Evaluation Study of the Impact of the New Brain Builders Parenting Class

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Conditions studied: Child Development, Mother-Child Interaction

In brief

The objective of this research is to evaluate the effectiveness of the parenting program on increasing positive parent-child interactions and increasing cognitive achievement in children. Overall, this project is intended to benefit women and children and supplement WIC services. The Brain Builders Parenting Class Evaluation Study Research Questions include the following: 1. Does the program impact child development outcomes such as kindergarten readiness? 2. Does the program increase parental knowledge about the importance of high-quality parent-child interaction for child development? 3. Does the program impact the quality and quantity of the parent-child interactions?

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03866616

Run by

William Marsh Rice University

People needed

145

Starts

2019-06-24

Expected to finish

2019-12-15

Last updated by the study team

2020-08-12

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• English-speaking healthy women who have not had a prior live birth and are between their 13th and 22nd week of pregnancy, English-speaking healthy women who are between their 13th and 22nd week of pregnancy and and who have children 6 years or older;
• English-speaking healthy women: First time mothers of 0 to 1-year old children
• English-speaking healthy women: Mothers of 0 to 1-year old children who have children 6 years or older;
• Are at least 18 years old, AND (2) self-identify as non-Hispanic white, Hispanic/Latinx, Asian or black/African American
• Are not planning to move to a location more than 50 miles from the WIC clinic in the first two years after the baby's birth;
• Are not planning to put the baby up for adoption
• Women who agreed to participate in the lottery for the Brain Builder Parenting Class program.
• Women who are pregnant with multiples (i.e. twins, triples, etc) will also be eligible for participation.
• Children of healthy women who are enrolled in the pilot evaluation study
• Children between the ages of 0-12 months at the time of recruitment. -

You may not qualify if…

• Non-English-speaking women;
• The woman is not between her 13th and 22nd week of pregnancy
• The woman has more than one biological child
• The woman does not participate in the WIC clinic
• The woman is planning to move to a location more than 50 miles from WIC clinic in the two years after the baby's birth;
• The woman is planning to put the baby up for adoption;
• The woman does not agree to participate in the lottery for the Brain Builder Parenting Class program.
• English-speaking healthy women:
• First time mothers of 0 to 1-year old children
• Children of healthy women who are not enrolled in the pilot evaluation study. Children that are not between the ages of 0-12 months at the time of recruitment.

Where it is running

• Northeast WIC Center — Houston, Texas, United States
• Harris County Public Health Antoine WIC — Houston, Texas, United States

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