Actively Recruiting
Thrive Initiative Parent-Education Programming Study
Led by Penn State University · Updated on 2026-04-08
480
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
143 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
P
Penn State University
Lead Sponsor
U
United States Air Force
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of the Thrive Initiative's parent-education program delivery methods by comparing hybrid (i.e., a combination of online and group components) program delivery to online-only program delivery. The Thrive Initiative consists of four, universal parent-education programs that correpsond to specific child developmental periods. These programs inlcude: Take Root for parents/caregivers of 0-3-year-old children; Sprout for parents/caregivers of 3-5-year-old children; Grow for parents/caregivres of 5-10-year-old children; and Branch Out for parents/caregivers of 10-18-year-old children. The effectiveness of delivery method will be examined for each program. Eligible participants for this study will be United States Air Force service members or dependents who are caregivers of a child 0-18 years old. The study will involve randomization to condition meaning that participants will be assigned to the online-only or hybrid program delivery condition by chance.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Thrive Initiative Parent-Education Programming Study
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- United States Air Force service member or dependent
- Parent or caregiver of a child 0 to 18 years old
- 18 years of age or older
- Willing to participate in the research study
- Has access to technology to receive and respond to program and study activities
- Able to speak and understand English proficiently
- Able to understand and give consent
You will not qualify if you...
- Not a United States Air Force service member or dependent
- Not a parent or caregiver of a child 0 to 18 years old
- 17 years of age or younger
- Unwilling to participate in the research study
- Does not have access to technology to receive and respond to program and study activities
- Unable to speak and understand English proficiently
- Unable to understand and give consent
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
The Pennsylvania State University
University Park, Pennsylvania, United States, 16802
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
D
Daniel F Perkins, PhD
CONTACT
R
Ryan P Chesnut, 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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