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Talk Parenting Education Program II
Sponsor: Oregon Research Behavioral Intervention Strategies, Inc.
Summary
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn whether Talk Parenting, a voice-based program delivered through an Amazon Echo Dot (Alexa), can help parents and caregivers of children ages 3-5 years improve challenging bedtime and morning routines. The main questions it aims to answer are: Does using Talk Parenting improve families' bedtime and morning experiences and children's sleep/wake habits? Does using Talk Parenting improve parents' routine-related parenting practices and confidence, strengthen the parent-child relationship, and reduce children's behavior problems and parents' stress? Researchers will compare families who receive Talk Parenting right away to families who wait 6 weeks to receive the program (a waitlist control group receiving usual services during the wait). Participants will: Complete online questionnaires at the start of the study and again about 6 weeks later (and a follow-up questionnaire later in the study). Receive a pre-configured Amazon Echo Dot (to keep) and instructions to use Talk Parenting routines at home, including a bedtime routine, a brief calming routine, and a morning routine (enabled after the first 2 weeks).
Official title: Utilizing Smart Speaker Technology to Deliver Parenting Education Support to Parents of Young Children
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
3 Years - 90 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
184
Start Date
2026-07-01
Completion Date
2028-04-01
Last Updated
2026-03-10
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Conditions
Interventions
The Talk Parenting Program
In a 6-week session, families will use at home the Talk Parenting program, a smart speaker app designed to provide parents with in-situ experiential support for building positive family bedtime and morning routines. The Bedtime Routine, Morning Routine, and Calming Down Mini-Routine modules of Talk Parenting will guide families in creating healthy bedtime and morning routines to foster healthy sleep/wake habits, provide experiential practice in self-regulation skills, and promote a positive parent-child relationship.
Locations (1)
Oregon Research Behavioral Intervention Strategies, Inc.
Springfield, Oregon, United States