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Resilient, Engaged, and Connected Study
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Strengthening Parenting, Young Children's Social-Behavioral Competence, and Kindergarten Readiness in Schools Serving Low-Income Communities
Who can join
Ages 18 and older · All sexes · Healthy volunteers welcome
Full eligibility criteria
Inclusion Criteria: Public school or Community School in Baltimore City, Cecil County, or Harford County serving at least 40% of students meeting eligibility for low-income or located in a community designated as high need by the Maryland State Department of Education based on a score of 0.6 on the Center for Disease Control Social Vulnerability Index: * has at least 1 full-day public PreK classroom with 20+ students; * school has not offered CPP in the prior 3 years; * principal consents to being randomized and participate for 2 years; * principal consents to study team recruiting parents, teachers, and staff to participate in the study. PreK Parents: * Parent (biological, step, adoptive, foster), grandparent, or legal guardian of 4-5 year old student enrolled in participating PreK program; * 18+ yrs; * speaks English or Spanish; * consents to allowing access child's school identification. Teachers: * PreK or K teacher in classroom of student of participating parent; * consents to completing study surveys. CPP Group Leaders: * completes CPP group leader training * agrees to lead CPP groups * speaks English or Spanish * at least a High School diploma/General Equivalency Diploma (GED) * consents to completing surveys and submitting audio recorded CPP sessions for fidelity assessment School-based personnel inclusion criteria: * Principal, teacher, or other school-based staff involved in CPP implementation * consents to interview on perspectives about CPP in the school Exclusion Criteria: * Principal cannot commit staff to offering CPP groups * school previously offered CPP in prior 3 years * school located in a geographic area with less than 80% connectivity * PreK Parents previously participated in CPP * Teachers: teacher also a participating parent or CPP group leader * School-based personnel: Principal, teacher, or other school-based staff is a study parent
About the study
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.
What is being tested
- Chicago Parent Program (CPP) (behavioral)
Sponsor: Johns Hopkins University · Participants: 840 · Started: Sep 1, 2024
Contact the study team
- Deborah Gross, DNSc · Phone: 410-614-5311
- Amie F Bettencourt, PhD · Phone: 410-955-8021
Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT06197997
Locations in the U.S.
| Maryland | Johns Hopkins School of Nursing, Baltimore Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore (Not yet recruiting) |
From ClinicalTrials.gov, data retrieved Sep 30, 2026. Each study sets its own eligibility; the study team decides who can join.