Parent Child RelationshipNBP-PNCT07529548
The New Beginnings Podcast: Brief Audio Intervention for Parents From Divorced and Separated Families
A study testing New Beginnings Podcast Program in people with Parent Child Relationship and Parenting Intervention, run by Charla Aubrey Rhodes at 1 site in United States.
Trial summary
The goal of this study is to learn if the New Beginnings Podcast can help children whose parents are going through a divorce or separation. The podcast shares parenting strategies that have been shown to help in past in-person and online programs. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 8 years and older
- Conditions the study is for
- Parent Child Relationship, Parenting Intervention, Parenting Behaviour
- What is being tested?
- New Beginnings Podcast Program
- Type of treatment
- Lifestyle or therapy programme
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 44 participants
- Where
- 1 siteUnited States
- Study dates
- 15 Aug 2025to 15 Aug 2026
- 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 8 years and older
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Child, Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- For Parents, eligibility criteria are:
- divorced, separated, separated but never married, or divorcing/separating within the last two years;
- one or more children between the ages of 8-18 years old;
- have in-person contact with their child(ren) at least three hours per week or have at least one overnight visit every other week;
- have access to a smartphone with internet that can play audio files;
- English speaking.
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- For children, eligibility criteria are:
- have a parent who is participating in the trial;
- be between the ages of 8-18 and
- have access to a computer to complete assessments. If a parent has more than one child aged 8-18 interested in participating, we will randomly select one child to ensure independence of responses.
Who cannot join
- -
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
About this study
Official title: "The New Beginnings Podcast: A Small-scale Randomized Controlled Trial of a Parenting Podcast to Improve Outcomes for Children From Divorced Families"
The goal of this study is to learn if the New Beginnings Podcast can help children whose parents are going through a divorce or separation. The podcast shares parenting strategies that have been shown to help in past in-person and online programs. This study will also look at how easy it is for parents to use the podcast and how helpful they find it.
The main questions it aims to answer are:
Read more
- Do parents find the podcast easy to use, helpful, and relevant?
- Does listening to the podcast improve children's mental health?
- Does the podcast help parents build stronger relationships with their children and reduce conflict between parents?
Researchers will compare families who use the podcast to families on a waitlist to see if the podcast makes a difference.
Participants will:
- Listen to podcast episodes over the course of the study
- Answer questions about their experiences with the podcast
- Complete surveys about their child's well-being, their parenting, and family relationships
This study will include 80 parents and their children.
Read the detailed description
The adult (parent) participants who are enrolled in the randomized clinical trial will receive a podcast-based program that teaches several parenting skills that have demonstrated efficacy and effectiveness for improving child adjustment after divorce in the short- and long- term in previous randomized trials. The anticipated risks are considered minimal and reasonable in relation to the anticipated benefit of an intervention tailored to help after separation/divorce.
The child participants (aged 11-18, offspring of parent participants) will receive no direct benefits of participation but may receive indirect benefits from the proposed research through podcast-induced improvements in their parent's parenting (as described above).
- Conditions
- Parent Child Relationship, Parenting Intervention, Parenting Behaviour, Interparental Conflict, Feasibility Study, Acceptability
- Being tested
- New Beginnings Podcast Program, No Interventions
- Keywords
- Parenting, Divorce, Separation, Separated and Divorced Parents, Podcast, Prevention, Parenting Intervention, New Beginnings Program, Child Mental Health
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
New Beginnings Podcast ProgramBehavioural
Also called NBP-P, NBP, New Beginnings Podcast, New Beginning Program
Parents will listen to 5 episodes of the New Beginnings Podcast (NBP-P) over 5 weeks.
They will listen to one episode per week.
No InterventionsOther
Also called No Intervention, Waitlist, Waitlist Control
Parents in the waitlist group will get access to the podcast after completion of the post-test survey or withdrawal from the study.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Podcast Program (Intervention Group) | Experimental | Parents in the intervention arm will receive access to five podcast episodes based on the original New Beginnings Program. The episodes teach core parenting skills designed to improve parent-child relationship quality, enhance communication, and reduce children's exposure to interparental conflict. Each episode includes both didactic instruction and audio demonstrations of parent-child interactions.
Parents are encouraged to listen to one episode per week. Listening activity is tracked, but parents do not receive financial incentives for completing episodes. Episodes range from 10 to 25 minutes in length, and parents are encouraged to adjust the playback speed as needed to suit their preferences. Receives: Behavioral: New Beginnings Podcast Program |
| Waitlist (Control Group) | Experimental | Waitlist (Control Group): Seven weeks after the initial survey, parents will complete a post-test survey. Upon completion of the post-test survey or withdrawal from the study, all podcast episodes will be made available to the parent. Receives: Other: No Interventions |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Feasibility of Intervention
Feasibility of Intervention Measure (FIM)
The FIM assesses the extent to which an intervention can be successfully used or carried out in a given context or setting (Weiner et al., 2017). It includes 4 items rated on a 5-point Likert scale (1=Completely disagree to 5=Completely agree). Item responses are averaged (range 1-5); higher scores indicate greater perceived feasibility. Psychometric evaluation shows acceptable reliability and validity alongside AIM and IAM.
Measured: Collected at Post-test only (Week 7) for Intervention Group Only
Usability of Intervention
Intervention Usability Scale (IUS)
Usability of the intervention will be assessed using the Intervention Usability Scale (IUS), a 10-item self-report questionnaire adapted from the System Usability Scale (SUS). Items are rated on a 5-point scale ranging from 0 to 4, with response options reflecting increasing agreement. Item scores span the full possible range (0-4). Item responses are averaged to compute a mean usability score (range 0-4), with higher scores indicating greater perceived usability. Emerging psychometrics support a two-factor structure ("Usable" and "Learnable") alongside a reliable total score (Lyon et al., 2021).
Measured: Collected at Post-test only (Week 7) for Intervention Group only
Acceptability of Intervention
Acceptability of Intervention Measure (AIM)
The AIM assesses perceived acceptability of an intervention among intended users/implementers (Weiner et al., 2017). It contains 4 items rated on a 5-point Likert scale (1=Completely disagree to 5=Completely agree). Scores are typically averaged (range 1-5), with higher values indicating greater acceptability. Initial development and testing demonstrated strong content validity, structural validity, reliability, known-groups validity, and responsiveness
Measured: Collected at Post-test only (Week 7) for Intervention Group only
Appropriateness of Intervention
Intervention Appropriateness Measure (IAM)
The IAM assesses perceived appropriateness or fit of an intervention for a given setting, provider role, or target population (Weiner et al., 2017). It includes 4 items rated on a 5-point Likert scale (1=Completely disagree to 5=Completely agree). Item responses are averaged to produce a 1-5 score; higher values indicate the intervention is viewed as a better fit. Development work shows sound psychometric properties consistent with AIM and FIM.
Measured: Collected at Post-test only (Week 7) for Intervention Group only
Secondary outcomes (4)
Child Internalizing Symptoms (Child-Report)
Child internalizing asymptoms will be assessed using BPM-Y, the youth self-report version of the Brief Problem Monitor (a 19-item short form derived from the CBCL/YSR). Subscales for Internalizing problems will be scored by summing responses to relevant items (0 = "not true," 1 = "somewhat true," 2 = "very true"), with higher totals indicating greater symptom severity. The BPM-Y is intended for youth (typically ages 11 and above) and provides a rapid, validated self-report of internalizing and externalizing behavior (Achenbach et al., 2011; Piper et al., 2014).
Measured: Baseline (Week 0) and Post-Test (Week 7)
Child Internalizing Symptoms (Parent-Report)
Child internalizing symptoms will be assessed using the Brief Problem Monitor (BPM), a 19-item validated short-form version of the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) using parent-report. I The BPM parent-report yields an internalizing subscale scores based on responses (0 = "not true," 1 = "somewhat true," 2 = "very true") summed across relevant items. Higher scores reflect greater symptom severity.
Measured: Baseline (Week 0) and Post-Test (Week 7)
Child Externalizing Symptoms (Parent-Report)
Child externalizing symptoms will be assessed using the Brief Problem Monitor (BPM), a 19-item validated short-form version of the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) using parent-report. The BPM parent-report yields an externalizing subscale scores based on responses (0 = "not true," 1 = "somewhat true," 2 = "very true") summed across relevant items. Higher scores reflect greater symptom severity.
Measured: Baseline (Week 0) and Post-Test (Week 7)
Child Externalizing Problems (Child-Report)
Child externalizing asymptoms will be assessed using BPM-Y, the youth self-report version of the Brief Problem Monitor (a 19-item short form derived from the CBCL/YSR). Subscales for externalizing problems will be scored by summing responses to relevant items (0 = "not true," 1 = "somewhat true," 2 = "very true"), with higher totals indicating greater symptom severity. The BPM-Y is intended for youth (typically ages 11 and above) and provides a rapid, validated self-report of internalizing and externalizing behavior (Achenbach et al., 2011; Piper et al., 2014).
Measured: Baseline (Week 0) and Post-Test (Week 7)
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted14 Apr 2026
- Study start15 Aug 2025
- Primary completion15 Aug 2026
- Study completion15 Aug 2026
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Publications (2)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for Parent Child RelationshipStudies 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
- Model description
- Participants are assigned in a 1:1 ratio to either the intervention (NBP-P podcast) or the waitlist control group using parallel assignment. Randomization is stratified by parent gender to ensure balanced representation across conditions. Participants remain in their assigned condition throughout the study period.
- Masking
- Single blind
- Who is masked
- Outcomes assessor
- Enrolment
- 44 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Charla Aubrey Rhodes
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Sponsor-investigator, Charla Aubrey Rhodes, Arizona State University
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07529548
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- STUDY00017352
- Acronym
- NBP-P
- Status last verified
- Aug 2025
- First submitted
- 15 Aug 2025
- Last updated
- 5 Nov 2026
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- Yes: De-identified individual participant data (IPD) that support the findings of the published results will be shared. This includes outcome measures, group assignment, and any other variables used in analyses. Demographic or other identifying information not used in analyses will be excluded to protect participant confidentiality. Analysis code and statistical scripts will be shared alongside published manuscripts.
Publications
Wolchik SA, Sandler IN, Winslow EB, Porter MM, Yun-Tein J. Effects of an asynchronous, fully web-based parenting-after-divorce program to reduce interparental conflict, increase quality of parenting and reduce children's post-divorce behavior problems. Fam Court Rev. Published online 2022.
Wolchik SA, Sandler IN, Weiss L, Winslow E. New Beginnings: An empirically-based program to help divorced mothers promote resilience in their children. In: Briesmeister JM, Schaefer CE, eds. Handbook of Parent Training: Helping Parents Prevent and Solve Problem Behaviors. John Wiley & Sons Inc.; 2007:25-62.
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 5 Nov 2026. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- "The New Beginnings Podcast: A Small-scale Randomized Controlled Trial of a Parenting Podcast to Improve Outcomes for Children From Divorced Families"
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07529548
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- NBP-P / STUDY00017352
- Conditions
- Parent Child Relationship, Parenting Intervention, Parenting Behaviour, Interparental Conflict, Feasibility Study, Acceptability
- Keywords
- Parenting, Divorce, Separation, Separated and Divorced Parents, Podcast, Prevention, Parenting Intervention, New Beginnings Program
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 44 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Charla Aubrey RhodesUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 15 Aug 2025 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 15 Aug 2026 (actual)
- Study completion
- 15 Aug 2026 (actual)
- First posted
- 14 Apr 2026 (actual)
- 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 goal of this study is to learn if the New Beginnings Podcast can help children whose parents are going through a divorce or separation. The podcast shares parenting strategies that have been shown to help in past in-person and online programs. This study will also look at how easy it is for parents to use the podcast and how helpful they find it.
The main questions it aims to answer are:
- Do parents find the podcast easy to use, helpful, and relevant?
- Does listening to the podcast improve children's mental health?
- Does the podcast help parents build stronger relationships with their children and reduce conflict between parents?
Researchers will compare families who use the podcast to families on a waitlist to see if the podcast makes a difference.
Participants will:
- Listen to podcast episodes over the course of the study
- Answer questions about their experiences with the podcast
- Complete surveys about their child's well-being, their parenting, and family relationships
This study will include 80 parents and their children.
Detailed description
The adult (parent) participants who are enrolled in the randomized clinical trial will receive a podcast-based program that teaches several parenting skills that have demonstrated efficacy and effectiveness for improving child adjustment after divorce in the short- and long- term in previous randomized trials. The anticipated risks are considered minimal and reasonable in relation to the anticipated benefit of an intervention tailored to help after separation/divorce.
The child participants (aged 11-18, offspring of parent participants) will receive no direct benefits of participation but may receive indirect benefits from the proposed research through podcast-induced improvements in their parent's parenting (as described above).
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Prevention
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Single blind (outcomes assessor)
- Number of arms
- 2
- Model description
- Participants are assigned in a 1:1 ratio to either the intervention (NBP-P podcast) or the waitlist control group using parallel assignment. Randomization is stratified by parent gender to ensure balanced representation across conditions. Participants remain in their assigned condition throughout the study period.
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Podcast Program (Intervention Group) | Experimental | Behavioral: New Beginnings Podcast ProgramParents in the intervention arm will receive access to five podcast episodes based on the original New Beginnings Program. The episodes teach core parenting skills designed to improve parent-child relationship quality, enhance communication, and reduce children's exposure to interparental conflict. Each episode includes both didactic instruction and audio demonstrations of parent-child interactions. Parents are encouraged to listen to one episode per week. Listening activity is tracked, but parents do not receive financial incentives for completing episodes. Episodes range from 10 to 25 minutes in length, and parents are encouraged to adjust the playback speed as needed to suit their preferences. |
| Waitlist (Control Group) | Experimental | Other: No InterventionsWaitlist (Control Group): Seven weeks after the initial survey, parents will complete a post-test survey. Upon completion of the post-test survey or withdrawal from the study, all podcast episodes will be made available to the parent. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 8 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Child, Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (10 listed)
- divorced, separated, separated but never married, or divorcing/separating within the last two years;
- one or more children between the ages of 8-18 years old;
- have in-person contact with their child(ren) at least three hours per week or have at least one overnight visit every other week;
- have access to a smartphone with internet that can play audio files;
- English speaking.
Key exclusion criteria (1 listed)
- -
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 |
|---|---|---|
| New Beginnings Podcast ProgramAlso: NBP-P, NBP, New Beginnings Podcast, New Beginning ProgramParents will listen to 5 episodes of the New Beginnings Podcast (NBP-P) over 5 weeks. They will listen to one episode per week. | Behavioural | Podcast Program (Intervention Group) |
| No InterventionsAlso: No Intervention, Waitlist, Waitlist ControlParents in the waitlist group will get access to the podcast after completion of the post-test survey or withdrawal from the study. | Other | Waitlist (Control Group) |
Primary outcome
Feasibility of Intervention
Time frame: Collected at Post-test only (Week 7) for Intervention Group Only
Feasibility of Intervention Measure (FIM) The FIM assesses the extent to which an intervention can be successfully used or carried out in a given context or setting (Weiner et al., 2017). It includes 4 items rated on a 5-point Likert scale (1=Completely disagree to 5=Completely agree). Item responses are averaged (range 1-5); higher scores indicate greater perceived feasibility. Psychometric evaluation shows acceptable reliability and validity alongside AIM and IAM.
Usability of Intervention
Time frame: Collected at Post-test only (Week 7) for Intervention Group only
Intervention Usability Scale (IUS) Usability of the intervention will be assessed using the Intervention Usability Scale (IUS), a 10-item self-report questionnaire adapted from the System Usability Scale (SUS). Items are rated on a 5-point scale ranging from 0 to 4, with response options reflecting increasing agreement. Item scores span the full possible range (0-4). Item responses are averaged to compute a mean usability score (range 0-4), with higher scores indicating greater perceived usability. Emerging psychometrics support a two-factor structure ("Usable" and "Learnable") alongside a reliable total score (Lyon et al., 2021).
Acceptability of Intervention
Time frame: Collected at Post-test only (Week 7) for Intervention Group only
Acceptability of Intervention Measure (AIM) The AIM assesses perceived acceptability of an intervention among intended users/implementers (Weiner et al., 2017). It contains 4 items rated on a 5-point Likert scale (1=Completely disagree to 5=Completely agree). Scores are typically averaged (range 1-5), with higher values indicating greater acceptability. Initial development and testing demonstrated strong content validity, structural validity, reliability, known-groups validity, and responsiveness
Appropriateness of Intervention
Time frame: Collected at Post-test only (Week 7) for Intervention Group only
Intervention Appropriateness Measure (IAM) The IAM assesses perceived appropriateness or fit of an intervention for a given setting, provider role, or target population (Weiner et al., 2017). It includes 4 items rated on a 5-point Likert scale (1=Completely disagree to 5=Completely agree). Item responses are averaged to produce a 1-5 score; higher values indicate the intervention is viewed as a better fit. Development work shows sound psychometric properties consistent with AIM and FIM.
4 secondary outcomes
Child Internalizing Symptoms (Child-Report)
Time frame: Baseline (Week 0) and Post-Test (Week 7)
Child Internalizing Symptoms (Parent-Report)
Time frame: Baseline (Week 0) and Post-Test (Week 7)
Child Externalizing Symptoms (Parent-Report)
Time frame: Baseline (Week 0) and Post-Test (Week 7)
Child Externalizing Problems (Child-Report)
Time frame: Baseline (Week 0) and Post-Test (Week 7)
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 5 Nov 2026.
- BackgroundWolchik SA, Sandler IN, Winslow EB, Porter MM, Yun-Tein J. Effects of an asynchronous, fully web-based parenting-after-divorce program to reduce interparental conflict, increase quality of parenting and reduce children's post-divorce behavior problems. Fam Court Rev. Published online 2022.
- BackgroundWolchik SA, Sandler IN, Weiss L, Winslow E. New Beginnings: An empirically-based program to help divorced mothers promote resilience in their children. In: Briesmeister JM, Schaefer CE, eds. Handbook of Parent Training: Helping Parents Prevent and Solve Problem Behaviors. John Wiley & Sons Inc.; 2007:25-62.
- Link to recruitment WebsiteLink provided by the sponsor.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: Yes. De-identified individual participant data (IPD) that support the findings of the published results will be shared. This includes outcome measures, group assignment, and any other variables used in analyses. Demographic or other identifying information not used in analyses will be excluded to protect participant confidentiality. Analysis code and statistical scripts will be shared alongside published manuscripts.
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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.
The record lists no contact. Use the official record to reach the sponsor.
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing New Beginnings Podcast Program in people with Parent Child Relationship and Parenting Intervention, run by Charla Aubrey Rhodes 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 10 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 5 Nov 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?
Feasibility of Intervention (time frame: Collected at Post-test only (Week 7) for Intervention Group Only). The study lists 4 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT07529548, which also lists 2 linked publications.
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 5 Nov 2026.