Parenting STAIR: Adapting a Trauma-Focused Parenting Intervention for Military-Connected Mothers and Their Children
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexFemale
Age18+
SponsorNew York University
About this trial
The goal of this study is to assess Parenting STAIR Modular (PSTAIR-M), a promising and innovative intervention for military-connected mothers (MCM) who have experienced trauma and their young children (ages 2-10). PSTAIR-M aims to help mothers manage the strong feelings that sometimes happen after experiencing something scary or stressful, as well as to better connect with their children and manage their behavior effectively.
The main questions the study aims to answer are: 1) Does PSTAIR-M reduce maternal PTSD and/or depression symptoms?, and 2) Does PSTAIR-M improve parental functioning?
Researchers will compare PSTAIR-M to treatment as usual (TAU) - other EBTs offered at participating study sites - to determine if PSTAIR-M is more effective in improving mental health and parenting.
Participants will: 1) attend 12-16 weekly, 1-hour online treatment sessions with their assigned clinicians, 2) complete three 1-hour online assessments administered by research staff, 3) engage with their child in three 15-30-minute online, observed play sessions, 4) have assessments and observed play sessions audio and video recorded.
Participants may also be invited to participate in an optional, 30-minute online one-on-one qualitative interview, which would be audio and video recorded and would cover participants' experiences with the intervention, the clinic sites, and their providers.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Military-connected mother, defined as a mother who is either a female service member or veteran or female spouse of a service member or veteran;
Has a child aged 2-10;
Legal guardian of index child with legal and physical custody;
Lifetime trauma exposure (Life Events Checklist (LEC-5); Adverse Childhood Experiences Questionnaire (ACE-Q));
Disqualifiers
High risk for suicide (Ask Suicide-Screening Questions (ASQ));
Current psychotic symptoms (DSM-5-TR Self-Rated Level 1 Cross-Cutting Symptom Measure Domain VII);
Disability affecting communication, such as deafness;
Index child with severe developmental disability;
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Parenting-STAIR Modular (PSTAIR-M)
- Treatment as Usual (TAU)
Treatment groups
120 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsSponsors and collaborators
New York University
Lead sponsor
Cohen Veterans Network
Collaborator
University of California, Davis
Collaborator
Source ClinicalTrials.gov