Parenting STAIR for Military-Connected Mothers and Their Children
This study is testing an intervention called Parenting STAIR Modular (PSTAIR-M) for military-connected mothers (women who are service members, veterans, or spouses of service members/veterans) who have experienced trauma and have children aged 2-10. PSTAIR-M aims to help mothers manage strong emotions and improve their connection with their children. Researchers want to see if PSTAIR-M is better than usual care (Treatment as Usual, or TAU) at reducing symptoms of PTSD (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder) and depression in mothers, and improving their parenting skills. You may be able to join if you are a military-connected mother with a child aged 2-10, have experienced trauma, and screen positive for PTSD or depression, or have low confidence in your parenting.
- Study design
- This is a randomized controlled trial comparing PSTAIR-M to usual care. About 120 military-connected mothers and their children will participate.
- What's involved
- You would have 12-16 treatment sessions over approximately 12-16 weeks. Assessments will be done before treatment, mid-treatment (around week 11), and after treatment (around week 17).
- Compensation
- Not stated in the trial record.
- Follow-up
- Assessments are completed approximately 17 weeks after baseline, which is after the treatment period.
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Parenting STAIR: Adapting a Trauma-Focused Parenting Intervention for Military-Connected Mothers and Their Children
At a glance
Conditions
Where it's being run
3 sites across 1 statesStudy leadership
- Kathrine S Sullivan, PhD · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · New York University
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What this trial measures
- Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) Checklist 5PCL-5 will be administered at three assessment timepoints: pre-treatment (baseline), mid-treatment (after session 11, approximately 11 weeks after baseline), and post-treatment (approximately 17 weeks after baseline).
The PCL-5 will be used to assess severity and change in PTSD symptoms. The PCL-5 is a 20-item self-report measure with strong evidence of reliability and convergent validity. Participants indicate the degree to which they have been bothered by problems related to a traumatic experience in the past month (e.g., "repeated, disturbing dreams of the stressful experience"; "feeling very upset when something reminded you of the stressful experience") on a 5-point Likert scale (0=not at all; 1=a little bit; 2=moderately; 3=quite a bit; 4=extremely). Summed responses yield a continuous score ranging from 0 to 80; higher scores indicate greater symptom severity.
- Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9)PHQ-9 will be administered at three assessment timepoints: pre-treatment (baseline), mid-treatment (after session 11, approximately 11 weeks after baseline), and post-treatment (approximately 17 weeks after baseline).
The PHQ-9 will be used to assess severity and change in depressive symptoms. The PHQ-9 is a 9-item self-report measure with strong evidence of reliability and predictive and convergent validity. Participants indicate how often they have been bothered by particular problems within the past two weeks (e.g., "feeling down, depressed, or hopeless"; "poor appetite or overeating") on a 4-point Likert scale (0=not at all; 1=several days; 2=more than half the days; 3=nearly every day). Summed responses yield a continuous score ranging from 0 to 27; higher scores indicate greater symptom severity.
- Parenting Sense of Competence Scale (PSOC)PSOC will be administered at three assessment timepoints: pre-treatment (baseline), mid-treatment (after session 11, approximately 11 weeks after baseline), and post-treatment (approximately 17 weeks after baseline).
The PSOC will be used to assess parental functioning as reflected by parenting self-efficacy. The PSOC is a 17-item self-report measure with strong evidence of reliability and validity. Participants indicate how much they agree or disagree with statements related to parenting (e.g., "Being a parent is manageable, and any problems are easily solved"; "My mother/father was better prepared than I am to be a good parent") on a 6-point Likert scale (1=strongly disagree; 2=disagree; 3=somewhat disagree; 4=somewhat agree; 5=agree; 6=strongly agree). Summed responses yield a continuous score ranging from 17 to 102; higher scores indicate greater parenting competency.