Testing the Impact of the Parenting Young Children Check-up

NCT07750054 — Early Phase 1, Recruiting, 50 participants, Wayne State University

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Randomized Clinical Trial of the Parenting Young Children Check-up in Pediatric Primary Care

Registry	NCT07750054
Status	Recruiting
Phase	Early Phase 1
Study type	Interventional; randomized, parallel, masking: none, treatment
Enrollment	50 (Estimated)
Sponsor	Wayne State University (Other)
Conditions	Behavioral Health, Disruptive Behaviors, Parenting Behavior, Parenting Stress
Interventions	Parenting Young Children Check-up (Behavioral)
Dates	start 2025-11-01, primary completion 2026-12-31 (estimated), completion 2026-12-31 (estimated), first posted 2026-08-06, last updated 2026-08-06
Locations	1 site in United States

-Summary

The proposed project aims to evaluate the Parenting Young Children Check-up (PYCC) through a randomized clinical trial in a pediatric primary care practice in Detroit that primarily serves low-income families. Fifty parents will be randomized to intervention (n = 25) or control (n = 25) conditions. We will follow up with parents 1 month and 3-months later to test the impact of the program on children's behavioral health/disruptive behavior problems, parenting, and parenting stress and to examine how much parents in the intervention group make use of and report satisfaction with the PYCC program.

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+Detailed description

This study will test three hypotheses. First, we hypothesize that randomization to the PYCC intervention group, as compared to the control group, will be related to reduced child behavioral health challenges and disruptive behavior problems. Second, we hypothesize that randomization to the PYCC intervention group, as compared to control, will be related to improved positive parenting and reduced parenting stress. Third, for parents in the intervention group, we hypothesize there will be high rates of module use on the PYCC website (i.e., >50%). Finally, for parents in the intervention group, we also hypothesize that there will be high rates of satisfaction with the PYCC overall and with each PYCC module.

+Arms and interventions

Arm	Type	Interventions	Description
Intervention	Experimental	Behavioral: Parenting Young Children Check-up	This arm will go through the initial check-up of the Parenting Young Children Check-up (PYCC), receive text messages from the PYCC, and have access to modules on the PYCC website.
Control	No intervention		This arm will only complete assessment measures.

Parenting Young Children Check-up (Behavioral): The Parenting Young Children Check-up (PYCC) is a technology-based program for parents of young children with challenging behavior. The PYCC has three components: 1) the initial check-up, 2) text messages, and 3) the parenting program website.

+Outcome measures

Primary outcomes

Disruptive Behavior Problems [From enrollment (baseline) to follow-up at 1-month and 3-months post baseline]: Measured with the Eyberg Behavior Checklist
Children's Behavioral Health Challenges [From enrollment (baseline) to follow-up at 1-month and 3-months post baseline]: Measured with the Preschool Pediatric Symptoms Checklist

Secondary outcomes

Parenting Stress [From enrollment (baseline) to follow-up at 1-month and 3-months post baseline]: Measured with the Parenting Stress Index
Parenting [From enrollment (baseline) to follow-up at 1-month and 3-months post baseline]: Measured with the Preschool Version of the Alabama Parenting Questionnaire

Other outcomes

Use of Modules on the PYCC Website [From enrollment (baseline) to follow-up at 1-month and 3-months post baseline]: Number of modules used
Satisfaction with the Parenting Young Children Check-up [From enrollment (baseline) to follow-up at 3-months post baseline]

+Eligibility

Sex: All, ages: 18 Years to any

Inclusion Criteria:

* Parent of child ages 2-5 years old
* Report a score of 9 or higher on the Preschool Pediatric Symptoms Checklist

Exclusion Criteria:

* Does not speak/read English

+Locations (1)

Facility	City	Country	Status
Wayne Pediatrics	Detroit, Michigan	United States	Recruiting

+Study documents

Study Protocol (PDF, 2025-09-16)
Informed Consent Form (PDF, 2025-08-20)