Actively Recruiting
Resilient, Engaged, and Connected Study
Led by Johns Hopkins University · Updated on 2026-03-09
840
Participants Needed
2
Research Sites
199 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
J
Johns Hopkins University
Lead Sponsor
E
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
Purpose of this study is to test the effectiveness and implementation of an evidence-based parenting intervention for improving parenting and school outcomes in a sample of 4-5-year-old children enrolled in public prekindergarten (PreK) programs in Maryland.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Resilient, Engaged, and Connected Study
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Public school or Community School in Baltimore City, Cecil County, or Harford County serving at least 40% of students eligible for low income or located in a high-need community
- School has at least 1 full-day public PreK classroom with 20 or more students
- School has not offered the Chicago Parent Program (CPP) in the past 3 years
- School principal agrees to randomization and participation for 2 years
- School principal agrees to study team recruiting parents, teachers, and staff for the study
- Parent (biological, step, adoptive, foster), grandparent, or legal guardian of 4-5-year-old student enrolled in participating PreK program
- Parent or guardian is 18 years or older
- Parent or guardian speaks English or Spanish
- Parent or guardian consents to allow access to child's school identification
- PreK or Kindergarten teacher in classroom of a participating parent
- Teacher consents to complete study surveys
- CPP group leaders have completed CPP training, agree to lead groups, speak English or Spanish, have at least a high school diploma or GED, and consent to surveys and audio recordings for fidelity
- School-based staff involved in CPP implementation consent to interviews about CPP
You will not qualify if you...
- Principal cannot commit staff to offer CPP groups
- School offered CPP in the past 3 years
- School is in an area with less than 80% internet connectivity
- PreK parents previously participated in CPP
- Teachers who are also participating parents or CPP group leaders
- School-based staff who are also study parents
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 2 locations
1
Johns Hopkins School of Nursing
Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21205
Actively Recruiting
2
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21205
Not Yet Recruiting
Research Team
D
Deborah Gross, DNSc
CONTACT
A
Amie F Bettencourt, 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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