NCT06246773

Feasibility of a Positive Parenting Program for Women Experiencing Homelessness Who Have a History of Interpersonal Violence

Feasibility of a Positive Parenting Program for Women Experiencing Homelessness Who Have a History of Interpersonal Violence: A Randomized Controlled Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 28 (actual)
• Sponsor: The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 16 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to strengthen the skills and self-efficacy of women by addressing the social and emotional trauma that they have experienced from interpersonal violence (IPRV) and homelessness and to promote positive parenting strategies through Play and Learning Strategies (PALS), an evidence based intervention.

Conditions

• Interpersonal Violence
• Homelessness

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Positive Parenting Program	During the first week, women will receive one session of Recovering from Intimate partner violence through Strengths and Empowerment (RISE) and from week 2 they will receive RISE and PALS simultaneously. Participants will receive four to six components of RISE - education on health effects of violence, improving coping and self-care, enhancing social support, and addressing sexual violence, increase safety planning, and assist in making difficult decisions. During each of the PALS sessions, parents will receive instruction on four responsive parenting constructs: contingent responsiveness, warm sensitivity (responses include high levels of affection and understanding of child states), maintaining vs. redirecting attention to objects and topics of conversation, and verbal scaffolding .In addition to direct instruction, parents will video-record themselves interacting with their child and engage in self-reflection of their own parenting behavior.
BEHAVIORAL	Usual Care	Participants will receive services available to them at the shelter or housing facility

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-03-26
• Primary completion: 2025-10-24
• Completion: 2025-10-24
• First posted: 2024-02-07
• Last updated: 2026-04-07

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States