Trial of a Parenting Discussion Group in Panama, Central America

NCT01771068 | Completed DMC

• 1 other identifier: PTY12
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 108
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The present study aims to examine the effectiveness of a parenting intervention, the Triple P Positive Parenting Program Level 3 discussion groups "dealing with disobedience". Triple P is a system of interventions to support families and was developed at the University of Queensland in Australia in the 1980's. As few studies have tested the effectiveness of parenting programs in developing countries, the present study took place in a developing country, Panama. In a recent study carried out in Australia, this same intervention was found effective in reducing child behaviour problems and the use of dysfunctional parenting (Morawska, Haslam, Milne \& Sanders, 2011).

Conditions

Child Behavioural and Emotional Difficulties; Parenting Practices

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Change in Eyberg Child Behaviour Inventory (ECBI)

  baseline, 2 weeks post intervention, 3 months and 6 months

Secondary Outcomes (3)

• Change in Depression Anxiety Stress Scale 21 (DASS 21)

  baseline, 2 weeks post intervention, 3 months and 6 months

• Change in Parenting Scale (PS)

  baseline, 2 weeks post intervention, 3 months and 6 months

• Change in Parenting Task Checklist (PTC)

  baseline, 2 weeks post intervention, 3 months and 6 months

Study Arms (2)

Waiting list

NO INTERVENTION

Parenting Discussion Group

EXPERIMENTAL

Two-hour discussion group on child noncompliance. Groups were composed by a maximum of 10 parents and were facilitated by the principal researcher, who is an accredited practitioner. The groups were interactive and discussion based, and a power point presentation with embedded-video clips was used to aid the facilitator. The key points covered in the discussion group included reasons for disobedience, parenting traps, encouraging good behaviour, and managing disobedience. Parents also received a workbook that included the content covered in the discussion group and 2 follow up telephone calls to check how they were doing after the discussion groups.

Behavioral: Triple P Positive Parenting Program Discussion Group "Dealing with Disobedience"

Interventions

Triple P Positive Parenting Program Discussion Group "Dealing with Disobedience" BEHAVIORAL

Parenting Discussion Group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 80 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Participants must be Panamanian
• must have at least one child between 3 and 12 years old
• must report some level of difficulty in dealing with their child behaviour.

You may not qualify if:

• no report of difficulty in dealing with child behaviour
• illiteracy

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Manchester: lead
• National Secretariat of Science, Technology and Innovation in Panama (SENACYT): collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Ministry of Education, District of Panama

Panama City, Provincia de Panamá, Panama

Location

Study Officials

• Anilena Mejia, MSc

  The University of Manchester

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

• Rachel Calam, Professor

  The University of Manchester

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

• Matthew Sanders, Professor

  The University of Queensland

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: PhD Student

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: January 11, 2013
• First Posted: January 18, 2013
• Study Start: April 1, 2012
• Primary Completion: December 1, 2012
• Study Completion: December 1, 2012
• Last Updated: January 18, 2013

Record last verified: 2013-01

Locations

PA (1)