ChildrenCAPFASTNCT02234661
Expanding the Cycle of Opportunity: Simultaneously Educating Parents and Children in Head Start
A study testing CareerAdvance® in people with Children and Parents, run by Northwestern University at 3 sites in United States.
Trial summary
The CAP Family Advancement Study (CAP FAST) is a randomized control trial of CareerAdvance®, a dual-generation program providing education, career coaching, and soft-skills training for parents while their children attend CAP Tulsa's Head Start programs. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Any age
- What is being tested?
- CareerAdvance®
- Type of treatment
- Lifestyle or therapy programme
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 311 participants
- Where
- 3 sitesUnited States
- Study dates
- Jun 2014to Dec 2020
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages Any age
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Child, Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Families whose children attend CAP Tulsa's Early Head Start and Head Start programs, and whose parents have applied to CareerAdvance®.
Who cannot join
- Participants who have not applied to CareerAdvance®..
Trial locations and contacts
3 sites in 1 country.
United States3 sites
Northwestern University
Evanston, Illinois, 60201
Oklahoma State University
Tulsa, Oklahoma, 74106
Community Action Project of Tulsa County
Tulsa, Oklahoma, 74146
About this study
The CAP Family Advancement Study (CAP FAST) is a randomized control trial of CareerAdvance®, a dual-generation program providing education, career coaching, and soft-skills training for parents while their children attend CAP Tulsa's Head Start programs.
Read the detailed description
Randomization will take place with all applicants who have agreed to the study and are selected to participate in CareerAdvance®. Two-thirds of participants will be selected for the treatment group and will be able to enroll in CareerAdvance® immediately. The other one-third of the participants will be assigned to the control group and will not be able to enroll in CareerAdvance® for two years. Those who are selected for the control group will have access to CAP Tulsa's rich array of service outside of CareerAdvance®, including high quality early childhood education. The randomization process is introduced to parents during CareerAdvance® information sessions, and consent for the randomization process is required in order to apply to CareerAdvance®.
- Being tested
- CareerAdvance®
- Keywords
- Low income, Education, Poverty, Children, Parents, Head Start
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
CareerAdvance®Behavioural
CareerAdvance® is a dual-generation program providing education, career coaching, and soft-skills training for parents while their children attend CAP Tulsa's Head Start programs.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| CareerAdvance® | Experimental | CareerAdvance® provides education, career coaching, and soft-skills training for parents while their children attend Head Start programs. Receives: Behavioral: CareerAdvance® |
| Control Standard of CAP | No intervention | Control participants access to CAP array of service |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Parent's educational achievement
Defined education course credit attainment
Measured: 16 months
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted9 Sep 2014 (estimated)
- Study startJun 2014
- Primary completionJun 2020
- Study completionDec 2020
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for ChildrenStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by Northwestern UniversityThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Other
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 311 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Northwestern University
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Lindsay Chase-Lansdale, Northwestern University
- Investigators
- P. Lindsay Chase-Lansdale, PhD, Principal investigator, Northwestern University
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT02234661
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- ACF Grant # 90YR0073
- Acronym
- CAPFAST
- Status last verified
- Feb 2021
- First submitted
- 7 Aug 2014
- Last updated
- 1 Mar 2021
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 1 Mar 2021. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Expanding the Cycle of Opportunity: Simultaneously Educating Parents and Children in Head Start
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT02234661
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- CAPFAST / ACF Grant # 90YR0073
- Keywords
- Low income, Education, Poverty, Children, Parents, Head Start
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 311 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Northwestern UniversityUniversity, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Study start
- Jun 2014
- Primary completion
- Jun 2020 (actual)
- Study completion
- Dec 2020 (actual)
- First posted
- 9 Sep 2014 (estimated)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
The CAP Family Advancement Study (CAP FAST) is a randomized control trial of CareerAdvance®, a dual-generation program providing education, career coaching, and soft-skills training for parents while their children attend CAP Tulsa's Head Start programs.
Detailed description
Randomization will take place with all applicants who have agreed to the study and are selected to participate in CareerAdvance®. Two-thirds of participants will be selected for the treatment group and will be able to enroll in CareerAdvance® immediately. The other one-third of the participants will be assigned to the control group and will not be able to enroll in CareerAdvance® for two years. Those who are selected for the control group will have access to CAP Tulsa's rich array of service outside of CareerAdvance®, including high quality early childhood education. The randomization process is introduced to parents during CareerAdvance® information sessions, and consent for the randomization process is required in order to apply to CareerAdvance®.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Other
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| CareerAdvance® | Experimental | Behavioral: CareerAdvance®CareerAdvance® provides education, career coaching, and soft-skills training for parents while their children attend Head Start programs. |
| Control Standard of CAP | No intervention | –Control participants access to CAP array of service |
Who may qualify
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Child, Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (1 listed)
- Families whose children attend CAP Tulsa's Early Head Start and Head Start programs, and whose parents have applied to CareerAdvance®.
Key exclusion criteria (1 listed)
- Participants who have not applied to CareerAdvance®..
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| CareerAdvance®CareerAdvance® is a dual-generation program providing education, career coaching, and soft-skills training for parents while their children attend CAP Tulsa's Head Start programs. | Behavioural | CareerAdvance® |
Primary outcome
Parent's educational achievement
Time frame: 16 months
Defined education course credit attainment
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 1 Mar 2021.
- Study description and publications via websiteLink provided by the sponsor.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
P. Lindsay Chase-Lansdale, PhD principal investigator
Northwestern University
3 sites in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing CareerAdvance® in people with Children and Parents, run by Northwestern University at 3 sites in United States.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 1 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 1 Mar 2021. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 3 sites in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Parent's educational achievement (time frame: 16 months). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 1 Mar 2021.