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Miles de Manos Program for Domestic Violence Prevention (MdM Trial)

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Waitlist Available

Research Sponsored by University of Texas at Austin

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

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Must have

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up change in baseline parenting to about 1 year.

Awards & highlights

No Placebo-Only Group

Summary

This trial will test a violence prevention program for Honduran elementary school students, to see how it impacts parents, teachers and student behavior. #prevention #violence #Honduras

Who is the study for?

This trial is for students in grades 3-5, their parents, and teachers from selected schools near Tegucigalpa, Honduras. Schools must be in urban or semi-urban areas with no previous use of the Miles de Manos program and show commitment from staff, leaders, and the community.

What is being tested?

The effectiveness of 'Miles de Manos', a violence prevention program for elementary school children in Honduras is being tested. It involves group sessions with parents/caregivers, teachers, and combined groups to reduce behavior problems.

What are the potential side effects?

Since this is a behavioral intervention focusing on violence prevention through educational programs rather than a medical treatment, it does not have typical side effects like drugs do.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ change in baseline parenting to about 1 year.

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~change in baseline parenting to about 1 year.

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and change in baseline parenting to about 1 year. for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Study objectives can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary study objectives

Change from baseline child conduct problems to 6-9 months

Change from baseline child conduct problems to about 1 year post-baseline

Change from baseline child hyperactivity/inattention to 6-9 months

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Awards & Highlights

No Placebo-Only Group

All patients enrolled in this study will receive some form of active treatment.

Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Active Control

Group I: Miles de Manos (Thousands of Hands) InterventionExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

Parents and teachers from schools randomized to this arm will receive the Miles de Manos (Thousands of Hands) intervention. Miles de Manos (Thousands of Hands) comprises 3 components: a cognitive-behavioral skills training component for parents (8 sessions), a cognitive-behavioral skills training component for school staff (10 sessions), and a "bridge" component that brings parents, teachers, and school administrators together to talk about how to support each other's efforts related to youth violence prevention (4 sessions). Core elements include effective communication, clear expectations, limits and consequences, positive reinforcement, adult supervision and monitoring, effective problem solving, and emotion regulation. Miles de Manos (Thousands of Hands) is highly interactive and involves brief lectures, small and large group discussions, role-plays, and interactive exercises.

Group II: ControlActive Control1 Intervention

Parents and teachers from schools randomized to this arm will receive services as usual as provided by their schools.

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