DeploymentNCT03045159
Strong Families Strong Forces: Supporting Active Duty Families With Very Young Children
A study testing Strong Families Strong Forces and Strong Parents in people with Deployment, run by Boston University Charles River Campus at 1 site in United States.
Trial summary
The purpose of this research is to evaluate the efficacy of the Strong Families Strong Forces Parenting Program compared to a parental self-care (Strong Parents) condition in a sample of 150 Active Duty Families with children ages birth to 5 years. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 years and olderHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Deployment
- What is being tested?
- Strong Families Strong Forces and Strong Parents
- Type of treatment
- Lifestyle or therapy programme
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 115 participants
- Where
- 1 siteUnited States
- Study dates
- Mar 2016to Mar 2019
- 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 18 years and older
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Cohabitating couple with at least one child age birth to 5 years old in which one parent is active duty and is scheduled to deploy within the next 6 months
- Anticipated deployment time must be at least six months and excludes separations due to the Service Member attending a school
- Anticipate that non-deploying parent will remain in the area during the deployment
- Both parents are willing to consent to study participation
- DEERS -eligible
- 18 years or older
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- English-speaking
- The parent remaining at home to care for the children anticipates remaining within 30 miles of Fort Hood to be seen in home, otherwise will need to be seen in office
- Anticipate that both parents will remain in the area for at least three months after redeployment to complete intervention and follow-up assessment
Who cannot join
- Any family member with a significant medical or psychiatric condition requiring a higher level of care than can be provided by the study/comparison protocols
- Active psychosis or mania
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
United States1 site
STRONG STAR Research Consortium
Fort Hood, Texas, 76544
About this study
Official title: Supporting Military Families With Young Children Throughout the Deployment Lifecycle
The purpose of this research is to evaluate the efficacy of the Strong Families Strong Forces Parenting Program compared to a parental self-care (Strong Parents) condition in a sample of 150 Active Duty Families with children ages birth to 5 years.
Read the detailed description
The overall aim of this research is to adapt and evaluate the efficacy of a parenting program compared to a parental self-care program for Active Duty families. A sample of 150 Active Duty families with young children who have a parent scheduled to deploy in the next six months will be recruited to participate. Families will be assigned either to receive the Strong Families Strong Forces Parenting Program, designed to reduce the impact of deployment separation on parenting stress and co-parenting, or to the Strong Parents Self-Care program, designed to support parents to focus on the importance of self-care throughout the deployment cycle. Investigators will compare the two groups on parenting stress, quality of parent-child relationships, parenting/co-parenting, and family and child well-being.
- Conditions
- Deployment
- Being tested
- Strong Families Strong Forces, Strong Parents
- Keywords
- deployment cycle, military family, prevention, stress, military child, parenting, coparenting
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Strong Families Strong ForcesBehavioural
Parenting program
Strong ParentsBehavioural
self-care program
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Strong Families | Experimental | parenting program Receives: Behavioral: Strong Families Strong Forces |
| Strong Parents | Active comparator | self-care program Receives: Behavioral: Strong Parents |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Parenting Stress Index (PSI)
Assesses parenting stress in three domains: parental distress, parent-child dysfunctional interaction, and difficult child.
Measured: Change from baseline to 24 months
Secondary outcomes (1)
Coparenting Scale
Assesses parents' perception of their own coparenting behavior.
Measured: Change from baseline to 24 months
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted7 Feb 2017 (estimated)
- Study startMar 2016
- Primary completionMar 2019
- Study completionMar 2019
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for DeploymentStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- 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
- Prevention
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Single blind
- Who is masked
- Outcomes assessor
- Enrolment
- 115 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Boston University Charles River Campus
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, RAND
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
- Investigators
- Ellen DeVoe, Ph. D. LICSW, Principal investigator, Boston University
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT03045159
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- W81XWH-14-2-0123
- Status last verified
- Mar 2019
- First submitted
- 31 Mar 2016
- Last updated
- 24 Jul 2026
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- Yes
- Individual data sharing
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 24 Jul 2026. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Supporting Military Families With Young Children Throughout the Deployment Lifecycle
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT03045159
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- W81XWH-14-2-0123
- Conditions
- Deployment
- Keywords
- deployment cycle, military family, prevention, stress, military child, parenting, coparenting
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 115 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Boston University Charles River CampusUniversity, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, RAND
- Study start
- Mar 2016 (actual)
- Primary completion
- Mar 2019 (actual)
- Study completion
- Mar 2019 (actual)
- First posted
- 7 Feb 2017 (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 purpose of this research is to evaluate the efficacy of the Strong Families Strong Forces Parenting Program compared to a parental self-care (Strong Parents) condition in a sample of 150 Active Duty Families with children ages birth to 5 years.
Detailed description
The overall aim of this research is to adapt and evaluate the efficacy of a parenting program compared to a parental self-care program for Active Duty families. A sample of 150 Active Duty families with young children who have a parent scheduled to deploy in the next six months will be recruited to participate. Families will be assigned either to receive the Strong Families Strong Forces Parenting Program, designed to reduce the impact of deployment separation on parenting stress and co-parenting, or to the Strong Parents Self-Care program, designed to support parents to focus on the importance of self-care throughout the deployment cycle. Investigators will compare the two groups on parenting stress, quality of parent-child relationships, parenting/co-parenting, and family and child well-being.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Prevention
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Single blind (outcomes assessor)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Strong Families | Experimental | Behavioral: Strong Families Strong Forcesparenting program |
| Strong Parents | Active comparator | Behavioral: Strong Parentsself-care program |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (9 listed)
- Cohabitating couple with at least one child age birth to 5 years old in which one parent is active duty and is scheduled to deploy within the next 6 months
- Anticipated deployment time must be at least six months and excludes separations due to the Service Member attending a school
- Anticipate that non-deploying parent will remain in the area during the deployment
- Both parents are willing to consent to study participation
- DEERS -eligible
Key exclusion criteria (2 listed)
- Any family member with a significant medical or psychiatric condition requiring a higher level of care than can be provided by the study/comparison protocols
- Active psychosis or mania
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Strong Families Strong ForcesParenting program | Behavioural | Strong Families |
| Strong Parentsself-care program | Behavioural | Strong Parents |
Primary outcome
Parenting Stress Index (PSI)
Time frame: Change from baseline to 24 months
Assesses parenting stress in three domains: parental distress, parent-child dysfunctional interaction, and difficult child.
1 secondary outcome
Coparenting Scale
Time frame: Change from baseline to 24 months
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 24 Jul 2026.
- 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.
Ellen DeVoe, Ph. D. LICSW principal investigator
Boston University
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Strong Families Strong Forces and Strong Parents in people with Deployment, run by Boston University Charles River Campus at 1 site 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 9 inclusion and 2 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 24 Jul 2026. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site 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?
Parenting Stress Index (PSI) (time frame: Change from baseline to 24 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 24 Jul 2026.