Trial reportThe Journal of pediatrics2025
The Pittsburgh Study: A Tiered Model to Support Parents during Early Childhood.
Trial report in The Journal of pediatrics, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05444205 (The Pittsburgh Study Early Childhood Collaborative), which is not on this map. Cited by 6 papers.
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The Pittsburgh Study Early Childhood Collaborative
Who cites it
6 citing papers in PubMed.
- Promoting early relational health and resilience in pediatric primary care: a qualitative study.Pediatric research · 2026Trial
- Early Parenting Support on Child Development Through Age 6: The Smart Beginnings Model.Pediatrics · 2026Trial
- A within-person analysis of the links between infant temperament, parenting, and sleep during the first year of life.Infant behavior & development · 2026Article
- The gap between appointments is where child health is won or lost.Health affairs scholar · 2026Article
- Annual Research Review: Early conduct problems - precursors, outcomes, and etiology.Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines · 2026Review
- Maternal Distress Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic and Changes in Young Children's Behavior.Journal of developmental and behavioral pediatrics : JDBPArticle
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Abstract
objectiveTo test the feasibility of implementing The Pittsburgh Study's (TPS) Early Childhood Collaborative, a population-level, community-partnered initiative to promote relational health by offering accessible preventive parenting program options for families with young children. STUDY
designTPS partnered with healthcare and community agencies serving families in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, to enroll and screen 878 parents of 1040 children 4-years-old and under. Participants were assigned to 1 of 4 tiered groups based on identified needs: (1) universal, (2) targeted/universal, (3) secondary/tertiary, or (4) tertiary programs. Parents were offered choices in empirically supported parenting programs within group ranging from texting programs to intensive home visiting. Program selection was optional. Chi-square tests were conducted to examine the likelihood of selecting a program by group.
resultsAbout 25% of participants were assigned to each tiered group; 78% of parents chose to enroll in a parenting program. In general, parents with higher levels of adversity were more likely to select a parenting program compared with those reporting less adversity, including secondary/tertiary vs targeted/universal groups (81.4% vs 72.8%), and tertiary vs universal and targeted/universal groups (83% vs 74.1% and 72.8%, respectively; P < .001).
conclusionsOur high program enrollment rate supports the feasibility of TPS. TPS successfully engaged families in the study by offering choices in, and optimizing accessibility to, parenting programs. TPS is highly aligned with recent recommendations by the American Academy of Pediatrics for tiered approaches as part of a broad public health strategy for supporting early relational health.
trial registrationThe Pittsburgh Study Early Childhood (TPS-ECC): NCT05444205.
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