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Thrive Initiative Parent-Education Programming Study

Penn State University · with United States Air Force · NCT06823518

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Key facts

Compensation
Not posted. Ask the study team before screening.
Who can join
Ages 18+ · All sexes
Healthy volunteers
Accepted
Study type
Interventional · Not applicable
Target enrollment
480
US sites recruiting
1
Study start
March 31, 2026
Record last updated
April 8, 2026

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What the study 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.

Being studied: Thrive Initiative Parent-Education Programming

Conditions: Child Maltreatment; Parenting; Child Wellbeing

Eligibility criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

  • United States Air Force service member or dependent
  • Parent/caregiver of a child 0-18 years old
  • 18 years of age or older
  • Willing to participate in the research study
  • Has access to technology that will enable them to receive and respond to various technological aspects of the Thrive Initiative programs and research study
  • Able to speak and understand English proficiently
  • Able to understand and give consent

Exclusion Criteria

  • Not an United States Air Force service member or dependent
  • Not a parent/caregiver of a child 0-18 years old
  • 17 years of age or younger
  • Unwilling to participate in the research study
  • Does not have access to technology that will enable them to receive and respond to various technological aspects of the Thrive Initiative programs and research study
  • Unable to speak and understand English proficiently
  • Unable to understand and give consent

Recruiting US locations

  • The Pennsylvania State University

    University Park, PA 16802

    Site contact: Ryan P Chesnut, PhD · 814-865-9637 · rpc5108@psu.edu

Study contacts (from the official record)

  • Daniel F Perkins, PhD · 8148674182 · dfp102@psu.edu
  • Ryan P Chesnut, PhD · 8148659637 · rpc5108@psu.edu
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