classroom climate and positive behavior support through Year 4

    Masked observations of classroom climate and positive behavior support

    Time frame: Assessed twice per year in Years 1 and 2, and then annually through Year 4

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Study locations

1 site
  • New York University School of Medicine, The Child Study Center
    New York, New York 10016, United States
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References and documents

Publications

  • Brotman LM, Calzada E, Huang KY, Kingston S, Dawson-McClure S, Kamboukos D, Rosenfelt A, Schwab A, Petkova E. Promoting effective parenting practices and preventing child behavior problems in school among ethnically diverse families from underserved, urban communities. Child Dev. 2011 Jan-Feb;82(1):258-76. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-8624.2010.01554.x. PubMed 21291441 ↗
  • Brotman LM, Dawson-McClure S, Huang KY, Theise R, Kamboukos D, Wang J, Petkova E, Ogedegbe G. Early childhood family intervention and long-term obesity prevention among high-risk minority youth. Pediatrics. 2012 Mar;129(3):e621-8. doi: 10.1542/peds.2011-1568. Epub 2012 Feb 6. PubMed 22311988 ↗
  • Brotman LM, Dawson-McClure S, Kamboukos D, Huang KY, Calzada EJ, Goldfeld K, Petkova E. Effects of ParentCorps in Prekindergarten on Child Mental Health and Academic Performance: Follow-up of a Randomized Clinical Trial Through 8 Years of Age. JAMA Pediatr. 2016 Dec 1;170(12):1149-1155. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2016.1891. PubMed 27695851 ↗
  • Brotman LM, Dawson-McClure S, Calzada EJ, Huang KY, Kamboukos D, Palamar JJ, Petkova E. Cluster (school) RCT of ParentCorps: impact on kindergarten academic achievement. Pediatrics. 2013 May;131(5):e1521-9. doi: 10.1542/peds.2012-2632. Epub 2013 Apr 15. PubMed 23589806 ↗
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jun 15, 2023, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT01670227
Lead sponsor
NYU Langone Health
Collaborators
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), U.S. Department of Education
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Aug 22, 2012
Start date
Sep 2005
Primary completion
Dec 2015
Completion
Dec 2015
Last update
Jun 15, 2023

Study contacts

Laurie Brotman, PhD
principal investigator · NYU Langone Health

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
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