Actively Recruiting
Parent-Child Memory Study: Improving Future Thinking Among Mothers
Led by Henry Ford Health System · Updated on 2025-05-14
144
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
81 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
H
Henry Ford Health System
Lead Sponsor
U
University of Kansas
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
Parents of children from impoverished communities are disproportionately more likely to engage in harsh physical discipline, which can lead to serious clinical outcomes, including suicidal ideation and attempts. One mechanism linking low resource environments and maladaptive parenting strategies is maternal delay discounting, or the tendency to value smaller, immediate rewards (such as stopping children's misbehavior via physical means) relative to larger, but delayed rewards (like improving the parent-child relationship). This study will examine the efficacy of implementing a low-cost, brief intervention targeting the reduction of maternal delay discounting to inform broader public health efforts aimed at improving adolescent mental health outcomes in traditionally underserved communities.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Parent-Child Memory Study: Improving Future Thinking Among Mothers
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
Parent
- A mother and or grandmother from the Flint area with a child/grandchild between the ages of 5-10 who can provide legal consent for that child
- Self-report that they have consistent contact with the child/grandchild
- Willing to participate in the study
- Able to participate in written assessments and an intervention conducted in English
- Have a working cell phone that can receive and send text messages and be willing to receive/send text messages as part of the study
- Have a phone or device that's able to use video conferencing software if interested in virtual participation
Parent
You will not qualify if you...
- Self-disclosed active suicidality/homicidality
- Self-disclosed current bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, or psychosis
- Self-reported current and ongoing involvement with child protective services
Child Inclusion Criteria:
- Children must be between the ages of 5-10 and have a mother/grandmother willing to provide consent for their participation
- Willing to participate in parent-child observation sessions
- Elementary proficiency in English
- Willing to participate in study surveys
Child Exclusion criteria:
- Self-disclosed active suicidality/homicidality
- Self-disclosed current bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, or psychosis
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Mothers of Joy Institute for Parenting and Family Wellness, Inc
Flint, Michigan, United States, 48503
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
J
Julia Felton, PhD
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
PREVENTION
Number of Arms
2
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