Parent Resource About Pediatric Clinical Trials

Parent Toolkit to Educate Parents About Pediatric Clinical Research

The overall aim of this project is to examine the feasibility of a web-based resource for parents to educate them about pediatric clinical research.

Parents (N = 150) of children aged 7-17 years will be recruited from across the United States to participate in a randomized controlled trial. Adult consent will be sought. Participants will be randomized into one of two study arms: intervention and active control. All participants will complete a web-based pretest questionnaire. Participants will then receive access to their randomly assigned resource. Approximately 2-3 weeks after completing the pretest questionnaire, all participants will complete a web-based post-test questionnaire.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Adult participant is a parent or legal guardian of child between ages 7 and 17;
• Participant's child attends school where recruitment flyers have been sent or report that they heard about the study from one of the study recruitment partners;
• Parent has access to a computer or tablet or smart phone with internet connection (as the resource and questionnaires are web-based); and
• Parent is fluent in English or Spanish.

Exclusion Criteria:

• having allowed their child to participate in a clinical trial