About this trial
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.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
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
Disqualifiers
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
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Thrive Initiative Parent-Education Programming
Treatment groups
Sponsors and collaborators
Penn State University
Lead sponsor
United States Air Force
Collaborator