Can parent and teacher training boost child mental health? NYC study seeks answers
NCT ID NCT04276363
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This completed study involved 458 pre-K students and their families from 81 high-poverty NYC schools. Researchers tested whether a program called ParentCorps, combined with teacher training, could improve children's emotional well-being and social skills. Parents and teachers reported on children's anger, attention, and social behavior over time. The goal is to understand how to better support young children's mental health in school settings.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- ParentCorps family engagement program and teacher professional learning sessions
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could point toward effective ways to support child mental health and family involvement in high-poverty schools.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. Results may not apply to other settings or populations.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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458 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Nov 2019
- Finished
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Sep 2021
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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4 to 65 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Pre-K students and families who attend one of the 81 district schools in 2019-2020. * Only parents and students who are English or Spanish speaking will be eligible for participation in the study. Exclusion Criteria: * Families in sites other than the 81 district schools randomized to this study are excluded. * Parents or students who do not speak English and/or Spanish will not be eligible to participate. * Teachers and principals from the 81 sites are not considered participants in the study of student and family outcomes.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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NYU Langone Health
New York, New York, 10016, United States
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