Video coaching for stressed parents shows promise in small trial
NCT ID NCT04107506
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a home-based video coaching program called FIND for 160 low-income caregivers with children aged 12-36 months. The program films caregivers interacting with their child and provides feedback to boost supportive parenting. Researchers measured parenting stress, child behavior, and brain activity to see if the program helps families facing economic adversity.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Filming Interactions to Nurture Development (FIND) video coaching program
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a simple, scalable way to support caregivers facing economic hardship and improve children's development.
- What could go wrong
- This is a completed trial with 160 participants, so results are limited in size and may not apply to all families. The intervention is behavioral, so effects may be modest or hard to sustain long-term.
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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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160 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Oct 2019
- Finished
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May 2025
- 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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12 months and older
- 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: * Must be a primary caregiver (18 years or older) with a child between the ages of 12-36 months at study entry * Must live at or below 130% of the federal poverty line or receive services through foster care, TANF, SSI, or be currently homeless Exclusion: * Caregiver does not have custody of their child at least half-time each week * Caregiver has metal implants, metal fragments, pacemaker, or other electronic medical implant * Caregiver is claustrophobic * Caregiver weighs \> 550 lbs. * Caregiver is or thinks they may be pregnant * Caregiver has history of neurological disorders (e.g. twitching of the face, arms or legs; seizures) * Caregiver has tattoos above the neck * Caregiver has history of central nervous system infection (e.g. meningitis) or brain tumor * Caregiver has muscular or myotonic dystrophy (i.e. a condition characterized by tonic muscle spasms) * Caregiver has a significant visual impairment that cannot be corrected by glasses or contacts (e.g. strabismus) * Caregiver has history of concussion or other brain trauma * Caregiver is currently taking psychoactive medications (e.g. SSRIs)
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Oregon
Eugene, Oregon, 97403, United States
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