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Pilot Study of an Interparental Conflict Intervention for Separating or Divorcing Parents

Sponsor: Arizona State University • ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT07816445

Registry updated: 2026-09-11

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Description

This pilot study will evaluate a new intervention for parents who are separated or divorced and have been court ordered to participate in a program addressing interparental conflict. The intervention is designed to teach parents skills to reduce children's exposure to conflict between parents and support children's well-being. Participants will be randomly assigned to either the new intervention or an existing court-based program. The study will examine the feasibility, acceptability, appropriateness, and usability of the new intervention and its effects on interparental conflict, parents' use of protective skills, and children's mental health.

Interventions

Family COMPASS (Behavioral)
Family COMPASS (Conflict Management through Purposeful Awareness, Strategies, and Support) is a manualized, trauma-informed parenting intervention designed to reduce children's exposure to interparental conflict following parental separation or divorce. The intervention consists of four highly structured, approximately 30-minute sessions delivered virtually or in person by trained personnel. It focuses on strengthening parents' emotion regulation, communication, co-parenting, conflict management, and safety planning skills.
Families in Transition (FIT) (Behavioral)
FIT is a 90-minute online parent education program developed by the Superior Court of Maricopa County in collaboration with the National Center for State Courts. The program includes four modules, a film, and interactive activities. It validates parents' difficult feelings toward their co-parent while emphasizing behavior change to protect children from interparental conflict. Content addresses the effects of interparental conflict on children, prioritizing children's needs, developing a child-focused vision for the future, and using practical strategies to reduce conflict behaviors.

Eligibility criteria

Inclusion Criteria: * Age 18 years or older * Fluent in English * Court ordered to attend an intervention to reduce interparental conflict Exclusion Criteria: None

Conditions

Interparental Conflict Child Mental Health

Locations

Arizona State University — Tempe, Arizona, United States

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