Parenting in 2 Worlds Multisite Trial

Conditions

• Mental Health Wellness 1
• Parenting
• Risky Health Behavior
• Substance Use

Eligibility Criteria

Sex

ALL

Age

12 Years - N/A

Healthy Volunteers

Accepted

Interventions

• Parenting in 2 Worlds (P2W) — BEHAVIORAL
  P2W is a culturally-adapted parenting intervention designed specifically for urban American Indian families. It is a 10-week, 10-lesson manualized curriculum with accompanying videos, designed to be facilitated by American Indians from the local communities. The workshop lessons cover topics like the identification of family values, culturally influenced child rearing values and traditions, sources of support for parents, and ways to improve parenting skills to communicate with, monitor, and guide adolescents to avoid substance use, unprotected sex and other risk behaviors
• Healthy Families in 2 Worlds (HF2W) — BEHAVIORAL
  HF2W is a 10-week informational family health program. The workshop lessons cover topics such as oral health, CPR and first aid, dating safety, and teen mental health.

Study Details

This research study will test the effectiveness of a culturally grounded parenting intervention called Parenting in 2 Worlds (P2W). This intervention is designed for American Indian / Alaska Native (AI) parents/guardians of adolescents who reside in urban areas. This will be a multi-regional effectiveness trial across four regions: Northeast (Buffalo/Niagara), Midwest (St. Paul/Minneapolis), Mountain (Denver), and Southwest (Phoenix). There are four specific aims. First, this study will test the effectiveness of Parenting in Two Worlds (P2W) as compared to an informational family health intervention, Healthy Families in 2 Worlds (HF2W), in improving parenting and family functioning. Second, this study will test if the relative effectiveness of P2W, compared to HF2W, varies by parent's/guardian's level of socioeconomic vulnerability, experiences of historical loss, or AI cultural identity. Third, this study will examine if P2W can reduce adolescent (ages 12 - 17) risky health behaviors including substance use, depressive symptoms, suicidality, and risky sexual behaviors. Fourth, this study will examine whether positive changes in parenting and family functioning that result from P2W lead to positive changes in adolescent's health behaviors.

Key Dates

Start date

Sep 14, 2023

Status verified

Apr 2026

Primary completion

May 1, 2027

Completion

Jun 1, 2028

Study Design

Enrollment

1,440 participants (estimated)

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

PREVENTION

Arms

• Experimental: Parenting in 2 Worlds (treatment)
  A 10-week parenting intervention focused on improving overall family functioning and strengthen parenting skills to communicate with adolescents to avoid risk behaviors.
• Active Comparator: Healthy Families in 2 Worlds
  A 10-week parenting intervention curriculum focused on improving parental knowledge of family health topics.

Primary Outcome Measure

Change from baseline in family functioning and cohesion [ Time Frame: 10 week and 12 month follow up ]

Central Contacts

• Stephen S Kulis, PhD
  480-285-7419
  [email protected]
• Christine McCaleb, MA
  602-496-0261
  [email protected]

Locations (4)

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