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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

Sponsor: Johns Hopkins University · Participants: 840 · Started: Sep 1, 2024

Contact the study team

Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT06197997

Locations in the U.S.

MarylandJohns 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.