Pilot Study of an Interparental Conflict Intervention for Separating or Divorcing Parents
9 de setembro de 2026 atualizado por: Arizona State University
Pilot Study to Test Effects of a New Interparental Conflict Intervention for Separating or Divorcing Parents
This pilot study will evaluate a new intervention for parents who are separated or divorced and have been court ordered to participate in a program addressing interparental conflict.
The intervention is designed to teach parents skills to reduce children's exposure to conflict between parents and support children's well-being.
Participants will be randomly assigned to either the new intervention or an existing court-based program.
The study will examine the feasibility, acceptability, appropriateness, and usability of the new intervention and its effects on interparental conflict, parents' use of protective skills, and children's mental health.
Visão geral do estudo
Status
Recrutamento
Condições
Intervenção / Tratamento
Descrição detalhada
This study is a randomized pilot trial of a new, scalable intervention for separating or divorcing parents experiencing interparental conflict. The intervention was developed by adapting components of existing evidence-based interventions using human-centered design methods. The intervention is designed to teach parents skills for reducing children's exposure to interparental conflict and protecting children's mental health and well-being.
Approximately 94 parents who are court ordered to participate in an intervention addressing interparental conflict will be randomly assigned to either the new intervention or an existing court-based program. The new intervention is expected to include an orientation session followed by three or four digital sessions. The pilot study will evaluate implementation outcomes, including feasibility, acceptability, appropriateness, and usability, as well as preliminary effects on interparental conflict and children's internalizing and externalizing problems. The study will also examine parents' use of skills intended to protect children from interparental conflict and interpersonal violence and parents' emotion-regulation skills.
Tipo de estudo
Intervencional
Inscrição (Estimado)
94
Estágio
- Não aplicável
Contactos e Locais
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Contato de estudo
- Nome: Sharlene A Wolchik, PhD
- E-mail: wolchik@asu.edu
Estude backup de contato
- Nome: Karey L O'Hara, PhD
- Número de telefone: 480-727-6136
- E-mail: klohara@asu.edu
Locais de estudo
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Arizona
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Tempe, Arizona, Estados Unidos, 85287
- Recrutamento
- Arizona State University
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Contato:
- Karey L O'Hara, PhD
- Número de telefone: 480-727-3623
- E-mail: klohara@asu.edu
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Critérios de participação
Os pesquisadores procuram pessoas que se encaixem em uma determinada descrição, chamada de critérios de elegibilidade. Alguns exemplos desses critérios são a condição geral de saúde de uma pessoa ou tratamentos anteriores.
Critérios de elegibilidade
Idades elegíveis para estudo
- Adulto mais velho
Aceita Voluntários Saudáveis
Não
Descrição
Inclusion Criteria:
- Age 18 years or older
- Fluent in English
- Court ordered to attend an intervention to reduce interparental conflict
Exclusion Criteria: None
Plano de estudo
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Como o estudo é projetado?
Detalhes do projeto
- Finalidade Principal: Prevenção
- Alocação: Randomizado
- Modelo Intervencional: Atribuição Paralela
- Mascaramento: Nenhum (rótulo aberto)
Armas e Intervenções
Grupo de Participantes / Braço |
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Experimental: Family COMPASS
Participants receive Family COMPASS, a four-session parenting intervention for parents experiencing high levels of interparental conflict following separation or divorce.
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Family COMPASS (Conflict Management through Purposeful Awareness, Strategies, and Support) is a manualized, trauma-informed parenting intervention designed to reduce children's exposure to interparental conflict following parental separation or divorce.
The intervention consists of four highly structured, approximately 30-minute sessions delivered virtually or in person by trained personnel.
It focuses on strengthening parents' emotion regulation, communication, co-parenting, conflict management, and safety planning skills.
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Comparador Ativo: Families in Transition (FIT)
Participants receive FIT, an existing 90-minute online parent education program designed to help separating or divorcing parents reduce interparental conflict and children's exposure to conflict.
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FIT is a 90-minute online parent education program developed by the Superior Court of Maricopa County in collaboration with the National Center for State Courts.
The program includes four modules, a film, and interactive activities.
It validates parents' difficult feelings toward their co-parent while emphasizing behavior change to protect children from interparental conflict.
Content addresses the effects of interparental conflict on children, prioritizing children's needs, developing a child-focused vision for the future, and using practical strategies to reduce conflict behaviors.
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O que o estudo está medindo?
Medidas de resultados primários
Medida de resultado |
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Child Anxiety Symptoms
Prazo: Baseline and 30 days after program completion
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Parent-reported child anxiety symptoms assessed using the Anxiety subscale of the Revised Child Anxiety and Depression Scale-25 Parent Version (RCADS-25-P).
The Anxiety subscale contains 15 items rated from 0 (Never) to 3 (Always).
Raw scores range from 0 to 45, with higher scores indicating greater anxiety symptoms.
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Baseline and 30 days after program completion
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Child Depressive Symptoms
Prazo: Baseline and 30 days after program completion
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Parent-reported child depressive symptoms assessed using the Depression subscale of the Revised Child Anxiety and Depression Scale-25 Parent Version (RCADS-25-P).
The Depression subscale contains 10 items rated from 0 (Never) to 3 (Always).
Raw scores range from 0 to 30, with higher scores indicating greater depressive symptoms.
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Baseline and 30 days after program completion
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Child Irritability/Anger
Prazo: Baseline and 30 days after program completion
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Parent-reported child irritability and anger assessed using the irritability/anger item of the DSM-5 Level 1 Cross-Cutting Symptom Measure-Parent/Guardian-Rated Measure for Children Ages 6-17.
The item is rated from 0 (Not at all) to 4 (Nearly every day).
Scores range from 0 to 4, with higher scores indicating greater irritability/anger.
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Baseline and 30 days after program completion
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Child Attention Problems
Prazo: Baseline and 30 days after program completion
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Parent-reported child attention problems assessed using the attention item of the DSM-5 Level 1 Cross-Cutting Symptom Measure-Parent/Guardian-Rated Measure for Children Ages 6-17.
The item is rated from 0 (Not at all) to 4 (Nearly every day).
Scores range from 0 to 4, with higher scores indicating greater attention problems.
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Baseline and 30 days after program completion
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Interparental Conflict
Prazo: Baseline and 30 days after program completion
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Parent-reported interparental conflict assessed using the 13-item intensity and frequency subscales of the Children's Perception of Interparental Conflict Scale, adapted for parent report.
Items are rated on a 3-point scale and appropriately reverse-scored.
Using summed item scores coded from 0 to 2, total scores range from 0 to 26, with higher scores indicating greater interparental conflict.
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Baseline and 30 days after program completion
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Intervention Feasibility
Prazo: Approximately 30 days after program completion
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Parent-reported feasibility assessed using the 4-item Feasibility of Intervention Measure (FIM).
Items are rated from 1 (Completely disagree) to 5 (Completely agree), with scores ranging from 4 to 20.
Higher scores indicate greater perceived feasibility.
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Approximately 30 days after program completion
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Intervention Acceptability
Prazo: Approximately 30 days after program completion
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Parent-reported acceptability assessed using the 4-item Acceptability of Intervention Measure (AIM).
Items are rated from 1 (Completely disagree) to 5 (Completely agree), with scores ranging from 4 to 20.
Higher scores indicate greater acceptability.
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Approximately 30 days after program completion
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Intervention Appropriateness
Prazo: Approximately 30 days after program completion
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Parent-reported appropriateness assessed using the 4-item Intervention Appropriateness Measure (IAM).
Items are rated from 1 (Completely disagree) to 5 (Completely agree), with scores ranging from 4 to 20.
Higher scores indicate greater perceived appropriateness.
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Approximately 30 days after program completion
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Intervention Usability
Prazo: Approximately 30 days after program completion
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Parent-reported intervention usability assessed using the 10-item Intervention Usability Scale (IUS).
Items are rated on a 5-point agreement scale.
Positively and negatively worded items are scored according to standard IUS scoring procedures, and the summed score is multiplied by 2.5.
Total scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating greater perceived intervention usability.
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Approximately 30 days after program completion
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Medidas de resultados secundários
Medida de resultado |
Descrição da medida |
Prazo |
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Emotion Regulation Difficulties
Prazo: Baseline and 30 days after program completion
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Parent-reported difficulties in emotion regulation assessed using the 16-item Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale-Short Form (DERS-SF).
Items are rated from 1 (Almost Never) to 5 (Almost Always), with total scores ranging from 16 to 80. Higher scores indicate greater difficulties with emotion regulation.
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Baseline and 30 days after program completion
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Confidence in Making a Safety Plan for Self
Prazo: Baseline and 30 days after program completion
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Parent-reported confidence in the ability to make a safety plan for oneself, assessed using a single-item rating scale ranging from 0 (Not at all confident) to 100 (Completely confident).
Higher scores indicate greater confidence in safety planning.
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Baseline and 30 days after program completion
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Confidence in Making a Safety Plan for Children
Prazo: Baseline and 30 days after program completion
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Parent-reported confidence in the ability to make a safety plan for one's child or children, assessed using a single-item rating scale ranging from 0 (Not at all confident) to 100 (Completely confident).
Higher scores indicate greater confidence in safety planning.
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Baseline and 30 days after program completion
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Datas Principais do Estudo
Início do estudo (Real)
1 de maio de 2026
Conclusão Primária (Estimado)
1 de fevereiro de 2027
Conclusão do estudo (Estimado)
1 de fevereiro de 2027
Datas de inscrição no estudo
Enviado pela primeira vez
28 de agosto de 2026
Enviado pela primeira vez que atendeu aos critérios de CQ
9 de setembro de 2026
Primeira postagem (Real)
11 de setembro de 2026
Atualizações de registro de estudo
Última Atualização Postada (Real)
11 de setembro de 2026
Última atualização enviada que atendeu aos critérios de controle de qualidade
9 de setembro de 2026
Última verificação
1 de agosto de 2026
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- STUDY00015304
- R34MH126052 (Concessão/Contrato do NIH dos EUA)
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