Optimizing an Evidence-Based, Disseminable, Free Internet-Based Parenting Program (NCT05689736)
🩺 Plain-English Summary (8th-Grade Level)
The CDC's Essentials for Parenting Toddlers and Preschoolers program (EFP) is a free Internet resource with the potential to break down barriers to population-wide access to scientifically-based parenting interventions. EFP has considerable promise, but parental engagement, a major issue in the success of universal parenting interventions, remains a challenge. The objective of the proposed research is to optimize EFP by identifying engagement-focused intervention elements to add to EFP that enhance its effects on parenting skills.
Who can join: To join this study, participants generally need to meet the listed inclusion criteria (5 items) and avoid the listed exclusions (6 items).
Location: Westat, Inc. — Rockville, Maryland
Age range: 18 Years to 99 Years
🧪 Interventions in This Study
- Motivational Enhancement (BEHAVIORAL)
- Simplification (BEHAVIORAL)
- Gamification (BEHAVIORAL)
- Low Engagement Nudges (BEHAVIORAL)
- Essentials for Parenting Toddlers and Pre-schoolers (EFP) (BEHAVIORAL)
📋 "Do I Qualify?" — 1-Minute Self Screener
Instant ChecklistCheck every box below. If you can check all of them, you may meet the study's basic screening requirements (final eligibility is confirmed by the site team).
Usually NOT eligible if any of the following apply:
- Exclusion Criteria:
- child older than 36 months
- parent younger than 18 years
- no access to internet
- not willing to commit to intervention/assessment procedures OR
- not proficient with speaking and reading English
🔍 Extracted verbatim from the official NIH eligibility criteria. Always confirm with the study coordinator.
📍 All Participating Trial Locations (1 Sites)
- Westat, Inc. — Rockville, Maryland
💰 Cost, Insurance & Patient Rights
- 100% Free Items: The investigational treatment and protocol-required procedures are supplied at zero cost by the sponsor.
- Routine Patient Care: Under federal law (ACA § 2709) and many state statutes, routine care costs are covered during participation.
- Voluntary Participation: You may withdraw at any time without affecting your standard medical care.
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💡 How to Participate
- Check the checklist above to see if you may qualify.
- Review the official NIH record below to find the coordinating site.
- Ask about the visit schedule, what is covered at no cost, and any travel support.
- Confirm with your own doctor before making a decision.