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Phase Not Applicable
Age: 2Months - 40Years
All Genders
Healthy Volunteers
ID06179576
Connect to Baby: A Pilot Study of a Parenting and Coparenting Program for New Parents
Led by Georgetown University · Updated on 2025-08-19
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Participants Needed
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Research Sites
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What this Trial Is About
Researchers are evaluating a new 6-session parenting and coparenting program called Connect to Baby (CTB) for low-income parents of infants. This randomized control trial is conducted within Early Head Start (EHS) centers in Washington, DC, aiming to improve parenting and coparenting quality, as well as parent and child well-being. The program addresses challenges in existing interventions by involving both mothers and fathers, focusing on coparenting communication, and using hybrid delivery to enhance participation and retention. The study compares two groups: one receives the CTB program delivered as a hybrid of in-person and remote sessions using video-enabled tablets, while the other receives usual EHS digital services with access to CTB content via text messages but no live sessions. CTB introduces four key interaction skills—Noticing, Following, Talking, and Encouraging—to promote serve-and-return interactions and supportive coparenting. The intervention lasts about 10 weeks, with sessions spaced one to two weeks apart. Participants will undergo a pre-assessment before the program starts, a post-assessment three months after random assignment, and a follow-up six months after. Assessments include parent-child interaction quality, coparenting measures, parent mental health, and child language and socioemotional development. Data collection is done remotely using tablets and Zoom, with program fidelity monitored through video recordings and feedback. The study's total duration for each participant covers the intervention and two follow-up assessments.
CONDITIONS
Brief Title
Connect to Baby: A Pilot Study of a Parenting and Coparenting Program
Who Can Participate
Age: 2Months - 40Years
All Genders
Healthy Volunteers
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Must be a mother, father, or father figure (including same-sex parent and grandparent) of an infant aged 2 to 24 months
- Must speak and read English or Spanish fluently enough to complete consent forms, questionnaires, and actively participate in the intervention
You will not qualify if you...
- Screening with the Woman Abuse Screening Tool (WAST) indicates sexual or physical abuse
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Your Study Journey
Screening
Duration - 2 to 4 weeks
Participants are screened for eligibility to participate in the trial.
1 screening and enrollment visit (remote)
Parenting and Coparenting Intervention
Duration - Up to 10 weeks
Participants in the hybrid group receive 6 sessions of the Connect to Baby program, designed to improve parenting and coparenting skills, delivered through a mix of in-person and remote sessions using video-enabled tablets.
6 sessions: 2 in-person visits and 4 remote sessions approximately one to two weeks apart
Assessment Periods
Duration - 6 months
Participants complete assessments to measure parenting quality, coparenting communication, parent mental health, and child development at baseline, 3 months, and 6 months after random assignment.
3 assessment time points involving 2 remote Zoom calls each (baseline, 3 months, and 6 months post random assignment)
Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
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Child Development and Social Policy Lab
Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States, 20057
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Research Team
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Rebecca Ryan, PhD
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Rachel Barr, PhD
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
SINGLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
PREVENTION
Number of Arms
2
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